Where do meteorites of different types come from? In a review paper in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science, ...

"This has been a decade-long detective story, with each recorded meteorite fall providing a new clue," said one astronomer.

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 ...

For centuries, scientists have sought to understand the origins of meteorites that fall to Earth. Recent research has ...

Modern weather radars detect meteorite falls, confirming shocking daytime flashes and guiding precise recoveries.

On the afternoon of May 17, 2023, a rock smashed through the back windshield of an SUV parked in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, ...

A map showing every meteor strike since 2,300 B.C. is now making the rounds. The map was created by Javier de la Torre, co-founder of data visualization company CartoDB. De la Torre used data ...

Eyewitnesses reported hearing a "sonic boom" when a meteorite fell in Washington County in late February, according to NASA.

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 ...

Jenniskens and Devillepoix find that low iron (L chondrite) and very low iron (LL chondrite) meteorites come to us primarily from the inner main belt. Scientists have long linked the LL chondrites to ...