At least five meteors have been recorded streaking across the skies over the United States in the last week. We’re tracking the latest.

A daytime fireball over western Europe on March 8 kicked off a streak of "extraordinary" meteor sightings across Europe and the United States over the past three weeks, with astronomers now working to understand what is driving this unusual cluster of major fireball events.

A bright fireball that was spotted Saturday afternoon in the skies over southeastern Texas was confirmed to be a meteor that likely broke apart over the Houston area, according to NASA

Have you ever seen a meteor shower? If not, there's one coming up next week that you'll be able to view, and it's called the Orionid meteor shower. This meteor shower originates from the famed, Halley's Comet. "Each time that Halley returns to the inner ...

You don’t need a telescope or binoculars to see a meteor shower, but you will need to do some planning and patience to get the best view of them. Before heading out to meteor gaze, be sure to check the forecast for cloudy weather, as this and the moon are the two biggest factors that could get in the way of an impressive celestial show.

It happened Saturday, March 21, at 4:39 p.m. Central Time when the meteor slammed into Earth’s atmosphere. It first became visible about 49 miles above Stagecoach, Texas, northwest of Houston. Traveling roughly 35,000 miles per hour, the space rock streaked southeast across the sky.

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The annual Geminid meteor shower, one of the year’s most prolific and colorful, has wowed skywatchers across the world