A meteor is in the Earth's atmosphere, entering at high speed and burning up before hitting Earth. These are often called ...

Given the timing, it appears the bright flash was a meteor exploding. A fireball, or an exceptionally bright meteor, appears to have exploded in the skies over the southeastern U.S. on Thursday. The ...

North Carolina stargazers are in luck this month. A pair of celestial events are expected to light up the night sky: an especially bright, full "buck" moon and a meteor shower that is expected to ...