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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Postdoctoral Researcher Eric MacLennan holds in his hands a very rare type of meteorite, the so-called CY carbonaceous chondrite. Only six specimens of the same type are known. The sample is on loan ...
A small fragment of a rare meteorite from Morocco has entered the collection of the Lomonosov Moscow State University’s Earth Science Museum in Russia. This new exhibit is a fragment of the Aït Saoun ...