A devastating meteorite strike over three billion years ago may have been just what early life needed to thrive. While it’s ...

A “city killer” asteroid experts feared was on a crash course with Earth is now expected to miss the planet — but it still ...

In April 2019, a rare and powerful meteorite fell near the town of Aguas Zarcas in northern Costa Rica. Scientists say it’s ...

One of the most studied space rocks of all time has given scientists another big surprise, with the "mudball meteorite" Aguas ...

Where do meteorites of different types come from? In a review paper in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science, astronomers trace the impact orbit of observed meteorite falls to several ...

Scientists traced origins of 75 meteorites back to specific regions in the asteroid belt, revealing new insights into their source families.

According to university officials, a meteorite crashed through a parked vehicle’s window in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, on May 17, 2023. “What are the odds, very slim,” said Brown ...

Today, the idea of a meteorite crashing into Earth brings fear and images of extinction. But billions of years ago, in a world ruled by single-celled organisms, those impacts may have been just ...