Bright light seen in B.C.'s night sky was a 'fireball' meteor, NASA confirms

Residents around B.C. reported hearing a loud boom and seeing a bright flash of light in the sky Tuesday evening. Experts say ...

Meteor caught on video: Fireball lights up Louisiana night sky

Some 50 miles above northeastern Louisiana, a fireball blazed across the sky on the night of March 2, capturing the attention ...

Meteor visible, booms heard across B.C.’s South Coast

Videos shared online from different areas of Metro Vancouver show two bright flashes around 9:08 p.m., followed by two booms ...

Vancouver meteor was travelling 100 times speed of sound, NASA says

Bright flash and house-rattling boom was seen and heard over southeastern B.C., with footage showing the sky brightening ...

It was likely a meteor that lit up the sky, caused sonic boom over Metro Vancouver

A brilliant meteor streaking across the night sky on Tuesday produced the flash and loud boom seen and heard across Metro ...

Possible meteor lights up Vancouver skies with thunderous fireball

A possible meteor was sighted over Metro Vancouver on Tuesday night, and the accompanying soundwave sent residents scrambling to social media.

Every Major Meteor Shower of 2026 in the US—And the Best Nights to Watch

Best time to see them in 2026: The meteor shower will peak overnight around October 21 and 22. The best time to view the ...
New Scientist

How worried should you be about an asteroid smashing into Earth?

The dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid, but does that mean we risk suffering the same fate - and should you be worried about the possibility? Leah Crane sets the matter straight ...
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Impact that created Meteor Crater may have dammed the Colorado River, research shows

More than 50,000 years ago, a meteor hit Earth and formed what we now call Meteor Crater in northern Arizona. But new ...