Space is an exceedingly random place. Everything in the known universe may be governed by some pretty hard laws of physics, but so are BBs in a jar when you shake them up and down. That doesn’t stop ...

A meteor burned across the sky in broad daylight over southeastern states last week. Dashcams and security cameras captured the rare sighting streaking toward the Earth around 12:25 p.m. Eastern time ...

Some cosmic impacts are loud, fiery, and leave unmistakable craters. Others are quieter in geological terms, yet no less destructive. These “touchdown airbursts” occur when a comet or asteroid ...