Meteorites

Meteorites from a 2008 asteroid impact came from the space rock’s backside

Debris pattern reveals how asteroid 2008 TC3 broke apart.

By Phil Plait | 

4 weeks ago

Meteorite bears the imprint of a supernova from before the solar system was born

Hypatia may be a piece of a supernova you can hold in your hand.

By Phil Plait | 

3 months ago

Are we the aliens? Meteorites might have brought the stuff in our genes to Earth

It came from outer space. 

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

4 months ago

King Tut's meteorite dagger unsheathes more mysteries

It came from outer space, but it didn't land in Egypt.

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

6 months ago

Glass reveals a ginormous comet exploded right above the Atacama desert 12,000 years ago

We just learned a comet exploded over the desert some 12,000 years ago, and the evidence was trapped in glass.

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

10 months ago

So that’s where all those Martian meteorites came from (actual Martians not included)

Martian meteorites on Earth are the closest thing to samples from Mars; now we know where they're from.

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

10 months ago

Tiny grains of alien material in meteorites point to origins in other stars

By Phil Plait | 

11 months ago

A nuclear test creates a forbidden crystal. This is the fivefold way.

By Phil Plait | 

1 year ago

Meteorite that once had CO2-rich water could mean Earth’s water came from real far out

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

1 year ago

Heating up meteorites could tell us more about exoplanet atmospheres and potential for life

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

1 year ago