On S. Church Street next to Teammates Pizza, Jennifer “RedStar” Farrell has created one of the most unique and vibrant shops in Mountain City. RedStar’s Rocks centers around her stunning ...

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 ...

The team obtained the 431.3-gram Paitan main mass and 3.3-gram Pampanga fragment from Dieter Heinlein, a German meteoriticist collecting meteorites and tektites since 1978. Mar Christian Cruz ...

571, on the origin of tektites, the strongest argument against his suggestion that they were formed by the fusion of terrestrial material in meteorite craters is that no tektite has yet been ...

The team looked at other isotope ratios and found they are consistent with other known Australasian tektites. So these particular spherules have a local origin. But that doesn't mean interstellar ...

“Tektites,” announced the cashier, handing over a photocopied paper that indicated they formed in a mysterious meteorite strike—Earth’s last major impact, in fact, a catastrophic collision ...

Photo by Wim Vertriest. Tektites are a form of natural glass related to extraterrestrial impact. When a meteorite hits Earth’s surface, the impact site is subjected to tremendous heat and pressure.

Analyses of tektites found in Thailand and other geologic evidence as well as computer simulations suggest a probable source. A 2-kilometer-wide meteorite struck Laos about 800,000 years ago and ...

Languages: English, Spanish A woman in France recently enjoying coffee with her friend was struck by a small meteorite in what is considered an extremely rare event, according to local news.

Tektites: They are small bodies of natural glass formed from terrestrial debris ejected during meteorite impacts, they can be black, green, brown, or gray in color. To find Earth’s impact ...

A meteorite struck a home in Hopewell Township, New Jersey, earlier this week, a physics professor at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) confirmed. Hopewell Township Police said a metallic object ...