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Meteors

Our planet frequently gets dinged with smaller, harmless asteroids like RW1. Planetary defense systems able to detect them should also be able to spot bigger threats.

Asteroid 2024 RW1 Just Hit Earth. That's a Good Thing.

The asteroid that exploded over Luzon was not a threat—but it was a victory for our planetary defense systems.

Robin George Andrews September 5, 2024

Podcast: A Mission to Find a Meteor With Amir Siraj

The astrophysicist's search for an interstellar object led him to the bottom of the ocean floor.

The Podcast Team March 19, 2024

A total solar eclipse—a much-sought experience for astro-tourists.

Eclipses, Meteors, and the Elusive Delights of Astro-tourism

Dark-sky parks, stargazing cruises, and other ways to tour the heavens without leaving our home planet.

Vahe Peroomian March 18, 2024

This photo was taken around 1930 of the Tunguska marshes, the epicenter of the mysterious Tunguska Event.

Podcast: The Tunguska Event

Earth's largest documented impact event happened in a remote corner of Siberia in 1908.

The Podcast Team October 10, 2023

A Perseid meteor streaks across the sky above northwestern China on August 12, 2022.

The Perseid Meteor Shower Is Summer's Best Show

Here's what you need to know about witnessing the annual August event, when Earth passes through a comet's castoffs.

Rebecca Boyle August 9, 2023

We asked readers to share their best stories about the night sky—quite a few included magical tales of seeing the northern lights.

9 Summer Night Sky Stories From Our Readers to Warm the Heart

From seeing the northern lights aboard a Navy ship in Norway to braving the cold for a glimpse of a blood moon.

Sarah Durn June 28, 2023