Not only will the Quadrantid meteor shower experience its peak, the year’s first supermoon will shine bright, depending on weather conditions, of course. The Quadrantids are unique for a few reasons, including timing and where the meteor shower originates. Astronomers consider the meteor shower the best of the year because of the lack of moonlight.

Catch the wolf supermoon and Quadrantid meteor shower as January’s night sky puts on a celestial double feature.

The first full moon of 2026 is the Wolf Moon. And it’s a supermoon —the fourth in a row! As per the Farmer’s Almanac, it will reach full illumination at 5:03 a.m. EST on January 3, so set your alarm and get howling.

January brings a bright supermoon and a fast meteor shower at the same time. Here is what to watch for and how to enjoy the night sky.

On Dec. 27, 1984, a Mars meteorite was found in Antarctica. The meteorite, known as Allan Hills 84001, was found in Allan Hills, which is a group of hills in Antarctica. It was found by an American team of meteorite hunters from a National Science Foundation program called ANSMET,

What happens when two carbon-rich space rocks slam into each other? You'd expect to see clear signs of impact in the ensuing meteorites — but for over 30 years, scientists have puzzled over why meteorites that contain carbon appear less affected by such ...

Meteor showers, eclipses, a planetary parade and 13 full moons will be visible in the night sky in 2026. Here’s when to see them.

Scientists initially proposed two possibilities. Either the meteorite entered in an extremely unusual way, or it was moved by people.

According to the team's results, mining undifferentiated asteroids (believed to be the progenitor of chondritic meteorites) is far from viable. The study also identified a type of asteroid rich in olivine and spinel bands as a potential target for mining operations.