Just a few smashups in the asteroid belt may account for 70 percent of Earth’s meteorites, limiting what’s known about our solar system’s history.

I rolled over and opened my eyes a wee bit. An orange cloud caught my attention in the west. It was unusual, so I pulled myself over to the open window and blinked in the morning stillness.

The lights form when charged particles from the sun collide with the earth's atmosphere, causing gases like oxygen and nitrogen to emit colorful light.

It's not too often the skies are awash in pink and purple. But that's what happened on Thursday when northern lights soared ...