Costfoto/Future Publishing via Getty Images A meteor shower known for its fiery balls of flames will be visible in the sky ...

When a meteor falls to the ground, it's called a meteorite. Costfoto / NurPhoto via Getty Images Every day, 48.5 tons of meteoritic material hits Earth’s atmosphere. Almost all of it burns up ...

The Draconids are expected to peak over the next few nights. Here's how to catch a glimpse of this celestial light show.

An Orionid meteor shower was spotted in several US states on Monday, including Pittsburg, Cleveland, Detroit and Columbus.

The Orionids will be visible between September 26 and November 22, but will peak in activity in the early hours of October 21 this year.

This means using long exposure times. Remember that capturing the best meteor shower photos requires a lot of patience. To avoid star trails (caused by the Earth's rotation), follow the 500 rule ...

A plane passes by as a man stargazes at Brimham Rocks in Yorkshire as the Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images The intensity of the peak activity tends ...

“I don’t think about meteorites. I don’t know how unusual ... Rob texted his sons—­POSSIBLY FROM SPACE?—­accompanied by images of the peculiar pile. That’s when one of his sons ...

The Orionid meteor shower is returning to Earth’s skies this weekend. VCG via Getty Images While not as bright, the ongoing meteor shower will continue until about Oct. 26 with a few stragglers ...

Robin Lee (Getty Images) However, the Draconid meteor shower is on the sparse side. Expect to see a few meteors - about 10 at most - streak across the sky per hour. The peak of the meteor shower ...

55P/Tempel-Tuttle, discovered by Ernst Tempel and Horace Tuttle in 1865, is a small comet with a nucleus measuring just 2.24 ...