Following the cataclysmic impact of the Chicxulub asteroid 66 million years ago ... the fossils concealed within the caves constitute genuine treasures, allowing for teams of specialized ...

A police officer has found the first sample of a meteorite that blazed across WA skies a week ago. The impact location was traced to a salt lake between Norseman and Hyden in the state's south.

"Like the Lord puts your face right in front of what you are looking for." He had been on the hunt for a meteorite for 10 years and knew that, at last, he had found one. More correctly, he'd found ...

Here’s how it works. A newly discovered house-size asteroid is set to make a close, yet harmless approach to Earth today (May 21), passing within one-third of the Earth-moon distance.

Early morning on May 12, truck driver Brian Robbins witnessed the meteor illuminate the sky above the town of Coolgardie, according to Storyful. Dashcam footage shows the fireball, known as a ...

The last major asteroid impact on Earth was the Tunguska Event in 1908 in Siberia, where an asteroid, estimated to be between 50–100 meters in diameter, exploded in the Earth's atmosphere and ...

Was it a Soviet Venus probe? Was it one of Elon Musk’s satellites or rockets? Was it a meteor? Was it a comet? While these objects have some similarities, there are crucial differences that can ...

Residents in a major state have been treated to a dazzling astronomical event as a blazing meteor lit up the skies, even taking astronomers by surprise. The bright fireball passed through the ...

Australia's Perth Observatory noted that the fireball was “most likely" caused by "an iron meteor” about the size of a “cricket ball to a basketball” Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer ...

May 12 (UPI) --Astronomy experts in Western Australia said a bright green light that illuminated the early morning sky over the state was actually "one hell of a meteor." Witnesses ranging from ...