Most meteorites originate from the asteroid belt, a region between Mars and Jupiter where over a million asteroids larger than 1 kilometer circle the sun. Those rocks originate from a small number ...

While celestial distractions are never hard to come by on clear evenings, meteor showers offer a different kind of temptation that encourages investment in a good blanket or chair and permission ...

Study opens new doors for studying how meteorite impacts might have influenced Earth. In Western Australia, researchers have made a significant discovery: they have found the oldest meteorite ...

Earth’s oldest meteorite impact crater was just found in WA’s Pilbara region – exactly where geologists hoped it would be. We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very ...

Schoolchildren have been left awestruck by a "once in a lifetime experience" after they got to handle pieces of the moon and rare meteorites. Pupils from Lincoln Gardens Primary School in ...

A spectacular light show over Florida’s skies left many believing they had witnessed a meteor shower, but in reality, it was the fiery demise of SpaceX’s latest Starship test flight. (Photo Credits: ...

The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than three billion years ago is changing the way scientists view the history of Earth and the planet's stages of evolution.

Researchers discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater known to science in Australia. Curtin University Researchers have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater known to science in ...

Researchers say they have found "unequivocal evidence" that a meteorite smashed into Earth 3.47 billion years ago, potentially affecting plate tectonics and creating conditions for life.