Meteorites
Impact in Latvia Creates 20-Meter Crater
[/caption] A possible meteorite fall near in northern Latvia on Sunday left a crater approximately 20 meters (66 feet) in…
More Chunks of SUV-Smashing Meteorite Found
Three golf ball-sized fragments have been found from a meteorite that created a brilliant fireball seen over Ontario, Canada on…
Pictures and Videos Capture Canadian Fireball from Sept. 25, 2009
A brilliant fireball seen over Ontario, Canada on September 25, 2009 was captured by seven all-sky cameras of the University…
Understanding 2008 TC3 a Year After Impact
[/caption] The first asteroid to have been spotted before hitting Earth, 2008 TC3, crashed in northern Sudan one year ago…
Opportunity Finds Another Big Meteorite
[/caption] It's amazing what a rover can find laying by the side of the road. The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity…
Watching Science in Action on Mars
[/caption] One of the great things about the Mars Exploration Rovers is that we get to see these scrappy little…
Building Blocks of Life Can Form on Cold, Rocky Planets — Anywhere
Our old friend and headline-maker is back in the news. Meteorite ALH84001 -- the Mars rock that sent the world…
Meteorites Reveal Mars’ Past: Molten Surface, Thick Atmosphere
If Mars ever had water flowing on its surface, as the many canyons and riverbed-like features on the Red Planet…