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Scientists finally unlock the secret to why carbon-rich asteroids don’t hit earth
The researchers reached the conclusion by studying 7,982 meteoroid trajectories and 540 potential meteorite falls.
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ATLANTIC SKIES: How to know if you've found a meteorite
Most meteorites are small — pebble-sized or smaller — chunks of rocky material that, in most cases, get buried in the soil or ...
Euronews17d
Europe’s largest meteorite impact crater is pumping out methane and nobody knows why
New research in Sweden has uncovered perplexingly high methane emissions coming from the largest meteorite crater in Europe. The Siljan Ring is a prehistoric impact structure in central Sweden ...
The State15d
SC skies to glow with big meteor shower soon. Here’s when and how to watch
A free light show will flash over South Carolina skies later this month. Every year, the Lyrids meteor shower sparks across the Northern Hemisphere in late April. South Carolinians will have the ...
The Washington Post11d
On the hunt for meteorites in the far reaches of the Sahara
BIR MOGHREIN, Mauritania — You may have seen a meteorite before, even if you didn’t know it. Nearly 100,000 pounds of meteoritic matter enters Earth’s atmosphere every day, scientists estimate.