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One That Fell to Earth: Researchers Reveal 2012 Novato Meteorite Took a Beating
What's the chance of that thump you just heard in your house was a meteorite hitting your roof? That was…
What Created This Huge Crater In Siberia?
What is it with Russia and explosive events of cosmic origins? The 1908 Tunguska Explosion, the Chelyabinsk bolide of February 2013, and…
Rock On! Curiosity Spots a Heavy Metal Meteorite
Talk about heavy metal! This shiny, lumpy rock spotted by NASA's Curiosity rover is likely made mostly of iron --…
Eureka! Kola Fireball Meteorites Found in Russia
A spectacular fireball that crackled across the sky near the Russia-Finnish border on April 19th this year left more than a bright…
“Tea, Earl Grey, Hot”… How Scientists Replicated a Mars Meteorite
Captain Picard orders tea "Tea, Earl Grey, hot." Who doesn't remember that famous command by Captain Picard's of TV's "Star…
Weekly Space Hangout – April 11, 2014: Exomoons, Eclipses & Launches
Host: Fraser Cain Astrojournalist: Morgan Rehnberg(cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter) (more…)
Astronomy Cast Ep. 334: Chelyabinsk
Around this time last year a space rock crashed into the Earth above Chelyabinsk, Russia. It brightened the skies for…
Possible Huge Meteorite Fragment Recovered From Russian Fireball
A half-ton meteorite -- presumably from the Russian fireball that broke up over Chelyabinsk in February -- was dragged up…
Claims of Tunguska Meteorite Fragments “Ridiculous,” Scientist Says
Last week, Russian researcher Andrei Zlobin announced that stony fragments collected from a riverbed in 1988 are "probably Tunguska meteorites,"…
Friday Night Lights: Fireball Lights Up the U.S. East Coast
Last night a bright meteor was spotted up and down the northern mid-Atlantic United States from Maryland to Manhattan to…