A newly discovered space rock zoomed safely by Earth on Wednesday (Oct. 15) at only about a quarter of the average distance to the moon.

SYRACUSE, N.Y — A man driving along I-81 in the Salina area had his dashcam rolling when a bright light streaked across the early morning sky on Sunday morning. It appeared to be a meteorite, which according to NASA, is a space rock that reaches the ...

This summer, something surprising took place in a quiet Georgia neighborhood. A bright fireball suddenly streaked across the daylight sky, taking everyone by surprise. Soon after, there was a loud boom, and a homeowner's roof was damaged. This happened ...

John Ventre holds up a slice of a partially translucent meteorite from his collection at the Cincinnati Observatory. Space is dirty. Filthy. It's littered with asteroids, and rocks, and dust. Some of that material falls to the Earth. When it enters the ...

An all-female research group, As Meteoriticas, scours the South American country’s interior aiming to preserve meteorites for scientific study and public display. From right, Elizabeth Zucolotto, Amanda Tosi and Andréia Oliveira at the rim of the Serra ...

Meteorites - the rocks that hurtle from outer space and make it to Earth, get a moment to shine when collectors gather in Cincinnati to show off the treasures they have found this Saturday. Outer space is filthy, littered with asteroids, dust. Maybe some ...