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Scientists may have uncovered the oldest evidence of a meteoroid hitting Earth ever
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGeologists have discovered the earliest evidence of a meteoroid collision with Earth: tiny fragments...
Audio reveals what it sounds like when space rocks crash into Mars
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen you think of a speeding space rock crashing into a planet, you might think of a clangorous and...
Meteor showers – it's worth looking out for 'shooting stars' all year round
The Conversation en Español via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMeteor shower during the 2015 Perseids. Shutterstock / Belish If you have ever seen a shooting star...
The Orionid meteor shower peaks Oct. 21. Here's what to expect
Space via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor a few days centered on Oct. 21st each year, the Earth sweeps through a swarm of meteoroids known...
Lyrid fireballs may light up your night sky this weekend. Here's how to watch
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEyes to the sky Friday and Saturday night! The Lyrids, the first meteor shower of spring, is...
NASA Mars lander captures strikes by 4 incoming space rocks
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA NASA lander on Mars has captured the vibrations and sounds of four meteoroids striking the...
Exotic ‘never-seen-before’ crystals found in 21st century’s biggest meteoroid to fall on Earth
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoUnique and miniscule carbon crystals in a variety of unusual shapes and having “unique morphological...
How to watch tonight's Quadrantid meteor shower from anywhere
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAre clear skies in your forecast tonight? If so, look up! You could catch a spectacular show from...
Tiny meteoroid bops $10 billion Webb space telescope
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA tiny meteoroid struck the newly deployed James Webb Space Telescope in May, knocking one of its gold-plated mirrors out of alignment but not changing...
Here's what fireballs are and how to best spot them at the Perseid meteor shower's peak
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 9 months agoPerseid fireball photographed during the peak of the 2017 Perseid meteor shower in Cabo Rojo, Puerto...