Earth’s Building Blocks Came from Close to Home, Planetary Scientists Say
A new analysis of isotopic signatures across planets and meteorite parent bodies suggests our home world formed entirely…
Texas woman says meteorite crashed through her roof after loud boom heard over Houston
A Texas woman says a meteorite crashed through the roof of her home after a loud boom was…
Possible Meteorite Crashes into a Houston Home, Tearing Through Roof and 2 Stories
NEED TO KNOW On Saturday, March 21, a possible meteorite crashed through Sherrie James’ roof in northwest Harris…
DNA’s Building Blocks May Have Arrived from Space, Asteroid Ryugu Samples Suggest
Samples returned by JAXA’s Hayabusa-2 mission from the C-type asteroid (162173) Ryugu contain all five canonical nucleobases —…
Extremophile Bacteria May Hitch Rides on Asteroid Fragments
Earlier work has demonstrated that an extremophile bacterium species called Deinococcus radiodurans can survive the radiation, cold, and…
Fungi on International Space Station Show Surprising Metal Extraction Skills
As human space exploration pushes farther from Earth, the need for sustainable ways to obtain local resources is…
Space station experiment shows microbes extract metals from meteorites
Microbes could be the future space miners, helping humans survive on long-term missions by extracting mineral resources from…
Wellington night sky lit up by ‘meteorite’ flying overhead
But Olson had “never seen anything like that before, that’s for sure”. “Everyone’s calling it a meteorite.” The…
New Lunar Regolith Analysis Challenges Meteorite-Water Theory
Planetary scientists analyzing oxygen isotopes in lunar soil from the Apollo mission sites conclude that meteorite bombardment over…
Fireball over Mid-Michigan seen throughout Midwest states
Reporting like this only happens with your financial support. Donate to WKAR today! A meteor near Lansing could be…
Desert Fireball Network students find fist-sized meteorite in outback WA
Students from Curtin University’s Desert Fireball Network have found a fist-sized meteorite in a remote part of Western…
Moon-Forming Protoplanet Theia Originated from Inner Solar System, New Research Suggests
The Moon formed from a giant impact of the proto-Earth with the ancient protoplanet Theia. In a new…