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

For centuries, scientists have sought to understand the origins of meteorites that fall to Earth. Recent research has ...

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

Scientists traced origins of 75 meteorites back to specific regions in the asteroid belt, revealing new insights into their ...

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

Where do meteorites of different type come from? In a review paper, astronomers trace the impact orbit of observed meteorite falls to several previously unidentified source regions in the asteroid ...

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

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.

They flattened forests, left massive craters and even killed the dinosaurs. Learn all about Earth’s hugest asteroid strikes.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned samples from asteroid Bennu, which showed discoveries about life and the early solar ...

An amateur astronomer in Denmark has advised the local population in Zealand town Lumsås to check their houses and gardens ...