Meteorite
Boom! Japanese astronomer captures meteorite impact on moon (video)
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2 weeks ago
Boom! Japanese astronomer captures meteorite impact on moon (video)
A Japanese astronomer captured the telltale flash of a meteorite crashing into the Moon, causing a brief flash on the…
Scientists have found in Texas a meteorite from a fireball that exploded with a force of 8 tons of TNT
Science
February 24, 2023
Scientists have found in Texas a meteorite from a fireball that exploded with a force of 8 tons of TNT
Scientists have discovered a 1,000-pound space rock meteorite that exploded over Texas this month with a force of 8 tons…
10 years after the meteorite of the century, images of the fall are still eerie –
Technology
February 18, 2023
10 years after the meteorite of the century, images of the fall are still eerie –
Almost every day, a piece of space rock crashes into Earth after it burns up in the sky in a…
Untouched meteorite contaminated with table salt has landed on Earth
Science
February 16, 2023
Untouched meteorite contaminated with table salt has landed on Earth
Close-up of white salt crystals on the gray rocky surface of a meteorite fragment. (Image credit: Meteoritics & Planetary Science/Jenkins…
The explosion of the Chelyabinsk meteorite became a wake-up call for planetary defense
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February 15, 2023
The explosion of the Chelyabinsk meteorite became a wake-up call for planetary defense
Feb. December 15, 2013 Paul Hodas, manager of the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory…
Curiosity rover discovers new meteorite on Martian soil
Science
February 8, 2023
Curiosity rover discovers new meteorite on Martian soil
⇧ [VIDÉO] You may also like this affiliate content (after ads) This meteorite with a diameter of about thirty centimeters…
Curiosity rover finds metal meteorite on Mars
Science
February 3, 2023
Curiosity rover finds metal meteorite on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has discovered another meteorite on Mars. The space rock is about 1 foot (0.3 meters) wide and…
Scientists have found a 17-kilogram meteorite in icy Antarctica
Science
January 21, 2023
Scientists have found a 17-kilogram meteorite in icy Antarctica
A brave team of scientists braved the harsh conditions of Antarctica’s icy desert to discover five new meteorites, including a…
Meteorite that fell on a road in the UK contains the building blocks of life
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January 18, 2023
Meteorite that fell on a road in the UK contains the building blocks of life
The Winchcombe meteorite, which fell into a driveway in England in 2021 and is clean enough to rival asteroid samples…
Martian meteorite with organic molecules provides clues to chances of ancient life
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January 13, 2023
Martian meteorite with organic molecules provides clues to chances of ancient life
A Martian meteorite that fell in Morocco 11 years ago contains a huge variety of organic compounds that could help…