Commonly known as “shooting stars,” meteors are streaks of light ... and they’re often quite colorful. According to NASA, the colors of different meteors are caused by the light emitted ...

"By loading our satellite with various materials, we are able to turn our shooting stars into any color." [Space-y Tales: The 5 Strangest Meteorites] Normally, shooting stars form when particles ...

Their name comes from the way they seem to radiate from the constellation Taurus, the Bull, which sits low in the east a couple of hours after sundown and is almost directly overhead by around 1: ...

The annual Leonid meteor shower is set to peak early Saturday, offering people the chance to see bright and possibly colorful shooting stars in the predawn hours. While not the most active meteor ...

often with long and colorful tails. Every 33 years or so, the Leonids treat viewers on Earth to a meteor storm, producing hundreds to thousands of shooting stars per hour. One such storm was in ...

The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak Nov. 12. Here's how to maximize your chances of seeing a colorful fireball from this shower. For the next week or so, if you happen to be outside ...