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

In the year 2,000, a Chinese dealer purchased an unusual-looking rock weighing around a ton. He cleaned it off, removing 20 ...

On a quiet night in, a meteorite sails through your window. How did it get here from space? What would it do to your body?

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists traced 70% of meteorites to three asteroid families. This discovery solves a mystery about meteorite origins.

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

Meteorites have bombarded Earth for billions of years, often causing minimal damage but occasionally leading to cataclysmic events. Recent studies reveal that 70% of meteorites originate from three ...

Learn how the meteorite might have been incorporated into life on Earth.

Meteorites - rocks that fall to Earth from space - have pelted our planet from its birth about 4.5 billion years ago to today ...