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Quadrantid meteor shower to dazzle night skies tonight

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 11:18

Quadrantids, which are known for producing lots of bright fireballs in the night sky, visits every New Year, Cnet reported.

Geminid meteor shower to peak on Dec 13

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 11:40

Geminid meteor shower will be at their best after dark on Friday, December 13 and before dawn on Saturday, December 14, according to reports.

Geminid meteor shower to light up December sky

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 14:16

The 2013 Geminid Meteor Shower is all set to light up the sky with a remarkable display of cosmic fireworks beginning Thursday, December 4.

City lights dampen Draconids meteors show

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 14:02

City pollution and lights dampened the hopes of stargazers who could witness only some Draconids meteors streaking across the skies in the wee hours on Wednesday.

Alien life found living in Earth`s atmosphere

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 21:07

British scientists claim to have found `alien` organisms in Earth`s atmosphere, suggesting that life is continually arriving to our planet from space and did not originate here.

Baseball-sized meteor blows up over Alabama

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 21:32

A baseball-sized meteor blasted over the southeastern United States on Monday night, creating a bright streak of light, a sonic boom and a ruckus on Twitter, officials said on Tuesday.

Meteor lights up sky over southern US

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 21:04

NASA officials say brilliant lights and loud booms reported across the southern US came from a meteor.

Meteor impact might have led to dawn of civilization

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 3, 2013, 11:58

Dartmouth researchers have for the first time, linked a cataclysmic meteor impact in Canada to the start of civilisation.

Russian meteor explosion`s dust lingered in atmosphere for 3 months

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 22:40

A meteor that exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk left behind a huge plume of dust, with hundreds of tons of material in it, in the atmosphere that still lingered three months after the February 15 explosion.

Perseids meteor shower peaks tonight

Last Updated: Monday, August 12, 2013, 09:51

Sky gazers are in for a celestial treat as the annual Perseids meteor shower will make a splash in the night sky on Monday.

Perseid meteors to cause `celestial pollution` during meteor shower

Last Updated: Saturday, August 10, 2013, 11:47

When the Perseid meteors streak across the sky this weekend, these awe-inspiring "shooting stars" will leave behind a trail of what is known as "Celestial Pollution".

Meteor shower as Earth hits belt of comet debris next week

Last Updated: Friday, August 9, 2013, 09:26

Stargazers will be treated to a spectacular fireball show early next week when Earth hits a belt of comet debris known as the Perseids, astronomers say.