Much of what scientists know about the early solar system comes from meteorites—ancient rocks that travel through space and ...

It’s said that if you catch one in the night sky the universe might grant you a wish. On any given night, shooting stars are ...

Meteorites are rocks from space that survive their fiery descent through Earth's atmosphere and reach the ground. More than just dazzling streaks of light as meteors, these ancient fragments are among ...

There should actually be far more carbonaceous meteorites hitting the earth than are actually discovered. Now there is apparently an explanation for this.

It has long been suspected that carbonaceous materials are too weak to survive the fiery plunge through the atmosphere. But ...

This event marked the largest fall of its kind since the Murchison meteorite in Australia in 1969, with a total of 27 kilograms of rocks recovered.

Fragments from the shattered mass remained unbroken as they landed on the relatively soft jungle and grassy surfaces, scientists say. “Other meteorites of this type are often described as ...

The discovery of salty mineral evaporites on Ryugu indicates that watery environments may have been widespread in the early ...

As happened back then, we can expect to see sky-watching camps start to appear at various POIs featuring telescopes scanning the horizon, followed by meteorite fragments raining down across the ...