Diamonds Trapped in Strange Meteorite Came From Solar System’s Earliest Planets
Impurities in the diamonds could only have formed within a planet the size of Mercury or Mars
How to Catch a Glimpse of This Weekend’s Lyrid Meteor Shower
Conditions are expected to be favorable, and experts say the shower might produce as many as 18 meteors every hour
The Meteorite That Killed the Dinosaurs May Have Also Triggered Underwater Volcanoes
In a new study, scientists peered into 100 million years of seafloor history to find something strange
Meteorite Hunters Recover Fragments of Fireball That Exploded Over Michigan
Amateurs and professionals comb snowy landscapes for shards of the exploded meteor
Meteor Explodes With a Brilliant Flash Over Michigan
The blast caused shook the ground and likely scattered small hunks of space rock in the region
Quadrantid Meteor Shower Kicks Off the New Year
The annual show is known for producing long-lasting, bright fireballs from asteroid 2003 EH1
Geminid Meteor Shower Will Blaze Across Skies
Will you stay up to catch the show?
Leonid Meteor Shower Will Streak Through Skies This Weekend
Expect 10 to 25 shooting stars per hour as the planet passes through the debris of comet Tempel-Tuttle
Look Up: The Orionid Meteor Shower Will Streak Through Skies This Weekend
Bits of Halley’s Comet are raining down on Earth, and the show will peak in the wee hours of Saturday morning
Catch the Perseid Meteor Shower’s Fiery Show
Though the moon will partially obscure the normally dazzling sight, the shower’s peak is still worth a peek
Geek Out to This Asteroid Day Livestream
For 24 hours a YouTube channel will host discussions on space rocks and their potential impacts on Earth
Jupiter Could Be the Solar System’s Oldest Resident
The early former may have set up just the right conditions for Earth to take shape
Piece of the Meteorite That Struck a Woman Sells for More Than Its Weight in Gold
About the size of a dime, the fraction of the space rock fetched $7,500 at auction
Beads Made From Meteorite Reveal Ancient Trade Network
Researchers have confirmed iron beads in Illinois come from a Minnesota meteorite, supporting a theory called the Hopewell Interaction Sphere
Scientists Didn’t Believe in Meteorites Until 1803
The l’Aigle meteorite fall involved more than 3,000 pieces of rock and numerous witnesses, and it changed everything
Blazing Green Meteor Lights Up Midwest Skies
Early Monday morning, the fireball buzzed Wisconsin before breaking up over Lake Michigan
Introducing the Global Effort to Map the Night Sky
How astronomers around the world are piecing together a patchwork quilt of celestial activity
Sure, Earth Could Get Hit by a Deadly Asteroid—But There’s an Upside
Con: Devastating outer space impacts. Pro: Global unity!
The Full Moon May Dull the Dazzle of this Year’s Geminid Meteor Shower—But You Can Still Catch a Glimpse
With just the right timing, stargazers could catch a few of the sparkling streaks
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