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Tonight is the peak of the Geminid meteor shower! With chances of
Tonight is the peak of the Geminid meteor shower! With chances of seeing up to 120 meteors/hour if your skies are clear and dark, the Geminids are one...

Getting geared up for the Orionids! They peak October 21, so your
Getting geared up for the Orionids! They peak October 21, so your best chances for observing them are the morning of the 21st and the morning of the 2...

Sunday night around 10:56 PM Eastern Time, a chunk of an asteroid
Sunday night around 10:56 PM Eastern Time, a chunk of an asteroid weighing over 175 pounds entered the atmosphere over the northern part of Huntington...

The Perseids peak tonight! This years Perseids are hampered by a
The Perseids peak tonight! This years Perseids are hampered by a nearly-full-Moon, but you can still expect to see rates up to 30-40/hour in the early...

Keep your eyes out for Southern Delta Aquariid (SDA) meteors over
Keep your eyes out for Southern Delta Aquariid (SDA) meteors over the next couple weeks.The SDAs are active over a long period, with meteors being see...

So what happened with the May Camelopardalids? It was a new
So what happened with the May Camelopardalids? It was a new shower, so nobody knew what to expect, but anticipated meteor rates were on the order of ...

Beautiful earthgrazer last night! Seen in 6 cameras of the NASA
Beautiful earthgrazer last night! Seen in 6 cameras of the NASA All Sky Fireball Network in the southeastern US. At 9:38:30 PM EDT, a basketball siz...