The sight of a fireball streaking across the sky brings wonder and excitement to children and adults alike. It's a reminder that Earth is part of a much larger and incredibly dynamic system.

They're so named because they're made up of small particles called chondrules, caused by the rapid cooling of molten rock. One study team was also able to put dates to notable collisions in these ...

Until now, only a small fraction of meteorites that land on Earth had been firmly linked back to their parent body out in space – but a set of new studies has just given us compelling origin ...

They're so named because they're made up of small particles called chondrules, caused by the rapid cooling of molten rock. These H and L chondrite meteorites have arrived on our planet from three ...

They're so named because they're made up of small particles called chondrules, caused by the rapid cooling of molten rock.

Prior to the new research, scientists had traced the source of just 6 percent of the known meteorites that fell on our planet Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent The Perseid meteor shower over ...