Meteorites
Amazing Videos Show Rare Chunky Meteor Streaking Through the Sky
The bright fireball spotted in northern U.S. states and Canada was potentially as big as a basketball, unlike most which are about the size of a grain of sand.
Meteorite-Hunting Drones Could Uncover Solar System's Mysteries
Scientists have used a powerful drone and AI to find a meteor on Earth in a technique that could help experts understand what our region of space was like billions of years ago.
Asteroid Twice The Size of The Empire State Building Passes Earth Next Week
Asteroid 496860 (1999 XL136) will rocket past our home world at a speed 30 times faster than a jet fighter during the first week of 2022.
Fireball Appears Above Mexico As Hurricane Hits and Earthquakes Strike
Amazed eyewitnesses managed to capture footage of the fireball as it blazed through the Earth's atmosphere.
Mysterious Green Fireball Spotted Above Remote Australian Outback
"It was really a spectacular observation. People have captured something very special here," said Glen Nagle from the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex.
Iron Asteroid That Grazed Earth's Atmosphere May Have Caused Tunguska Event
The explosion over Siberia, which has come to be known as the "Tunguska event," has long puzzled experts.
First Solid Evidence of Someone Being Killed by a Meteorite Discovered
Throughout history, there have been various claims of people being struck and killed by meteorites.
Pictures and Videos Show Meteor Streaking Across the Sky in Mexico
The object "very likely" disintegrated before touching the ground, Mexican authorities said.
Perseids 2019: Best Places in America to Watch Meteor Shower—Study
Researchers have unveiled a light of pollution map of the U.S., revealing areas where you can still find "pristine" skies.
Perseid Meteor Shower 2019: Apps to Help You Watch the Cosmic Firework Show
The Perseids are the result of debris being released from the comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle as it speeds past the Earth in its orbit around the sun.
Earth's Water May Have Come From Giant Crash That Formed Moon
"The formation of the moon and the origin of Earth's water are two of the fundamental open questions in cosmo-chemistry," said the lead author of a new study.
Airline Pilots Report Fast-Moving UFOs Near Ireland
Multiple pilots reported fast-moving bright lights flying alongside their aircraft.
Fireball Shines 40 Times Brighter Than the Moon
Several eyewitnesses in the southeastern United States reported seeing the bright object.
Meteorite Is 'Completely Different' From Any Other
The space rock hails from the explosive dawn of the solar system.
NASA May Have Recovered Meteorites From the Ocean
Scientists were in a race against time to find the fragments.
Astronomers Reveal Origins of Solar System's Asteroids
Asteroids are small rocky bodies that orbit the Sun.
NASA Hunts for Undersea Meteorite Fragments
Scientists are scrabbling to find the valuable rocks before they are degraded by sea water.
"Clean" Rooms That Aren't Change Odds of Finding Life
"That's actually what I would expect them to find." NASA's quest for exterrestrial life may have a fungus problem.
Ingredients of DNA Have Been Found Inside Meteorites
"It's like a little cradle inside of the rock."
Meteorites Found After Michigan Fireball
The rocks were hiding in fields of snow and ice.
Meteorites Can Be Dangerous, as Well as Stunning
The Michigan meteor exploding didn't cause an earthquake, but it did make waves.
How to Find a Piece of the Michigan Meteor
You'll need a magnet, a metal detector and...the lid of a toilet tank.
Life in the Solar System Likely Exists
New technology and new missions are making it more likely every day we'll finally spot life beyond Earth.
Meteorites From Giant Asteroids May Have Started Life
The meteorites may have come from a potentially habitable asteroid.
Alien Metal Routinely Used to Create Ancient Weapons
Metalworkers in the ancient world would hunt for iron from meteorites to create rare weapons and artefacts.
Alien Minerals Identify Ancient Meteorite Strike
Scientists now think Europe was formed when a meteor crashed to earth millions of years ago.
Bronze Age Elite Made Their Best Stuff From Meteorites
Before the Iron Age, there was the Space Iron Age.
Watch: Meteor Shoots Across Sky in New England
The fireball was visible across parts of the eastern U.S. and Canada.