For a few startling seconds on a quiet Saturday afternoon, the sky over the northeastern United States became a reminder that Earth does not exist in isolation, but moves through a cosmic environment filled with speeding fragments of rock and debris. A meteor exploded high above northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire on May 30, producing an atmospheric blast equivalent to approximately 300 tons of TNT and generating sonic booms heard across several communit

A meteor was spotted passing near Mayon Volcano on Monday evening, according to monitoring footage released by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). The bright object was seen at around 10:33 p.m. by Phivolcs' Ligñon Hill IP Camera. “The meteor did not directly strike the slopes of the volcano as it disintegrated before hitting the ground," PHIVOLCS said. As it passed by, Mayon Volcano remained under Alert Level 3 in PHIVOLCS' five-step alert syst