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

Where do meteorites of different types come from? In a review paper in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science, ...

Geologic map of the asteroid belt. Circles identify the asteroid families from which our meteorites originate and letters mark the corresponding meteorite type. The horizontal axis ranges from short ...

Even if this asteroid hits Earth, it could burn up in the atmosphere and become a much smaller meteorite before it lands. Slightly larger asteroids may make it through the atmosphere but often ...

MORE: Asteroid nearly hits Earth in Siberia, with a 2nd massive asteroid passing this week The meteorite strike may have even contributed to the formation of cratons, which are large, stable ...

As a planetary geologist, my research focuses on meteorite ... by this 90 m asteroid would be approximately 2.7 km in diameter. This is just over twice the diameter of the Meteor Crater.

A typical asteroid is seen in this image provided ... A: In the 1908 Tunguska event in Russia, in which a meteorite measuring approx. 50-60 meters across entered the atmosphere, trees were ...