A 'meteor storm' of 1000 shooting stars per hour may light up the skies over North America this week

New tau Herculid meteor shower drops bright fireballs, but no 'meteor storm,' for stargazers (photos)

A new kind of solar sail could let us explore difficult places to reach in the solar system using a technique known as diffractive light sailing. The NIAC is supporting it with a Phase III grant

Tau Herculids meteor shower lights up the night sky