"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 ...

In the mid-1990s, a meteorite with the unmemorable name ALH84001 became the most famous rock in the world. Because one team ...

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

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

Modern weather radars detect meteorite falls, confirming shocking daytime flashes and guiding precise recoveries.

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

The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity—or not ...

On the afternoon of May 17, 2023, a rock smashed through the back windshield of an SUV parked in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, ...

A Brown University lab helped verify a meteorite that landed on a Pennsylvania resident's ice cream, university officials ...

Brown University scientists are receiving some sweet recognition after identifying a meteorite that crashed through a car window and into a carton of ice cream in Pennsylvania nearly two years ago.

The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity — or not.