In April 2019, rare primitive meteorites fell near the town of Aguas Zarcas in northern Costa Rica. In an article published ...

However, not all of those celestial bodies survived, and a new analysis of a the meteorite NWA 15915 shows that it likely originated from a world that was similar to Mercury in its composition—but not ...

"This has been a decade-long detective story, with each recorded meteorite fall providing a new clue," said one astronomer.

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

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

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

A "Mars rock" that will go on display at the World Expo in Osaka opening next month has left a Tokyo research facility for ...

This is particularly puzzling, as a vast majority of meteorites can be traced to some well-known parent body—whether that be ...