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

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

However, not all of those celestial bodies survived, and a new analysis of a the meteorite NWA 15915 shows that it likely originated from a world that was similar to Mercury in its composition—but not ...

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

Study opens new doors for studying how meteorite impacts might have influenced Earth. In Western Australia, researchers have made a significant discovery: they have found the oldest meteorite ...

Earth’s oldest meteorite impact crater was just found in WA’s Pilbara region – exactly where geologists hoped it would be. We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very ...

Schoolchildren have been left awestruck by a "once in a lifetime experience" after they got to handle pieces of the moon and rare meteorites. Pupils from Lincoln Gardens Primary School in ...

The impact crater could be linked to the origins of life on Earth. The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than three billion years ago is changing the way ...

Researchers discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater known to science in Australia. Curtin University Researchers have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater known to science in ...

Researchers say they have found "unequivocal evidence" that a meteorite smashed into Earth 3.47 billion years ago, potentially affecting plate tectonics and creating conditions for life.

PORTLAND (WGME) -- A radar site on February 21 detected several objects flying through the Earth’s atmosphere at a very high rate of speed and landing near the town of Codyville. “When the ...