Many scientists believe that the tektites, which are found in several areas around the world, were formed when meteorites or comets collided with the earth. The en- counters were so catastrophic ...

Elmore County man Joe Champion claims he recently discovered a rare meteorite in a load of soil and rock he was sorting through. Champion identified the find as a pallasite meteorite, which are ...

Two fragments of a four-billion-year-old meteorite have been recovered from a remote salt lake, just days after a fireball blazed across the state’s night sky. Researchers from Curtin University ...

A recent Toho University study has revealed that the end of life will not happen by climate change or a meteorite hit, but a sheer lack of oxygen on the planet A NASA-led study has now confirmed ...

Occasionally pieces of the bolide – meteorites – even make it to Earth’s surface. While bolides can survive longer than shooting stars, they also don’t last for long. As they are initially ...

Warning: Gross imagery and descriptions follow. Obviously! The human body is a mystery. A mass of tissue, muscles, vascular systems, and 70% water? Are we just walking flesh balloons filled with ...

The Eta Aquarids meteor shower peaks May 5-6. Michigan stargazers can head to the nearest clear, open area to glimpse the meteors. A cloudy, rainy forecast could disrupt viewing plans, National ...

Making amino acids is tricky, even in the laboratory. We know amino acids exist in some kinds of meteorites and interplanetary dust particles. When they rain down on a planet's surface ...