Elsewhere in the Eastern Cape, videos and photographs on social media of a bright light in the sky tipped scientists off to the possibility that a meteorite had fallen in the area.

The trio acknowledges that there are reasonable pro and con arguments for the existence (or not) of the Chinguetti meteorite. On the con side, there is no evidence of an impact crater, although a ...

Researchers study remains of meteorite Velaidum, who was curious about the origins of the dark gray powder near his walkway, collected some samples of the remnants and submitted them to a ...

Herd added that when the meteorite, which likely weighed around one kilogram, first entered the atmosphere, it was traveling about 50 times the speed of sound, or 60,000 kilometers per hour. But ...

For possibly the first time ever, a meteorite has been captured on video and audio as it struck the Earth, just outside one man's home. Joe Velaidum, of Marshfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada ...

The meteorite he found Sunday morning, clocking in at 14.33 grams, could sell for upward of $1,500. But Albin plans to hang on to it — he said it’s the “most beautiful space rock he’s ever ...

A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth is expected to fetch up to $4 million. It’s up for auction at Sotheby’s. Known as NWA 16788, the meteorite weighs 54 pounds (24.5 ...

A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth has sold for $5.3 million, with taxes and fees, to an anonymous bidder at a Sotheby’s New York auction Wednesday.

Just over 23 grams of the meteorite were donated by the homeowner to the state of Georgia for classification and to be archived. After classification, it can receive an official name. That makes ...