Tagged: meteorite

The Geminid meteor shower is the last one of the year and it’s set to give stargazers a great show, experts say. It’s expected to peak in the evening hours between Dec. 14 and Dec. 15, changed from a peak between Dec. 13 and Dec....

Scientists are still searching for meteorites from a fireball that lit up Edmonton skies last month and after further analysis, they have narrowed down the possible landing zone to a strip of land between Camrose and the Battle River. The fireball was spotted streaking across...

Organic molecules — compounds that on Earth can be linked with life — encased within Martian meteorites now reveal biological activity on the Red Planet could not have formed these materials, researchers say. Organic molecules are the carbon-based raw materials that building blocks of life...

A photograph taken through a scanning electron microscope of a CI1 meteorite (right) is similar in size and overall structure to the giant bacterium Titanospirillum velox (left), an organism found here on planet Earth, a NASA scientist said. (Riccardo Guerrero / Richard B. Hoover /...

Scientists have discovered ‘alien’ minerals at the site of a prehistoric meteor strike on Scotland’s remote Isle of Skye. Geologists from Birkbeck, University of London, were part of a team examining volcanic rocks on Skye when they spotted mineral forms from a meteor impact that...

Most chunks of space rock found on our planet belong to families of meteorites that can be traced back to a common origin. For instance, shergottite, nakhlite and chassignite (SNC) meteorites are remnants of Martian crust that were blasted from the red planet’s surface early...

There are plenty of reasons to turn your gaze skyward near the end of the year. For some, it’s a chance to watch for snowflakes. For people in the Southern Hemisphere, it’s peak season for basking in the sun. But all over the planet, mid-December...

Scientists have discovered the earliest evidence of a person being killed by a meteorite. Writing in the journal Meteoritics and Planetary Science, experts explain how they uncovered evidence of the incident, which occurred in Iraq in the late 19th century. “To the best of our...

This artist’s concept from NASA shows an epic smash-up between an asteroid and a protoplanet. An ancient protoplanet in our own solar system appears to be the origin for a rare type of meteorite called ureilites. NASA/JPL-CALTECH Most chunks of space rock found on our...

The star trails in this night photo were taken in Avila Beach, California, using 50 30-second exposures during the Perseids. A small Perseid meteor is on the left above the tree line. MIMIE DITCH PHOTOGRAPHY/MOMENT/GETTY IMAGES For casual and die-hard astronomers alike, the middle of...