The USGS says they adapted these tips from the University of New Mexico Meteorite Museum. Density: Meteorites are usually quite heavy for their size, since they contain metallic iron and dense ...

For many years, planetary scientists have believed that water-rich meteorites arriving late in Earth's history (OK, the time ...

The Perseid meteor shower radiates from the constellation Perseus and occurs every year between July and September.

Thousands of people across metro Atlanta and the Southeast reported seeing what looked like a fireball falling through the sky on Thursday afternoon. It’s been reported that what was spotted in the ...

New research suggests Earth’s water came from sources other than meteorites, challenging long-standing theories on planetary ...

Ancient Moon dust, meteorite traces and Apollo samples are helping NASA scientists rethink where Earth’s water truly came ...

BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. — The explosive meteorite blasted into the skies over Georgia with a sonic boom, maybe you saw it on video or social media. But soon you’ll be able to see a chunk of the Georgia ...

Meteorites aren't very common in Florida, but there have been documented reports over the last 100-plus years, including three in this century. A fireball was reported by about 150 people from South ...

Researchers suspect that two meteorites found in the Sahara Desert in 2023 may originally have come from Mercury, which would make them the first identified fragments of the solar system’s innermost ...

Today's meteror can be tomorrow's (star) dust. Feb. 19, 2013 -- Meteorite hunters are converging on Chelyabinsk, Russia, seeking pieces of a space rock that exploded above that city last week, ...