who collected the specimen and curates the University of Alberta’s meteorite collection, told CNN. “No other meteorite fall has been documented like this, complete with sound,” he said. Even in Herd’s ...

New findings offer clues about the ancient origins of asteroids and their potential role in the formation of terrestrial ...

Every day, about 48.5 tons of space rock hurtle towards Earth. Every day, about 48.5 tons of space rock hurtle towards Earth.

A sharp crash that sounds like glass shattering or ice cracking has been documented as likely the world's first audio ...

Joe Velaidum of Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island narrowly avoided a collision with an incoming meteorite at his home in July.

A man in Prince Edward Island got doubly lucky last July, recording a meteorite's impact on his home security cameras. The ...

a professor at the University of Alberta and the curator of its meteorite collection. “To the best of my knowledge, it’s the first time that a meteorite hitting the surface of the Earth has ...

Fragments of the Charlottetown meteorite are now in the University of Alberta's Meteorite ... [+] Collection. Meteorites are rocks that make it through Earth’s atmosphere and reach the ground.

Chris Herd, science professor and curator of the university's meteorite collection, confirmed that the powder had, in fact, come from a meteorite. Herd travelled to Prince Edward Island to check ...