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 ...

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

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

For the first time, scientists are creating a geologic map of the asteroid belt—the region between Mars and Jupiter filled ...

On this day in 2023, the East Anglian Daily Times reported that an asteroid had been named in tribute to pioneering Suffolk ...

In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...

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

From a partial solar eclipse, to bright planets, and the end of the meteor shower 'drought', there is plenty to see in the ...

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

A meteor was seen streaking across the Carolina skies early Saturday morning. Residents across four states — from central ...

West Kelowna Estates resident Grant Needham caught what appears to be a meteor streaking through the night sky on his ...