Originating from comet Encke, the meteors are expected to produce brighter and longer-lasting fireballs than other showers.

The Northern Taurid meteor shower is expected to peak Monday night into Tuesday. Here’s what to look for and how to see it.

The best time to view the Taurid meteor shower is around midnight when the shower's radiant (the spot in the sky from which ...

They appear to have been formed by 10 or more related space rocks including the comet 2P/Encke. One hypothesis is that Comet ...

Meteors are created when a meteoroid (small space rock) enters the Earth’s upper atmosphere, which causes it to quickly heat ...

As everyone knows, on April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to reach Earth’s orbit. He launched aboard the ...

If you’re looking for inspiration, Peacock’s collection of science fiction movies and television series might be the perfect ...

Built by Boeing, the X37B space plane has performed a first-of-its kind aerobraking maneuver in the upper atmosphere.

The cryovolcanic "centaur" comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has erupted four times in less than 48 hours, becoming unusually ...

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian rocket on Tuesday blasted off successfully to carry a pair of Iranian satellites into orbit, a launch that reflected growing cooperation between Moscow and Tehran.

Hale-Bopp originated in the Oort Cloud, a theoretical shell of icy planetesimals surrounding the sun in the outer reaches of ...

This image provided by NASA shows Comet Atlas, nicknamed the Halloween ... Crew-8 splashes down off coast of Florida after more than 200 days in orbit After more than 200 days in orbit, the ...