"Supporting evidence includes the existence of associated dust bands, the cosmic-ray exposure ages of H chondrite meteorites, ...

New research has the answer. By studying the composition of meteorites that have landed over the years and the asteroids ...

Our planet’s surface is littered with debris from the skies — and researchers have found that most come from only a few ...

Prior to the new research, scientists had traced the source of just 6 percent of the known meteorites that fell on our planet ...

Researchers found that 70% of meteorites originate from three asteroid families formed by recent collisions. They have ...

The sight of a fireball streaking across the sky brings wonder and excitement to children and adults alike. It's a reminder ...

Over time, the meteorites that land on Earth will be able to tell the story of events happening 200 million miles away in ...

About 60 per cent of meteorites discovered on Earth are found in Antarctica and recovering these is essential for the UAE ...

An international team led by three researchers from the CNRS, the European Southern Observatory (ESO, Europe), and Charles ...

Three new studies have revealed the common origin of most of the meteorites that hit Earth, linking them to collisions in the ...

An international team has successfully demonstrated that 70% of all known meteorite falls originate from just three young asteroid families. These families were produced by three recent collisions ...

Until recently, the origin of almost all meteorites was unknown. A research team could now assign more than two thirds to ...