NASA documents the Lyrid meteor shower.

The recently released Netflix film Don’t Look Up explores the science of discovering an asteroid headed for earth. An astronomer consultant on the film, Dr. Amy Mainzer, discusses how realistically the science is portrayed

Hard to think something so remote, distant and rare will actually land somewhere someone will see, but just last month a meteorite crashed through a roof and landed on someone’s bed in Canada!

Likely the local people were made well aware of this impact in Australia, roughly 5400 years ago, while the continent was widely populated.

Last week Norway’s night was briefly and brightly illuminated by a streaking Meteor, which may have landed near Oslo- but has not to this date been found. BBC’s link here shows Norwegian Meteor Network’s video of the fireball!

Mars rover Curiosity is roving again, this time NASA is looking at a strange rock which stands out from the others. It may not be from the same geological source as its surroundings.

Yes, its true, there is a place to report your sightings of meteor “fireballs” in the sky near your location. This website with the American Meteor Society tracks the frequency and reports of these shooting stars! How interesting to see how often and how many people also witness these unusual events all on one website.