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![View of night sky with falling meteors.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xcXvC55jwaRTEV6bLiBDdR-320-80.jpg)
How to watch the Taurid meteor showers peak this weekend and next
By Jamie Carter published
The modest Northern Taurid and Southern Taurid meteor showers peak on separate days over the next week. Here's how to get the most out of the annual display of shooting stars and fireballs.
![Collection of various gems and meteorites.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EFjj5vcatefi2ejQs2JCc5-320-80.jpg)
Is NASA's OSIRIS REx asteroid sample the most expensive material on Earth?
By Chris Impey published
NASA's OSIRIS REx mission cost $1.16 billion for just under 9 ounces of asteroid dust. But it's hardly the most expensive material in science. Here's where it ranks.
![View of night sky with falling meteors.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xcXvC55jwaRTEV6bLiBDdR-320-80.jpg)
Orionid meteor shower peaks this weekend: How to get the best views
By Jamie Carter published
The Orionid meteor shower will peak this weekend. Here's when to get the best view.
![A green fireball streaks across the sky over Alberta, Canada](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BiGHNrbq2WqffXS4KZp8nN-320-80.jpg)
Enormous fireball meteor turns the sky over Turkey green in eerie viral video
By Ben Turner published
A stunning bright-green fireball was captured by a phone camera in a playground in Turkey.
![Achondrite meteorite Erg Chech 002.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9QzBV887HVG6QndHrFTDnS-320-80.jpg)
Crystal-studded space rock found in the Sahara may rewrite the history of the early solar system
By Evgenii Krestianinov published
The rocks were found in May 2020 in the Erg Chech sand sea, in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria.
![Perseid meteor shower, 2023.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CZHXN8YquFLCaBKa7QHru9-320-80.jpg)
10 dazzling photos of the Perseid meteor shower, 2023
By Annie Corinne Shaink published
The peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower fell on Aug. 13, and photographers around the world were ready for it.
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Perseid meteor shower peak on Aug. 12 and 13 will be the 'best in years.' Here's how to watch.
By Jamie Carter published
As many as 100 'shooting stars' per hour will be visible during the moonless peak of the Perseids on Aug. 12 and 13.
![Several bright meteors streak through the sky over a white mountain on a blue lake](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VQM347Fr8WVNPVs8q94pbV-320-80.jpg)
How to watch the Delta Aquariids meteor shower kick off 'shooting star' season this weekend
By Jamie Carter published
As many as 20 'shooting stars' per hour will fall during the peak of the Delta Aquariid meteor shower this weekend, but August's Perseid meteor shower will be far more impressive.
![An uneven dark rock](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zkwnhXkZjcA3L5y5xKL5i8-320-80.jpg)
World's 1st 'boomerang meteorite' — a rock that left Earth, spent millennia in space, then returned — possibly discovered in the Sahara Desert
By Harry Baker published
The composition of an unusual meteorite suggests that it formed on Earth, spent thousands of years in space, then reentered the atmosphere. But some experts disagree.
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