Meteorites
The Link Between Asteroids and Meteorites
In theory, asteroids and meteorites are made of the same basic elements; it's just that asteroids are much much bigger.…
Washed Out Perseids Will Peak on Friday
One of the best meteor showers of the year - the Perseids - will get washed out by a nearly…
Meteoroid Strike on the Moon
NASA researchers fortunate enough to be recording the Moon through a 10" telescope equipped with a video camera when they…
New Technique for Finding Organic Molecules in Meteorites
Tiny particles of meteorites with portions of nitrogen and hydrogen. Image credit: Henner Busemann. Click to enlarge When the Solar…
Microscopic Tunnels Carved by Martian Microbes?
A thin slice of the Nakhla meteor. Image credit: OSU Click to enlarge. Bacteria seem to live anywhere there's water.…
Look Up, You Might See a Fireball
Have you seen some really bright meteors in the sky? You might have been lucky enough to see a fireball…
Meteorites Could Have Supplied the Earth with Phosphorus
Phosphorus is central to life on Earth for many reasons; it forms the backbone of DNA and RNA, and it's…
New Research Doubts Life in Martian Meteorite
When scientists announced that they had found evidence of past life in a meteorite from Mars in 1996, it set…
Silicate Found in a Meteorite
A group of scientists from Washington University in St. Louis found nine specks of silicate stardust inside a primitive meteorite,…
More Support for Life in Martian Meteorite
Researchers from the University of Queensland believe they have more evidence that supports the theory that NASA researchers found life…