The team also determined that, overall, the meteorite was a hefty 60 cm (23.6 in) in diameter when it hit our atmosphere, a long way from its origins in the asteroid belt.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) In April 2019, primitive meteorites fell near Aguas Zarcas, Costa Rica, marking the largest fall of its kind since 1969. The meteorite entered Earth's atmosphere ...

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 ...

Geologic map of the asteroid belt. Circles identify the asteroid families from which our meteorites originate and letters mark the corresponding meteorite type. The horizontal axis ranges from short ...

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 ...

Mark your calendars for several spectacular events this month. April may be known for its rain showers -- but when the clouds part, nighttime skygazers can enjoy meteor showers and other dazzling ...

Video / David Greig The hunt is on in Hawke’s Bay for New Zealand’s 11th meteorite after a fireball was filmed streaking across the night sky. And one meteorite-hunter believes someone’s ...

HOW AWESOME IS THIS A METEOR SHOWER? WAS ANYTHING IN THE AREA? MATT, DO YOU KNOW OF? NO. MAYBE NOT A FULL ON SHOWER, BUT CONSTANTLY OUR ATMOSPHERE. AND THANK YOU ATMOSPHERE FOR GOBBLING.

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 ...

The burning meteorite was observed by people at around 2:43am, a flurry of excitement as videos of the spectacular celestial phenomenon flooded social media platforms. This event, often referred ...

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 ...