Among these are asteroids, meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids. While they may seem similar at first glance, each term describes a different stage or type of 'space rock'. Asteroids are relatively ...

A Canadian homeowner's doorbell camera video of a meteorite crashing down to Earth right outside his front door could be the first time the phenomenon has been recorded, complete with audio of the ...

Maps produced using the space agency’s Asgard program which tracks an estimated 4,000-5,000 meteoroids a day Every day, more than 40 tonnes of meteoroids hit our planet, with larger chunks of ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Speeding towards Earth, meteors from the Geminid meteor shower streak across the sky above the ... [+] Nicholas U. Mayall 4 ...

For meteor-shower enthusiasts, the chance to spot a fireball streak across the night sky is a real treat. That's because fireballs are just what they sound like — exceptionally brilliant meteors.

Essentially, when debris from a comet in the form of a meteoroid hits the Moon, it vaporises on impact. That impact, in turn, creates a shock wave in the lunar soil. If an impact is big enough ...