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Where do meteorites of different types come from?

For centuries, scientists have sought to understand the origins of meteorites that fall to Earth. Recent research has ...
Inverse

Nearly All Meteorites That Smash Into Earth Came From These 3 Ancient Collisions

Most of the meteorites that land on Earth today can be traced back to just three recent collisions out in the asteroid belt, according to a pair of recent studies. It’s hard to trace meteorites back ...
Astronomy

Asteroid 2024 BX1 left a rare type of meteorite

The asteroid 2024 BX1’s trip toward Earth ended in a fireball Jan. 21, 2024. Soon after, experts rushed to locate pieces of the resulting meteorite. The fragments — about the size of a walnut — were ...
Nature

Reassessing the proposed “CY chondrites”: Evidence for multiple meteorite types and parent bodies from Cr-Ti-H-C-N isotopes and bulk elemental compositions

The Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...
SpaceNews

Finding Meteorite Hotspots in Antarctica

Since the discovery of the Adelie Land meteorite in 1912, scientists have plucked more than 45,000 meteorites from the ice in Antarctica. Each of these “space rocks” carries a story about the ...
The New York Times

The Space Rock Stars of Brazil

An all-female research group, As Meteoriticas, scours the South American country’s interior aiming to preserve meteorites for scientific study and public display. From right, Elizabeth Zucolotto, ...