Meteorites

The Curiosity rover just found an alien metal meteorite on Mars

Between searching for alien microbes, Curiosity took a moment to blast a Martian meteorite.

By Cassidy Ward | 

1 month ago

The Earth and a newly noticed asteroid will have a close call this week

Like two (space) ships passing in the night.

By Cassidy Ward | 

1 month ago

New alien minerals found inside 15-ton fallen asteroid

This is technically meteorite mining. Technically.

By Cassidy Ward | 

2 months ago

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 | 

7 months 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 | 

9 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 | 

10 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 | 

1 year 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 | 

1 year 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 | 

1 year ago

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

By Phil Plait | 

1 year ago