Fragile and chemically complex, carbonaceous meteorites rarely survive the long fall to Earth intact. When they do, they ...

Sifting through the first-ever rock samples collected from the far side of the Moon, scientists in China have unearthed a surprise: fragments of a rare type of meteorite that could help to piece ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was the darkened morning hours of July 6 when Christian Varady saw the fireball falling from the sky, a momentary streak of ...

For Houstonians who saw it, the fireball meteor that streaked across the East Texas sky last month was a brief, blazing moment of awe. For space researchers at Rice University, it was an opportunity.

In a major scientific achievement, Chinese researchers have created a rare type of diamond called hexagonal diamond, which is naturally found only in meteorites. The research, published in Nature, is ...

The fireball shattered with the force of 26 tons of TNT, potentially spreading shards over a swathe of Texas land. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Recent meteors over Ohio and Michigan have sparked interest in meteorite hunting. A Michigan man found a rare meteorite in Ohio from the St. Patrick's Day meteor event. Meteorite values can range from ...

Many people across Texas and the country have reported hearing a loud boom and seeing bright fireballs streak across the sky over the last week. The sightings have sparked concern, especially as ...