This is particularly puzzling, as a vast majority of meteorites can be traced to some well-known parent body—whether that be ...

Meteorites are rocks from space that survive their fiery descent through Earth's atmosphere and reach the ground. More than ...

This discovery challenges our understanding of Earth’s early history and could shed light on the origins of life.

A team of astronomers has spent over a decade tracing meteorite impacts on Earth back to their original sources in the ...

"This has been a decade-long detective story, with each recorded meteorite fall providing a new clue," said one astronomer.

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

Uncover the mysteries of 'Little Siberia', a Netflix movie about a meteorite & a pastor in a small Finnish town. Read our ...

Modern weather radars detect meteorite falls, confirming shocking daytime flashes and guiding precise recoveries.

The beloved eagle was found dead in his enclosure at the World Bird Sanctuary in Missouri after severe weather pounded the ...

Meteorites are primarily stony chondrites, but also include iron-rich achondrites and pallasites. Studying meteors provides ...

Most meteorites originate from the asteroid belt, a region between Mars and Jupiter where over a million asteroids larger than 1 kilometer circle the Sun. Those rocks originate from a small number of ...

A mysterious meteorite, discovered in Northwest Africa in 2023, is challenging what we know about the solar system’s history.