People in western Japan have reported seeing what appeared to be a ball of light falling from the sky on Tuesday night.

The "meteoroid cluster" phenomenon, a rare sight in which many meteors appear almost simultaneously, was observed in Aomori ...

Meteors are when meteoroids enter the Earth's atmosphere, or of any other planet, at high speed and burn up, resulting in ...

A dazzling fireball lit up the sky over southern Japan on August 19. The bright flash was visible from hundreds of kilometers ...

An intense flash of light that briefly turned night into day over Mount Sakurajima in Kagoshima on Aug. 19 may have been caused by a bright meteor fireball, local weather officials say.

In a stunning celestial display that captured the attention of residents across western Japan, a massive fireball blazed ...

A fireball meteor lit up Japan’s Kyushu and Shikoku, following a rare Perseid meteoroid cluster. NASA notes 44 tonnes of ...

A large fireball made night into day for a split second across western Japan. The Washington Post said it was believed to ...

A massive fireball streaked across the skies of western Japan, glowing in brilliant shades of green and blue and startling residents who thought night had briefly turned to day. Experts say the ...

An intense ball of light, widely believed to be an exceptionally bright meteor known as a fireball, was seen across western Japan late on Tuesday night. The fireball was captured on surveillance ...

NASA estimates around 44 tonnes of meteoritic material fall towards Earth each day. Almost all of it is vaporised in the atmosphere, leaving glowing streaks visible across the night sky.

Want to see shooting stars this summer? The 2025 Perseid meteor shower, one of the brightest and most reliable celestial events of the year, will peak in the early morning hours of Tuesday, August 13, ...