The Tumaco-Tolita people, who lived in an area rich in natural gold, crafted intricate and delicate metal objects until the ...

Meteorites are primarily stony chondrites, but also include iron-rich achondrites and pallasites. Studying meteors provides ...

A huge sun eruption combines with speedy solar wind from a "coronal hole" for a weekend aurora show, experts predict.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Brown University scientists are receiving some sweet recognition after positively identifying a meteorite that shattered a car window and landed in a carton of ice ...

Andre the Giant may have died almost 25 years ago, but special effects artist Trent Taft from New York City is bringing the famed wrestler back to fans in the form of a hyper realistic sculpture.

Image by Midjourney/ZME Science. A Curtin University group has identified what may be Earth’s oldest meteorite strike in a remote part of Western Australia’s Pilbara region, near the North ...

Scientists found clear evidence of a giant meteorite strike that left behind a crater over 100 kilometers wide. The discovery is groundbreaking because the previous oldest known impact crater was ...

Australian scientists have identified the world’s oldest known meteorite impact crater, a discovery that could transform our understanding of Earth’s early history and the origins of life ...

Scientists debate how much meteorites impacted Earth’s crust during its first two billion years (4.5–2.5 billion years ago). Some believe their role was minor, while others argue that giant impacts ...

Because of this, shatter cones are considered to be solid evidence of a meteorite impact. The site is located about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of Marble Bar in Western Australia. The evidence ...

Researchers say they have found "unequivocal evidence" that a meteorite smashed into Earth 3.47 billion years ago, potentially affecting plate tectonics and creating conditions for life.

Crater 'significantly challenged previous assumptions about our planet's ancient history' A giant crater 2km across and 170m deep, formed by a meteorite, is the location of India's Lonar Lake.