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For a brief few weeks in early 2025, astronomers were worried about the asteroid 2024 YR4.Discovered in late 2024 by an automated telescope in Chile as…

August 11, 20252 min readHow to Watch the Year’s Best Meteor Shower, the PerseidsThe Perseids are the best annual meteor shower, but this year’s show will…

Twin Meteor Showers Light Up the Night Sky Tonight: Here’s How to WatchThe Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids are due to peak at the…

Summer Meteor Showers, Short Summer Days and Ancient ArthropodsSet your alarm on Wednesday to see some of the summer’s stunning meteor showers.By Rachel Feltman & Fonda…

A meteor streaks across the sky during the 2021 Perseid meteor shower. Bill Ingalls/NASA hide caption toggle caption Bill Ingalls/NASA A ritual of summer is gazing…

Earth gets pelted by meteors all the time, but only a few showers are large enough to warrant names. Bootids is one such meteor shower, and it generally…