Never-before-seen crystals found in perfectly preserved meteorite dust0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 21, 2022
The dust was perfectly preserved between two layers of snow.
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Hidden Magnetic Patterns Inside Meteorites Reveal Secrets of The Early Solar System0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 17, 2021
The Solar System is positively lousy with magnetic fields. They drape around (most of) the planets and their moons, which interact with the system-wide magnetic field swirling out from the Sun.
Rumbling meteor lights up Norway, prompting search for meteorites0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 28, 2021
Hunt begins near Oslo for fragments after sightings of large space rock hurtling across night sky
Scientists find liquid water inside a meteorite, revealing clues about the early solar system0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 18, 2021
Scientists have spotted water in a primitive meteorite, expanding our understanding of the ancient solar system.
Where do meteorites come from? We tracked hundreds of fireballs streaking through the sky to find out0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 18, 2021
If asked where meteorites come from, you might reply “from comets.” But according to our new research, which tracked hundreds of fireballs on their journey through the Australian skies, you would be wrong.
Unexpected Crystals In Meteorite Come From Interior Of Mars0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 20, 2020
When the meteorite NWA 7533 was discovered in 2011, it was recognized to be rare and precious, a piece of Mars knocked off by an asteroid impact. Now planetary scientists have discovered it’s more than rare, it’s unique — the only object we’ve found forged deep inside Mars, providing an unprecedented opportunity to learn about the Martian interior.
Study indicates sand-sized meteoroids are peppering asteroid Bennu0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 10, 2020
A new study published this month in JGR Planets posits that the major particle ejections off the near-Earth asteroid Bennu may be the consequence of impacts by small, sand-sized particles called meteoroids onto its surface as the object nears the Sun. The study’s primary author is Southwest Research Institute scientist Dr. William Bottke, who used data from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission.
Rainbow meteorite discovered in Costa Rica may hold building blocks of life0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Space
- August 27, 2020
It’s a good time to be a Costa Rican meteorite-hunter.
Desert Fireball Network scientists find two meteorites in two weeks0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 3, 2020
Curtin University researchers have discovered two meteorites in a two week period on the Nullarbor Plain—one freshly fallen and the other from November 2019.
Meteorites might be more likely to strike near the equator0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 30, 2020
A study reveals the amount of debris likely to hit Earth every year and where
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