"This has been a decade-long detective story, with each recorded meteorite fall providing a new clue," said one astronomer.

For centuries, scientists have sought to understand the origins of meteorites that fall to Earth. Recent research has ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned samples from asteroid Bennu, which showed discoveries about life and the early solar ...

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four planets orbiting a star less than 6 light-years away with help from some of ...

Where do meteorites of different types come from? In a review paper in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science, ...

New connections discovered between the Sun's photosphere and CI chondrites meteorites, providing clues about the origin of materials.

The discovery that weather radar systems can detect meteorite falls marks a significant leap in how scientists study and ...

Researchers have discovered a 3.5-billion-year-old meteorite impact crater in Western Australia, providing new insights into ...

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Archaeologists have uncovered stunning evidence that Iron Age metalworkers in Poland were forging jewelry from meteorites ...

The once-in-a-century discovery of an ancient Egyptian tomb belonging to King Thutmose II included some damaged but important ...