The Perseid meteor shower is here, and the moon cycle means this week may be the best time to view the celestial show in ...

Three meteor showers are active in Michigan's skies, and August's full moon is on its way, providing sky gazers plenty of nighttime excitement. The Southern Delta Aquariids, alpha ...

Meteorite hunters have found the first pieces of the fireball that streaked across the sky in Michigan this week. Accompanied by a flash and a sound like thunder, the space rock entered Earth’s ...

The Perseids, the year's most popular meteor shower, will soon peak, but August's full moon could impact viewing. Here's what ...

Meteorite-hunter Larry Atkins poses with one of the meteorites found on Jan. 18, 2018, two days after a meteor caused a spectacular fireball in the Michigan night sky. (Image credit: Darryl Landry) ...

The rapid recovery and analysis of a meteorite that fell onto a frozen lake in Michigan two years ago is illuminating the pivotal role these rocks played in delivering the basic building blocks ...

Meteorite hunters from across the United States flocked to the Detroit area in search of pieces of the space rock, and now the first fragments of the Michigan meteor have officially been found.

Professional meteorite hunter Robert Ward in Hamburg Township in Michigan with a fragment of the space rock, which he shipped to the Field Museum. This is a busy time for the Field’s meteorite lab.

A meteor was spotted in the sky shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, in a number of areas throughout Southeast Michigan. (Image provided l Eric Brow ) ...

Michigan's most recent meteorite is among space items on display at Rockefeller Center in New York City, alongside Christie's "Deep Impact: Martian, Lunar and Other Rare Meteorites" online auction.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — A rock that was used as a doorstop for decades at a Michigan farm has been identified as a meteorite valued at about $100,000. Central Michigan University says Thursday ...