Meteorite

Fireball that lit up sky over Japan on 2 July, loud noise confirmed to be from fallen meteorite

Experts confirmed that the rocks were from a meteorite that fell recently, since samples show a half-life of some elements being only a few days.

15 kg meteorite discovered in the rice fields of India shocked farmers

The villagers returned after the smoke subsided and pulled the rock out from its four-feet-deep crater.

Indian researchers find heat-resistant bacteria that survived meteorite impact

The bacteria were found to grow in temperatures up to 60 degrees and in areas with high salt content.

Mars meteorite buried in Antarctica holds evidence of bacterial life on Red Planet

Mineralised forms of organic matter like different kinds of bacteria were found in the meteorite.

Deadly asteroids headed for Earth are very difficult to detect — here's why

An asteroid exploded in the sky & crashed into the ocean a year ago — and we found out just recently.

Watch a meteorite hit the Super Wolf Blood Moon during the eclipse on 21 January

A software automatically picked up a flash from the moon impact in 1 of the 8 recording cameras.

A crater, bigger than the size of Paris, is discovered beneath Greenland ice

The crater is believed to have hit 12,000 years ago and is among the 25 largest known on Earth.

Researchers unearth a 3 mn year old, 1,000 feet deep meteorite impact crater

In May 2016 the scientists mapped the crater and the overlying ice over the Hiawatha Glacier.

ISS reports pressure leak after being hit by micrometeorite, crew not in danger

NASA confirms the "minute pressure leak" and reports that the crew was in the middle of repairs

Newly-discovered mineral found in Siberian meteorite is like nothing on Earth

The iron-nickel alloy kamacite, which made up 98% of the rock, has only been seen in meteorites so far