Until now, only a small fraction of meteorites that land on Earth had been firmly linked back to their parent body out in space – but a set of new studies has just given us compelling origin stories ...
Where do meteorites of different types come from? In a review paper in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science, ...
Where do meteorites of different type come from? In a review paper, astronomers trace the impact orbit of observed meteorite falls to several previously unidentified source regions in the asteroid ...
Mars has a distinct structure in its mantle and crust with discernible reservoirs, and this is known thanks to meteorites that scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and ...
The Peabody Museum of Natural History is now home to one of the largest and most diverse meteorite collections in the world — one that has drawn interest from researchers around the globe. The ...
A chunk of meteorite that was recently recovered from a driveway in Winchcombe, England. The meteorite is a rare and ancient type known as a carbonaceous chondrite, and its composition could help ...
The asteroid 2024 BX1’s trip toward Earth ended in a fireball Jan. 21, 2024. Soon after, experts rushed to locate pieces of the resulting meteorite. The fragments — about the size of a walnut — were ...
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When is a double fireball not a double fireball? Astronomers explain the viral meteor videos and the trick of the light behind them
The viral clips showing two meteors streaking across the sky were actually the result of a light reflection trick, experts confirm.
Geologic map of the asteroid belt. Circles identify the asteroid families from which our meteorites originate and letters mark the corresponding meteorite type. The horizontal axis ranges from short ...
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