Not all discoveries are the work of scientists and explorers. Sometimes it's just a guy out in the woods looking for a bit of ...
The meteorite has been named Maryborough in honor of the location where it was found. Weighing 17 kilograms and estimated to be about 4.6 billion years old, it serves as a time capsule containing ...
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.
After joining as a member of the Maryborough Sporting Car Club 67 years ago, the loss of a woman who was a pillar of the club for many decades is being mourned by the community. Margaret Joan ...
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 ...
Emergency service crews raced to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash at Walliebum on the Maryborough-Hervey Bay Rd. The crash happened on the main road between Hervey Bay and Maryborough about 10.02am.
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 ...