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

Scientists have have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very heart of the Pilbara region of ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

Researchers have discovered a 3.5-billion-year-old meteorite impact crater in Western Australia, providing new insights into ...

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

Hunting for what could be the country's eleventh meteorite is like looking for a needle in a haystack, an expert says.