Meteorites
Meteorite Crashes Through Roof of a House in Connecticut
A rock that crashed through a house in Connecticut last weekend has been confirmed to be a meteorite. Homeowner Larry…
Earth is the Most Exotic Place In The Universe
I'm often asked by students in my community education astronomy classes whether any new elements have been found in outer…
Giant Ancient Impact Crater Confirmed in Iowa
A monster lurks under northeastern Iowa. That monster is in the form of a giant buried basin, the result of…
Big Meteorite Chunk Found in Russia’s Ural Mountains
Scientists and meteorites hunters have been on a quest to find bits of rock from the asteroid which exploded over…
Russian Fireball Inspires Journey into the World of Meteorites
A little more than week ago a 7,000 ton, 50-foot (15-meter) wide meteoroid made an unexpected visit over Russia to…
Infographic: What’s the Difference Between a Comet, Asteroid and Meteor?
With all the various space rocks flying by and into Earth last Friday, perhaps you’ve been wondering about the correct…
Meteorite From Mars is Water-Rich
Martian meteorite NWA 7034 weighs approximately 320 grams (11 ounces). Credit: NASA A 2-billion-year-old rock found in the Sahara desert…
Daylight Fireball Dazzles Colorado, Grounds Fire Tankers
A dazzling daytime fireball zipped across New Mexico and Colorado yesterday creating a stir among law enforcement agencies, news organizations,…
Organics Found in Mars Meteorites, But Nothing Biological
Editor’s note: This guest post was written by Andy Tomaswick, an electrical engineer who follows space science and technology. The…
Video of California Daytime Fireball Surfaces
Video footage has finally surfaced of the daytime fireball that illuminated the sky over the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California…