Another SpaceX launch a couple of weeks earlier had caused a stir with its eye-catching streak of light and contrail. The true cause, however, was less obvious and originated farther away.

A few times a year, the night sky puts on a dazzling show of streaks of light flashing across the darkness ... celestial events visible to the naked eye. But what exactly causes this cosmic ...

Is that streak of light in your photograph really a meteor ... Unless you've witnessed a meteor tear across the sky with your own eyes then identification can sometimes be tricky, but there ...