Detecting an asteroid when it was still about to hit Earth is difficult enough; finding it once it has already impacted our planet is even harder. This is ...

The early solar system is still a bit of a mystery to scientists, but the secret to learning Jupiter's origins might be hidden in these tiny objects.

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On a quiet night in February 2023, residents in northern France looked up and saw something extraordinary: a blazing fireball slicing across the sky, briefly turning darkness into daylight. What they ...

On the evening of May 28, a fire meteor streaked across the night sky of Maoming, Guangdong, with a deafening explosion, instantly brightening the sky like daylight. Many people witnessed the event, ...

Event: Small asteroid 2023 CX1 lost 98% of kinetic energy in a fraction of a second when it entered Earth's atmosphere on ...

An asteroid called 2023 CX1 underwent a single explosion, hinting that it had an unusual structure that might be more ...

During the California Gold Rush of the mid-1800s, it was common to see people dig through rock formations and sieve through streams in hopes of finding some of that precious gold. But while it was a ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A meteorite that plummeted into the roof and living ...

The McDonough Meteorite is likely over 4.56 billion years old. (Photo by Cade Massey) On June 26, something wild happened in the skies over the southeastern U.S.: a blazing fireball zipped across the ...