Meteorite

This Hidden Smithsonian Vault Contains The Oldest Things In The Solar System

World News | Sarah Kaplan, The Washington Post | Friday December 9, 2016

Scientists probe the nation's Antarctic meteorite collection for clues into the formation of planets and the origins of life.

Space Station Receives Oldest Female Astronaut And A Bit Of Mars

World News | Associated Press | Sunday November 20, 2016

The International Space Station gained three new residents Saturday, including the oldest and most experienced woman to orbit the world.

Suspected Meteorite Whizzes Past Cyprus And Explodes, Lights Up Night Sky

World News | Reuters | Friday September 9, 2016

A suspected meteorite did a close fly-by over Cyprus early today, sending people into consternation over a blitz of bright lights which appeared in the night sky coupled with large bangs. Some said the ground shook.

Signs Of Martian Life May Be Hidden Deep Below Planet Surface

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 9, 2016

Signs of life may be present deep inside the surface of Mars, rather that in rocks excavated by some meteorite impacts, a new study suggests.

Rare Meteorite Responsible for Mercury's Origin: Geologists

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday June 28, 2016

The new information on Mercury's past is of interest for tracing the Earth's early formation, according to scientists.

New Space Rock To Reveal Origin Of Life On Earth

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 16, 2016

Scientists have discovered an ancient space rock in a Swedish quarry which is a type of meteorite never before found on the Earth and can shed more light on the evolution of life.

Comet Craters Helped Create 'Seeds Of Life' On Earth

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 5, 2016

Large meteorite and comet impacts into the sea may have formed the nurseries from which life on Earth first sparked, a new study has found.

Rare 'Curious Marie' That Helped Form Solar System Discovered

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday March 6, 2016

Scientists from University of Chicago have discovered evidence in a meteorite that a rare element named curium was present during the formation of the solar system.

It Was Meteorite That Killed The Man, Insists Tamil Nadu College

Tamil Nadu News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday February 16, 2016

It was indeed a meteorite that killed a driver in an engineering college in Vellore and shattered the window panes of buildings and buses, the Tiruchirapalli-based National College categorically said on Monday.

Fresh Investigations Into Meteorite Explosion In Tamil Nadu. Or Was It?

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday February 12, 2016

The Geological Survey of India have taken over the investigation of an explosion in Tamil Nadu which was earlier believed to be caused by a meteorite, but is now being contested.

Meteorite Hit Unlikely, Say Scientists After First Vellore Tests: 10 Developments

Cheat Sheet | Written by Pallava Bagla | Wednesday February 10, 2016

Scientists who have examined rock samples from Vellore say it is unlikely that a meteorite killed a bus driver at a college campus in this Tamil Nadu town, a theory favoured by Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.

That Wasn't a Meteorite That Killed a Man in India, Nasa Says

Christine Hauser, The New York Times | Wednesday February 10, 2016

Nasa scientists said the photographs posted online were more consistent with "a land-based explosion" than with something from space.

Was Tamil Nadu Really Hit By A Meteorite? Experts Are Skeptical

India News | Ishaan Tharoor, The Washington Post | Tuesday February 9, 2016

Local authorities in Tamil Nadu are investigating whether the death of a man at a college campus over the weekend was the result of a falling meteorite.

Tamil Nadu Man Killed By 'Meteorite' May Be First In 200 Years

Tamil Nadu News | Reuters | Monday February 8, 2016

Scientists are investigating whether a man was killed by a meteorite, which if confirmed would be the first recorded death from falling fragments of space rock in almost 200 years.

A Meteorite Hit Tamil Nadu Man, Says Chief Minister Jayalalithaa

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday February 10, 2016

A day after a man was killed and three others were injured in a mysterious explosion in Vellore, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said it was a meteorite fall that caused the mishap.

Ancient Meteorite Found in Australia Offers Window Into Early Solar System

Yanan Wang, The Washington Post | Tuesday January 12, 2016

It was the first meteorite to be discovered through the new iteration of the Desert Fireball Network.

Ancient Meteorite Dug From Australian Desert Offers Window Into Early Solar System

World News | Yanan Wang, The Washington Post | Thursday January 7, 2016

On the 27th of November, a network of high-tech cameras glimpsed it falling from the sky: a shining meteorite zipping through the earth's atmosphere and landing somewhere in the Australian outback. The journey was visible for about six seconds, a long exposure for such an event.

Meteorite Bashing Changed Earth's Chemistry: Study

Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 24, 2015

The steady stream of Earth-shattering collisions shortly after the birth of our solar system, ripped up the planet's surface and altered the very composition of the rock we call home.

Caught on Camera: Fireball Appears to Explode Over Bangkok

Offbeat | Raksha Bihani | Tuesday September 8, 2015

It's a bird... it's a plane... it's Superman... no wait - on fire?

Fireball in Kerala's Skies Was a Meteor, Indicate Preliminary Assessments

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 1, 2015

A preliminary examination by scientists has revealed that the 'fireball', which streaked across the Kerala sky triggering panic in several districts a day ago, could be a meteor.

Ancient Rock Shows Signs of Water on Mars: Study

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 24, 2014

A new analysis of the oldest meteorite from Mars suggests that early Martian landscape had water, but instead of vast oceans the red planet probably held smaller seas.

Earth Meteorite Indicates Water Reservoir on Mars

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 19, 2014

NASA and an international team of planetary scientists have found evidence in meteorites on Earth that indicates Mars has a distinct and global reservoir of water or ice near its surface.

Alien Rock Brimming With Traces of Life on Mars

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday December 3, 2014

An international team has performed a detailed analysis of organic carbon traces from a Martian meteorite, concluding that life on Red Planet is more probable than previously thought.

Burning passion: Chinese Rich Pay Sky-High Meteorite Prices

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 30, 2014

For some of China's wealthy, the terrestrial trappings of fast cars, designer bags and deluxe apartments are worthless compared to bounty from outer space.

Nicaragua Asks for Help in Probing Meteorite Fall

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 9, 2014

Nicaragua has asked the United States and international organizations for help in investigating a meteorite that smashed near the capital, leaving a crater of 12 meters (39 feet) in diameter.

'Meteorite' Smashes into Nicaraguan Capital

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday September 8, 2014

A mysterious explosion that rocked Nicaragua's crowded capital Managua, creating a large crater, appears to have been caused by a meteorite, officials said on Sunday.

NASA's Curiosity Rover Finds Iron Meteorites on Mars

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday July 16, 2014

In a significant finding, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has discovered its first meteorites on the red planet, which scientists have named 'Lebanon' and its smaller companion 'Lebanon B'.

50,000-year-old meteorite provides evidence of water on Mars

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 2, 2014

NASA scientists have found evidence of past water movement in a Martian meteorite that fell in Antarctica about 50,000 years ago, lending weight to the theory that Mars might have once supported life.

NASA technique to scan space dust for proof of life

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday February 4, 2014

In a latest bid to unravel the mysterious origin of life, a team of researchers has invented an advanced technology to inspect extremely small meteorite samples for the components of life.

Stunning meteorite sheds light on infant Mars

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 20, 2013

A meteorite found in the Sahara last year by Bedouin tribesmen is a rock from Mars, revealing that the Red Planet's crust formed 4.4 billion years ago, scientists reported on Wednesday.