The evening skies in major swathes of the United States and Canada were ignited by a glittering fireball on Wednesday (Feb 21), as a meteor entered the atmosphere of the Earth and immediately burned up.

Watch: Massive fireball flashes in US night sky, cameras capture 'meteor magic'

A meteor that hit Earth some 10 years ago has extra-terrestrial traces. A new study conducted by astrophysicist, Avi Loeb on the fragments of a meteor suggests that the meteor might have come to Earth from an alien civilisation.

Aliens made the 'meteor' that hit Earth 10 years ago, scientist claims

The supermoons of 2023 might be over. But our night sky offers an abundance of marvellous astronomical events. This week, it's the Draconid meteor shower. Unlike other meteor showers, the Draconids meteor shower is visible in the evening rather than in the early hours.

The Draconid meteor shower might turn into a meteor storm. Here's when to watch

For many years, scientists have observed mysterious flashes of light beaming out of Venus, leading them to believe that it is nothing more than lightning. However, a new study has dispelled this notion.

Scientists finally know what the mysterious flashes of light on Venus really are

A strange meteor that fell into the Pacific Ocean nine years ago came from outside of our solar system, a team of Harvard scientists claimed on Tuesday (Aug 29).

Meteor remnants found in Pacific not part of solar system, could be 'alien technology': Harvard scientist

Out of the world is a passe. These days if you want to grab eyeballs, you have to talk about something like out-of-the solar-system or out of the galaxy because it's not always we come across things crossing such unimaginable distances and landing on Earth.

Scientists find material in ocean that's out-of-this-solar-system

A video captured by a passerby of a moment when a meteor flew across and lit up the night sky in the Turkish city of Erzurum and Gumushane Province in the east of the country is gaining traction on social media.

WATCH | Meteor 'lights up' night sky in Turkish city of Erzurum

In the early hours of Sunday (August 27), awe-inspiring meteor "fireballs" illuminated the skies of the US state of Colorado, local media reports said. The celestial event was reported by at least 37 people in the state.

WATCH | Meteor 'fireballs' light up morning sky in Colorado, US

IN PICS | Perseid meteor shower peaks, lights up skies across the world

The Perseid meteor shower greets stargazers every year from mid-July to late August. This year, the shower will be active between July 17 and August 24. It will peak on August 12 and 13.

How to spot this year Perseid meteor shower wherever you are

Weapons are usually made from metals found on Earth. But have you ever seen one made from an object that fell from the sky?

An item that fell from the sky was used to make this ANCIENT WEAPON

Alien technology could be lurking deep under the oceans. It is an eternal quest the hunt for life outside planet Earth.

Scientist claims alien tech found in 2014 meteor

One of the biggest mysteries in the world and the question is whether or not we are alone in the universe are there other intelligent beings looking up into the night from a different planet or universe and asking the same questions about us well we might have found the answer check out this story to find out more about how alien technology could be lurking not up in the sky but deep into the sea.

Did an interstellar meteor hit earth in 2014?

As the mystery of aliens deepened in Las Vegas after a UFO sighting was reported and extraterrestrial beings were claimed to have been seen by people, NASA has said that the UFO seen was nothing but a meteor.

NASA terms 'UFO sighting' in Las Vegas a 'bright meteor', but cops hope to trace aliens

An asteroid with around 200-feet diameter, said to be big enough to wipe out an entire city, will pass through Earth and the Moon’s orbit on March 25 while missing both, NASA has said.

Asteroid big enough to wipe out a city will pass through Earth’s orbit on this day

A Japanese astronomer captured an incredible moment in which a meteorite smashed into the surface of the moon, creating a crater in the natural satellite. On February 23, a Japanese astronomer captured the huge flash of light which was described as a likely 'lunar impact flash' as the meteorite collided with the moon.

WATCH | Japanese astronomer captures meteor crashing into moon

A small asteroid entered the Earth's atmosphere. The meteor was seen lighting up the sky above the English Channel of the Atlantic Ocean. The 1m (3ft) meteoroid was seen shortly before 03:00 GMT on the morning of 13th Feb.

Meteor lights up the sky over English Channel

In this report, we bring you a spectacular meteor Illuminating Norway Skyline in rainbow colours. Spectacular sight of meteors burning up in the atmosphere can be seen. Watch video.

Meteor lights up the sky over Norway: Spectacular sight of meteors burning up in the atmosphere

A bright meteor lit up the sky over southwest Norway after 7:00 pm local time on Saturday (Nov 19). As the rumbling meteor burned up, it shimmered in several colours sparking in the sky.

Watch | Meteor lights up sky in Norway, prompting search for meteorites

Extra-terrestrial water was found in a meteorite which landed last year in a driveway in the UK’s Cotswold town of Winchcombe. Reportedly, the Winchcombe meteorite is dubbed one of the most famous meteorites in the UK.

‘Extra-terrestrial water’ found in a meteor that landed in the UK last year

Harvard Professor Avi Loeb and student Amir Siraj have charted a plan to fish out an interstellar meteorite from the seabed of the Pacific Ocean using a giant magnet.

Scientists to fish a meteorite from the depths of Pacific Ocean using giant magnets

In what scientists believe was likely a meteor drop, New Zealanders across the North Island have reported rumbling, crackling sounds, a fireball and a huge flash of light streaking across the sky on Thursday afternoon.

'Rumbling, crackling sounds, a fireball and a huge flash of light': mysterious object strikes New Zealand

Between the night of May 30 and the early morning of May 31, the sky would be lit-up with a brief, but, intense meteor display, thanks to a comet that split apart in 1995 and is apparently still fragmenting.

In a week, sky might be lit up with most powerful meteor shower in generations

In three southern states of the United States, more than 30 people bore witness to a fireball ‘ten times brighter than the moon’. On Wednesday, more than 30 people in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi reported hearing a loud boom, and some reported seeing the fireball.

NASA reports a fireball that generated energy equivalent of 3 tonnes of TNT! Read more

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