Meteorites
Does Antarctica Have A Hidden Layer Of Meteorites Below Its Surface?
A team of University of Manchester researchers proposes an intriguing answer to the puzzle of why we've found precious few…
NASA Says Indian Event Was Not Meteorite
On Feb. 6th a bus driver in India was reportedly struck and killed by a falling meteorite. Did this really…
A Halloween Season ‘Taurid Meteor Swarm’ on Tap for 2015?
Asteroid 2015 TB145 isn’t the only cosmic visitor paying our planet a trick-or-treat visit over the coming week. With any…
What Is The Difference Between Asteroids and Meteorites?
Asteroids, meteors, and meteorites ... It might be fair to say these rocks from space inspire both wonder and fear…
Moroccan Meteorite May Be a 4.4-Billion-Year-Old Chunk of Dark Martian Crust
Mars is often referred to as the Red Planet. But its signature color is only skin-deep – or, I should say,…
Did a House-Sized Meteorite Create This Mysterious Circle in Antarctica?
Endless blinding white ice as far as the eye can see. This is the common scene from the window of…
Defining Life I: What are Astrobiologists Looking For?
How can astrobiologists find extraterrestrial life? In everyday life, we usually don’t have any problem telling that a dog or…
Meteoric Evidence Suggests Mars May Have a Subsurface Reservoir
It is a scientific fact that water exists on Mars. Though most of it today consists of water ice in…
The Curious History of the Geminid Meteors
UPDATE: Tune in this Sunday as the good folks over at the Virtual Telescope Project feature a live webcast covering…
Earth May Have Lost Some Primoridial Atmosphere to Meteors
During the Hadean Eon, some 4.5 billion years ago, the world was a much different place than it is today.…