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

In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...

Meteorites are rocks from space that survive their fiery descent through Earth's atmosphere and reach the ground. More than ...

Remember the potential "city killer" asteroid we were all freaking out about, 2024 YR4? Initially predicted with a small but ...

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

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

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

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

Jenniskens and Devillepoix find that low iron (L chondrite) and very low iron (LL chondrite) meteorites come to us primarily from the inner main belt. Scientists have long linked the LL chondrites to ...

Learn about the projects that hope to acquire rare metals from space by mining asteroids, creating a budding industry with ...