Amateur Astronomer Discovers Ancient Meteorite Impact Using Google Maps
Joël Lapointe was casually browsing Google Maps, planning hiking routes for an upcoming camping trip, when he stumbled…
The Largest Intact Meteorite on Earth Is Still Exactly Where It Landed. But Why No Crater?
The Hoba Meteorite. Image via Wiki Commons. The Hoba meteorite in Namibia is the largest known natural piece…
Meteor shower known for its fireballs dazzles SC sky
NASA predicts the Perseids — the annual meteor shower famous for its fireballs and bountiful shooting stars —…
Rare Sahara meteorite may be a fragment of a lost planet destroyed at the solar system’s dawn
Scientists have proposed that Northwest Africa 12774, a meteorite recovered from the Sahara Desert, may be debris from…
Rare lunar meteorite was smacked three times before finally hitting Earth
A rare type of meteorite discovered in Mali is revealing a multibillion-year tale of lunar catastrophes. With its…
Meteors are more common than you might think. Here’s what happened with one in Houston – Houston Public Media
AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki Meteorite hunter Roberto Vargas, of Connecticut, displays one of the meteorites he found in Sharon…
Houston homeowner gets attention after possible meteorite crash
HOUSTON – A Houston woman says a rock from space may have crashed straight through her home, leaving…
Ohio man finds possible meteorite after bright fireball streaks across 12 states
People in northern Ohio are already discovering pieces of space rock after a meteor streaked through the atmosphere…
Ancient Weed Contains Water So Strange That Scientists Thought It Came From a Meteorite
Smooth horsetail along Thomas Creek, foothills of the Carson Range, Washoe County, Nevada. Credit: Matt Lavin/Flickr. Researchers at…
Something Crashed Through a Man’s Living Room in Broad Daylight: A 4.5-Billion-Year-Old Meteorite.
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