Fireballs are bright meteors and can be yellow, blue, red, green and sometimes violet. Fast-moving meteors are frequently reported as having a blue color.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first meteor shower of the New Year always has the potential to be one of the year's best – but rarely rises to the occasion.

Residents in parts of New York City and New Jersey were shaken by a loud boom Tuesday morning, with NASA officials saying it was likely due to a daylight fireball meteor. A daylight fireball is a ...

This spring, a blood moon and meteor shower will both be visible in Western North Carolina skies. Here's how to catch them ...

NASA Insight mission's seismometer data of a meteor slamming into Mars has been converted into sound. The meteor broke into ...

The object is hurtling towards the Earth at a zippy 12,616 miles per hour, according to data from the space agency.

NASA is weighing in on the New Year’s Day boom heard across the Pittsburgh region. Researchers confirmed an exploding meteor was the “likely culprit” and estimated the size of the object at about ...

Early Tuesday morning may be the best chance to wish upon a shooting star ahead of the holidays. According to NASA, the Geminid meteor shower will peak late Monday night into early Tuesday morning.

Lyrid meteor shower 2026 peaks on April 22. Learn when to watch, viewing times, expected meteor rates, and key facts about the annual April sky event ...