People often use the words meteor and meteorite interchangeably, usually when describing a bright streak of light crossing the night sky. The distinction is simple, though the objects involved are ...

A New Jersey meteorite that crashed into a house two years ago contains "salty" fluids that scientists say may be building ...

On Sunday November 2, people in eastern Victoria witnessed a bright streak across the sky followed by a loud sonic boom that felt like an earthquake. The event was captured by security cameras and ...

The meteor that fell on a house contained "alien world" chemistry that scientists believe could hold clues to the molecules ...

The Hoba meteorite in Namibia is the largest known natural piece of iron on Earth, weighing about 60 metric tons today. By ...

When scientists examined the rocks, they determined it belonged to one of two known types of primitive meteorites. The post ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — "Did you hear it?" It's the question that has been circulating across New England since Saturday after a meteor exploded over the region, producing a loud boom that could be ...

The Earth is under assault. Space rocks are constantly hurtling toward us, slamming into the atmosphere and often exploding into fireballs that both delight and alarm. Thankfully, the vast majority ...

Meteorite fragments land across every corner of Earth. But among the roughly 80,000 meteorites discovered so far, only a handful are known as angrites—and at least one of them might be the remnant of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. When is the Geminid meteor shower? The most prolific and ...

It’s the question that has been circulating across New England since Saturday after a meteor exploded over the region, producing a loud boom that could be heard several states away. According to the ...