meteorites

The rapid recovery and analysis of a meteorite that fell onto a frozen lake in Michigan two years ago is…

A team of scientists think they’ve found the oldest evidence of a meteorite striking and killing a person, according…

Scientists have detected trace amounts of superconducting material inside one of the world’s largest meteorites,…

Scientists have released their initial analysis of a meteorite that fell over Europe last September. They report that…

Check out this incredible photo of a streaking fireball, which appeared over England last week.

A meteorite that crashed into Australia back in 1969 contains stardust dating back some 7 billion years, predating…

Meteorites are an unappreciated food source for a specific metal-loving microorganism, according to new research.…

Researchers found evidence of sugar molecules in primitive meteorites, according to a new study. Now, if you please,…

New evidence from South Africa is adding further credence to the idea that a large asteroid or comet struck Earth…

Of all the things that could end our world, an asteroid strike may be the doomsday we have the most control over.

Since their discovery 13 years ago, scientists have puzzled over the origin of tiny glass beads found inside ancient…

You might think of meteors as flashes in the sky that result in lumpy-looking meteorites on the ground. But not all…

Geologists in France and Italy have spotted what appear to be organic molecules from outer space in 3.3-billion-year-…

This past January, astronomers managed to capture the moment a space rock struck the Moon during a total lunar…

Scientists have found evidence of an ancient solar “superflare” hidden in a meteorite that was first found in…

Last week, local media reports indicated that a meteorite hit the Cuban town of Viñales after soaring across the…

What seems to be a meteorite has struck the western Cuban town of Viñales, according to local news reports.

If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again. Such is the philosophy of Jose Maria Madiedo, an astronomer at the…

A Michigan man recently learned that this 22-pound rock he used for decades as a doorstop on his farm was in fact a…

Some of the Earth’s oldest rocks may have formed from the high temperatures of meteorite impacts, a new study…