Researchers were able to determine that the asteroid came from the inner Asteroid Belt, the region between Mars and Jupiter, ...

This summer, something surprising took place in a quiet Georgia neighborhood. A bright fireball suddenly streaked across the daylight sky, taking everyone by surprise. Soon after, there was a loud ...

ATLANTA (WJW) — A meteorite that crash-landed into a Georgia home earlier this summer turns out to be millions of years older than Earth itself, according to researchers at the University of Georgia.

(CNN) — Although two 4.5-billion-year-old meteorites crashed to Earth in 1998, it's taken until now to uncover some of their secrets. The two meteorites, called Monahans and Zag, are the first ...

It is now named asteroid 2023 CX1, marking the first cosmic object from discovery to destruction, and then to the collection of its meteorite fragments. The object was only detected a few hours before ...

Fragments of the extraterrestrial rock were turned over to scientists after they fell to Earth this summer to determine their ... about the rock to further understand the potential threats meteorites ...

Saturn is known for its dazzling ring system, which is the most complex of all the planets in our solar system. The rings are made of ice and rock and can even be seen through a small telescope. A new ...

To answer a question or ask a new one, email lastword@newscientist.com Between 50,000 and 100,000 tonnes of light gases such ...

Later, I researched and learned that they were referring to carbonaceous chondrites, which are those meteorites that, when sliced open, reveal round little chondrules inside. I remember watching a ...