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Scientists believed a meteor from 2014 could have carried debris with an “extraterrestrial technological” origin.

Stuart Armour has told how he and his son spotted the strange light in the sky above Kilmarnock town centre and captured it on his car's dashcam - without any idea of what it could be

A "fireball meteor" was seen jetting over eastern England this evening, including Norfolk, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, with Brits taking to social media as they reported seeing a "green" blur

People ran from their homes in the Berwyn Mountains of Wales believing they had been hit by an earthquake - but they became witnesses to an incident which became known as the Welsh Roswell instead

A video of a fiery, triangular object soaring through the sky has gone viral as people debate whether the object was a UFO. Eventually, it was revealed what the object actually was in Charlotte, North Carolina

Astronomers will welcome in 2024 with a sighting of the Quadrantid meteor shower - one of the strongest in the night sky - these are the best days to catch a glimpse

The Quadrantid Meteor Shower is one of the best displays of the year and will peak in the skies over the UK this week with stargazers having the chance to see two "shooting stars" every minute

The Quadtrantids is a meteor shower that peaks in the first few days of January, and will be most visible this year between the evening of January 3 and the early morning of January 4

Brit stargazers can find out when they will be able see the stunning Ursid shower where up to 10 meteors an hour can be seen streaking through the night sky before Christmas

Vladimir Putin's lead commander of strategic forces has warned the West that Russia is constantly in a state of "high readiness to perform tasks" referring to the country's nuclear capabilities

The Geminids, the year's best meteor shower, already peaked last week, offering skygazers a cosmic spectacle with meteors streaking across dark skies every minute

While the Northern Lights are seldom seen from the UK, tonight, Brits will have the opportunity to see something just as special, as the Geminids meteor shower flies over the sky

Brits can find out if they are in a good location to see the dazzling "Christmas lights" Geminids meteor shower with the shooting star show reaching its peak this week

The shower will see up to 150 meteors per hour streaking across the night sky and will peak on Thursday - it is said to be one of the most impressive of the year

A Harvard professor attracted outrage and ridicule when he claimed a number of tiny spherules found in the Pacific were in fact from an interstellar system

The Leonid meteor shower, one of the bigger annual meteor showers in the sky, will happen just after midnight on Saturday until dawn in the early hours of Sunday

The Met Office cloud forecast has revealed the areas that have the best and worst chances of viewing the magnificant Leonid meteor shower on November 17 and 18

There are millions of flying asteroids in our observable universe - but NASA has compiled a list of the ones we need to be the most worried about, with some capable of global devastation

A stunning display of meteors will light up the sky this week as the Leonid meteor shower will make its annual return into the weekend - we explain how you can watch it

The Taurid meteor shower, which is set to reach its height tonight, is being given a boost by the new moon and so people can get a good view of the sky for the spectacular display

The annual Orionid meteor shower will tonight be at its peak with around 25 meteor showers per hour in the night’s sky. If your area will be cloud free, wrap up warm and get comfy for the light show

Sheldon Chalet in Alaska’s Denali National Park is one of the most remote and exclusive hotels in the world, towering 1,800m above sea level on the flanks of North America’s highest mountain, Denali

Four women were tragically killed and two others were rushed to hospital after a driver lost control and crashed on the Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu on Tuesday night

Here's what you need to know about the celestial spectacle, also known as Giacobinids, which will take place this weekend from Friday and into early next week until Tuesday.

A fireball meteor illuminated the skies, captivating hundreds of eyewitnesses and experts as it streaked across the night at 36,000 mph, disintegrating 22 miles above Pennsylvania