Every day, about 48.5 tons of space rock hurtle towards Earth. Meteorites that fall into the ocean are never recovered. But the ones that crash on land can spark debates about legal ownership.

Since the “Saharan Gold Rush” in the 1990s, one researcher has been fighting for the North African country’s contributions to ...

When a quick online search turned up the University of Alberta’s meteorite collection, the couple reached out, sending along some photos. Herd said he knew instantly that they had a bona fide space ...

Joe Velaidum of Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island narrowly avoided a collision with an incoming meteorite at his home in July.

A sharp crash that sounds like glass shattering or ice cracking has been documented as likely the world's first audio recording of a meteorite crash. It came by chance from a doorbell camera, recorded ...

A man in Prince Edward Island got doubly lucky last July, recording a meteorite's impact on his home security cameras. The ...

Hunting for meteorites can be a high-octane race as private collectors and scientists go head-to-head, reveals a new book by ...

Scientists used to believe that when a massive impact created the Moon, it also delivered a lot of water to Earth. However, this study challenges that idea. Instead, it suggests that Earth got its ...

For years, scientists have been puzzled about why Earth and Mars have fewer important elements like copper and zinc compared ...

The gigantic cataclysm, which released energy 130 times more powerful than the detonation of the entire world’s atomic ...

A team led by a Rutgers-New Brunswick scientist has concluded water did not arrive as early during Earth's formation as ...

There's growing fascination with these naturally patterned dials that offer a touch of cosmic elegance and exclusivity ... Wimbledon champ Carlos Alcaraz is a fan too The year 2024 may have been a ...