According to a statement by the researchers, the Winchcombe meteorite is an unusually well-preserved example of a group of space rocks called CM carbonaceous chondrites. Apparently, these formed ...

Closer analysis revealed that the meteorite was formed from eight types of CM chondrite, the most common variation of carbonaceous chondrite. The findings suggest the asteroid from which the ...

caught on their Ring home security camera that left a 2 x 2 cm dent in the concrete. The meteorite smashes to the ground just in front and to the right of their front door, making what appears to ...

The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than three billion years ago is changing the way scientists view the history of Earth and the planet's stages of evolution.

With the help of some family members Herd documented the meteorite fragments, measured a 2 x 2 cm divot in the walkway formed by the meteorite’s impact, and recovered a subset of the fragments ...

Supported by relatives, Herd meticulously chronicled the space rock remnants, noting a 2 x 2 cm dent impressed upon the walkway by the meteorite's crash-landing, and salvaged a selection of the ...