A meteorite that fell in Germany in 1724 contains a form of silica that conducts heat in a stable manner and baffles physicists.

Diamonds are famous for their strength, but scientists have long suspected that another form of diamond might be even harder. Evidence of this was gathered over the past sixty years in meteorite ...

A new study has found that an asteroid NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different route around the sun.

A fungus aboard the ISS extracted palladium from meteorite rock, hinting at future space mining powered by living microbes.

“Meteorites” are space rocks that have survived passage through Earth’s atmosphere and have landed on the planet’s surface. They’re different than “meteoroids” (space rocks outside the Earth’s ...

Understanding the make-up of asteroids also matters for the future of exploration: some asteroids may contain metals, ...

Revolutionary futuristic warplanes were developed in the Second World War. To prevent the enemy from learning the secrets of ...

On Feb. 8, 1969, a massive meteorite rained a couple of tons of stones on the Mexican town of Allende, not far from the Texas border. The fireball scattered thousands of stones over a huge area. Over ...

A fireball meteor with blue and green flames was seen across Ohio on the night of February 10, 2026. Eyewitnesses and social media videos captured the bright meteor, its visible tail, and in some ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Did you see a fireball meteor Tuesday night? According to the American Meteor Society, over 90 people reported seeing a meteor across Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and ...

Some bacteria can take a punch that would crush a submarine. In a new set of impact tests, one desert microbe, Deinococcus ...

Did you see it?Multiple reports came in overnight of a fireball meteor lighting up skies across Ohio.Viewers sent in videos from doorbell cameras in Highland and Clinton counties, showing the fireball ...