In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...
Where do meteorites of different type come from? In a review paper, astronomers trace the impact orbit of observed meteorite falls to several previously unidentified source regions in the asteroid ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods forever. Researchers warn ...
Meteorites are rocks from space that survive their fiery descent through Earth's atmosphere and reach the ground. More than ...
Where do meteorites of different types come from? In a review paper in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science, ...
Scientists traced origins of 75 meteorites back to specific regions in the asteroid belt, revealing new insights into their ...
"This has been a decade-long detective story, with each recorded meteorite fall providing a new clue," said one astronomer.
A team of astronomers has spent over a decade tracing meteorite impacts on Earth back to their original sources in the ...
"These relics are effectively fossils of the planet formation process, holding vital clues to deciphering the history of our ...
Emily Costello, a planetary scientist at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, was selected by NASA as one of eight ...