Astronomers have caught a dying star in the act of baring its deepest layers before erupting in a fireball—a discovery that is rewriting what scientists know about the life and death of massive suns.

A dazzling fireball lit up the sky over southern Japan on August 19. The bright flash was visible from hundreds of kilometers ...

Residents of southern Japan were treated to a spectacular celestial display when a brilliant fireball streaked across the sky late Monday night. The dazzling sight was captured on dashcam footage by a ...

A bright fireball was seen in multiple areas across southwestern Japan on August 19.The video taken from the Kyushu ...

Toshihisa Maeda, who directs the Sendai Space Museum, helped explain the magic. He said these fireballs happen when space ...

NASA estimates around 44 tonnes of meteoritic material fall towards Earth each day. Almost all of it is vaporised in the atmosphere, leaving glowing streaks visible across the night sky.

A fireball was spotted across western Japan on Tuesday night, August 19, briefly illuminating the sky and surprising ...

An intense ball of light, widely believed to be an exceptionally bright meteor known as a fireball, was seen across western Japan late on Tuesday night. The fireball was captured on surveillance ...

A fireball exploded into life in the skies above Japan on Aug. 19, briefly turning night to day before fragmenting close to ...

A large fireball made night into day for a split second across western Japan. The Washington Post said it was believed to ...

A massive fireball streaked across the skies of western Japan, glowing in brilliant shades of green and blue and startling residents who thought night had briefly turned to day. Experts say the ...