The Winchcombe meteorite is now official. The rocky material that fell to Earth in a blazing fireball over the Cotswold town of Winchcombe in February has had its classification formally accepted.

Learn why carbon-containing meteorites appear to be less "shocked" than expected, missing the effects often seen in a meteorite impact. Meteorites carry clues that are pivotal in exploring the history ...

The asteroid 2024 BX1’s trip toward Earth ended in a fireball Jan. 21, 2024. Soon after, experts rushed to locate pieces of the resulting meteorite. The fragments — about the size of a walnut — were ...

“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 ...