Meteorites
Dawn Spirals Down Closer to Vesta’s South Pole Impact Basin
[/caption] NASA's Dawn Asteroid Orbiter is now spiraling down ever closer to the protoplanet Vesta - since arriving on July…
First Ever Vesta Vistas from Orbit – in 2D and 3D
[/caption] The first ever Vesta Vista snapped from the protoplanets orbit has been transmitted back through 117 million miles of…
Dawn Exceeds Wildest Expectations as First Ever Spacecraft to Orbit a Protoplanet – Vesta
[/caption] NASA’s super exciting Dawn mission to the Asteroid Belt marked a major milestone in human history by becoming the…
Dawn Closing in on Asteroid Vesta as Views Exceed Hubble
[/caption] A new world in our Solar System is about to be unveiled for the first time – the mysterious…
NASA Researchers Find Brand New Mineral in Old Meteorite
[/caption] It’s a brand new mineral, and it’s from space. Researchers taking a new look at an old meteorite with…
Claim of Alien Life in Meteorites Needs Further Review
[/caption] A recent paper published by a NASA scientist claims the discovery evidence of fossil bacteria in a rare subclass…
Incoming! New Camera Network Tracks Fireballs
How often have you seen a meteor streak across the sky and wondered where it came from and what it…
Martian Meteorite Reveals Ancient Water Flows, Methane
[/caption] Scientists say a close-up look inside rare meteorite fragments from Mars shows evidence that impacts created flowing water near…
Researchers Discover 2nd Largest Impact Crater in Australia
[/caption] Geothermal energy researchers from the University of Queensland in Australia have identified what may be the second largest meteorite…
Oppy’s New Meteorite Find (in 3-D!)
[/caption] The Opportunity rover has done it again -- found another strange-looking rock sitting on Meridiani Planum, and it looks…