Pieces of a meteorite have now been confirmed in Northeast Ohio following a rare and dramatic fireball that lit up the sky Tuesday morning. The 6‑foot‑wide, seven‑ton meteor streaked across the region ...

Because samples such as this are so scarce, one rock can clarify several issues.

A meteorite that crashed through the roof of a New Jersey home has been found to contain the chemistry of the early solar ...

A meteorite that streaked over New York City and crashed into a New Jersey rooftop came from an asteroid that once had briny water beneath its surface. The rock may have a similar composition to those ...

A Martian rock was flung from our neighboring planet and made its way to Earth, landing in the Sahara desert. Now, scientists have dated the meteorite and found that it unlocks a 1.8 billion-year-old ...

A network of cameras helped guide a group of space enthusiasts to New Zealand’s 11th confirmed meteorite ...

Antarctic meteorites face significant loss due to climate warming. Warming ice causes meteorites to sink and become inaccessible. Researchers estimate thousands are lost annually, with substantial ...

Researchers found this material on the meteorite, which entered Earth's atmosphere moving faster than the speed of sound.

Boston College scientists have determined that a newly discovered meteorite from Mars is 1.27 billion years old and derived ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A meteorite that crashed into a New Jersey home held prebiotic molecules and other "building blocks of life," astronomers said in ...

Scientists confirmed the astronomer’s suspicions with an expedition to the site in Quebec. The discovery offers a rare case of a reported new crater turning out to be real ...