When the Chelyabinsk fireball exploded across Russian skies in 2013, it littered Earth with a relatively uncommon type of meteorite. What makes the Chelyabinsk meteorites and others like them special ...

The unusual shock-darkened meteorites came from a fireball over Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 2013. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Meteorite hunters at the bottom of the world bagged a rare find this southern summer: a 40-pound (18 kilogram) chunk of extraterrestrial rock. A team from Belgium and Japan discovered the hefty ...

The L6 ordinary chondrite El Médano 128, a 556 g meteorite recovered in the Atacama Desert. Photo courtesy CCJ-CNRS, P. Groscaux. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy ...

Planetary scientists identified a potential source of a special kind of meteorite. Its characteristics could explain certain discrepancies in how near-Earth asteroids are classified. When the ...