This is particularly puzzling, as a vast majority of meteorites can be traced to some well-known parent body—whether that be ...

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

However, not all of those celestial bodies survived, and a new analysis of a the meteorite NWA 15915 shows that it likely originated from a world that was similar to Mercury in its composition—but not ...

April 17 - Seventy-five years later, the boom and smoke of a sizzling fireball are as clear to the witnesses as on the hot July day when it slammed into the ground next to a dirt road. "It was along ...

Geologic map of the asteroid belt. Circles identify the asteroid families from which our meteorites originate and letters mark the corresponding meteorite type. The horizontal axis ranges from ...

Curtin University researchers have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could significantly redefine our understanding of the origins of life and how our planet was ...

Madara summons meteorites with Tengai Shinsei, drawing them from Earth's upper atmosphere. Tengai Shinsei likely uses Banshō Ten'in and requires the Rinnegan, related to the Six Paths Technique.

Study opens new doors for studying how meteorite impacts might have influenced Earth. In Western Australia, researchers have made a significant discovery: they have found the oldest meteorite ...

Earth’s oldest meteorite impact crater was just found in WA’s Pilbara region – exactly where geologists hoped it would be. We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very ...