A meteor — a particularly large and bright type known as a bolide meteor — detonated high above in the atmosphere Monday ...

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 ...

In a new paper, an international team of researchers revisited the idea of blowing up an incoming asteroid with a nuclear ...

A large, bright meteor called a bolide meteor exploded high in the atmosphere near Florida's Gulf Coast on Monday night. The National Weather Service Office in Tallahassee said the meteor exploded at ...

A meteor exploded over Michigan's Great Lakes in a green fireball, videos reveal. The dramatic event was likely caused by a comet fragment burning up in the atmosphere. On Sunday (Nov. 23) at around 5 ...

Ever wish we lived in a world where Armageddon was a reality? Well, you’re in luck because The United Nations is planning to adopt an asteroid defense plan to keep us safe from killer space rocks!

On February 15, 2013, a small asteroid exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] The shock wave from this explosion damaged thousands of ...

A large, bright meteor called a bolide meteor exploded high in the atmosphere near Florida's Gulf Coast on Monday night.