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The small, round particles, which can be glassy or crystalline, occur when large meteorites hit Earth, and they form sedimentary layers in rocks that are known as spherule beds. The team collected ...

While the Southern Taurids already hit their peak last week, the Northern Taurids, active Oct. 13-Dec. 2 will be at their ...

An asteroid struck Mars 11 million years ago and sent pieces of the red planet hurtling through space. One of these chunks of ...

The same methods can also work on other meteorites found on Earth, or in samples brought back from missions to other planets, moons and asteroids. "We have demonstrated a robust way to date ...

One of those meteorites eventually succumbed to Earth’s gravitational pull after a lengthy journey through space, sending it on a trajectory that ended in Indiana. Although the exact dates of ...

Billions of years ago meteorites hit the planet frequently, and one such space rock crashed down about 3.26 billion years ago. These events – which can cause the sea to boil, or a blanket of dust to ...

Most meteorites are bits of asteroid, which are themselves leftovers from the formation of the solar system. What is the difference between a meteor, a meteorite, a meteoroid and an asteroid?