The discovery that weather radar systems can detect meteorite falls marks a significant leap in how scientists study and ...

In April 2019, a fiery streak lit up the sky over northern Costa Rica. It wasn’t lightning or fireworks. It was a rock from space, plunging into Earth’s atmosphere at over 14 kilometers per second.

With the growing ubiquity of cameras, in our pockets and in our homes, it's not that strange to capture those moments when space rocks streak across the sky and fall to Earth – but a video recorded on ...