On March 15, 1806, a meteorite fell from the sky near the town of Alais, France. Known as the Alais meteorite, this was the first object from space in which scientists discovered organic chemicals.

Radar Detection: Day and Night Most people associate meteor showers and meteorite falls with the nighttime sky, but in reality, meteorites can fall at any time of day. Our visual perception is ...

The 311-gram space rock was discovered in 2023 and is known as the Northwest Africa 16286 meteorite — and based on the decay ...

Two meteorites found in the Sahara show tantalizing similarities to the innermost planet, and while researchers say they are ...

Researchers suspect that two meteorites found in the Sahara Desert in 2023 may originally have come from Mercury, which would ...

The pieces of a meteorite that fell in Costa Rica in 2019 are so unusual that scientists believe it had moved through space relatively unscathed — that is, until it encountered our planet.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Strange hexagonal diamonds may have been jettisoned into space when a dwarf planet collided ...

Scientists have identified two minerals never before seen on Earth in a meteorite weighing 15.2 metric tons (33,510 pounds). The minerals came from a nearly 2.5-ounce slice of the meteorite, which ...

On July 6, 2023, a French woman was out on her porch when she was struck, allegedly, by a rock from space. By her accounting, something struck the roof of her house, causing a loud noise, then a ...