Meteorites are primarily stony chondrites, but also include iron-rich achondrites and pallasites. Studying meteors provides ...

However, not all of those celestial bodies survived, and a new analysis of a the meteorite NWA 15915 shows that it likely originated from a world that was similar to Mercury in its composition—but not ...

Scientists traced origins of 75 meteorites back to specific regions in the asteroid belt, revealing new insights into their ...

Where do meteorites of different type come from? In a review paper, astronomers trace the impact orbit of observed meteorite falls to several previously unidentified source regions in the asteroid ...

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

A team of astronomers has spent over a decade tracing meteorite impacts on Earth back to their original sources in the ...

It was a respectable tenure, but the world’s oldest known meteorite site is no longer western ... of some of the planet’s earliest eras, as well as the history of life on Earth.

For the first time, scientists are creating a geologic map of the asteroid belt—the region between Mars and Jupiter filled ...

Scientists in Australia have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater thanks to pristine ... according to the statement. As well as being a destructive force, the impact may have ...

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

Curtin University researchers have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could significantly redefine our understanding of the origins of life and how our planet was ...

This is particularly puzzling, as a vast majority of meteorites can be traced to some well-known parent body—whether that be ...