Where do meteorites of different types come from? In a review paper in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science, ...

When scientists found one such meteorite embedded in the thick ice of Antarctica, they unlocked a time capsule carrying ...

Geologic map of the asteroid belt. Circles identify the asteroid families from which our meteorites originate and letters mark the corresponding meteorite type. The horizontal axis ranges from ...

The Meteorite Hunters follows Joshua Howgego's quest to discover and better understand pieces of other worlds.

Scientists analyzed stardust from a meteorite that fell to Earth 50 years ago which revealed the 5 to 7 billion-year-old stardust to be the oldest solid material on Earth. This dust was made of ...

Pallasite meteorites like the Imilac formed in the asteroid belt, located between Mars and Jupiter. They are made up of minerals and metal, remnant materials from the first few million years of the ...

In 1954 in Alabama, a meteorite the size of a grapefruit crashed through a roof, bounced off a radio and hit Anne Hodges as she sat in her living room. Luckily she got away with just bruising and ...

Researchers found the world’s oldest impact crater in Western Australia. The crater was created by a massive meteorite impact ...

Most meteorites are bits of asteroid, which are themselves leftovers from the formation of the solar system. What is the difference between a meteor, a meteorite, a meteoroid and an asteroid?

Researchers from Curtin University have uncovered the world’s oldest known meteorite impact crater in Western Australia, ...

Dense objects were found in Khalwat Nimgaon village, Wadvani tehsil. One pierced a farmer's tin roof and landed inside, prompting an investigation. Two meteorite-like objects fell in a village in ...