Meteorites
Meteorites Hold Early Atmospheres From Across the Solar System
Since they were formed in the early solar system, many meteorites offer an unadulterated view into what that solar system…
100-meter Asteroid Created a Strange Impact Event in Antarctica 430,000 Years Ago
The effects of ancient asteroid impacts on Earth are still evident from the variety of impact craters across our planet.…
The Surprising Discovery of Ceramic Chips Inside Meteorites Means There Were Wild Temperature Variations In the Early Solar System
Meteorites are excellent windows into early solar system formation. Many were formed in the those early days, and unlike rocks…
Chinese Asteroid Mining Robot Due to Launch in November
Does it seem like science is catching up with science fiction? Sometimes it does. Especially when there's an announcement like…
Ancient Meteorites Can be Found Embedded in Rocks, Like Fossils
Comets visit the inner Solar System, and leave without saying goodbye. Maybe they leave a trail of dust behind, and…
A Group of Meteorites All Came From a Destroyed Planetesimal With a Magnetic Core
Before our Solar System had planets, it had planetesimals. Scientists think that most of the meteorites that have struck Earth…
Terrible Luck. The Only Person Ever Killed by a Meteorite – Back in 1888
What are your chances of getting smacked – and killed -- by a meteorite? One astronomer put the odds of…
Almost 800,000 Years Ago, an Enormous Meteorite Struck Earth. Now We Know Where.
20% of the surface of Earth's Eastern Hemisphere is littered with a certain kind of rock. Black, glossy blobs called…
A Distant Asteroid Collision Gave Earthly Biodiversity An Ancient Boost
About 466 million years ago, there was an asteroid collision in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The collision…
Metallic Asteroids Might Have Had Volcanoes Erupting Molten Iron. That’s So Metal
Remember the asteroid Psyche? It's the largest known asteroid in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. It's been in…