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UGA researcher Scott Harris holds a piece of the McDonough Meteorite.

Meteorite that hit home in US this summer is older than earth, researchers say

August 12, 2025 9:06 am

A meteorite that tore through the sky in June in Atlanta, Georgia, is now believed to be 4.56 billion years old, according to researchers who studied it following its crash landing.

Asteroids are relics of the early solar system, and potential doomsday threats to our home planet. (AI-generated image/DALLE)

Tracking 'doomsday rocks': How scientists keep guard against surprise strikes

August 01, 2025 4:22 pm

From the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs to one that nearly hit Moscow, space rocks have shaped our history. Could we stop the next one?

New York to auction largest known piece of Mars on Earth

July 13, 2025 1:40 pm

Named NWA 16788, this meteorite is believed to have been blasted off Mars by a colossal asteroid impact.

WATCH: Canadian man's doorbell camera captures audio, video of meteorite crashing Earth

January 18, 2025 10:48 am

The University of Alberta has confirmed that the Charlottetown meteorite is classified as an ordinary chondrite—though its discovery is anything but ordinary.

The meteorite hit Earth 3.26 billion years ago may have boiled the upper layer of the ocean.

3.2 billion old meteorite impact may have led to complex life formation on Earth: Study

October 23, 2024 4:01 pm

A giant meteorite dubbed S2, which hit Earth around 3.26 billion years ago may have acted as a 'giant fertilizer bomb', helping with formation of complex life on the planet.

Scientists discover a massive 7.7 kg meteorite in Antarctica

January 30, 2023 5:35 pm

Besides the massive one, scientists have also found four smaller meteorites in the same vicinity.

‘Rare’ 7-kilogram meteorite among five discovered in Antarctica

January 20, 2023 2:27 pm

Researchers discovered over five meteorites in Antarctica, including a rare hefty specimen that weighs over seven kilograms.

Officials: Loud 'boom' heard in north Utah likely a meteor

August 14, 2022 1:26 pm

Spencer Cox tweeted that his office confirmed it was not related to any seismic activity or military installations.

Meteorites from Mars, outer space land on Christie's auction block

February 25, 2022 10:14 pm

"A seven-inch hole marks where the meteorite punctured the roof," Christie's said in the treasure's description

Explained: Does a meteorite found in 1984 suggest the existence of life on Mars

January 14, 2022 10:48 pm

A new study published in the journal Science offers an explanation for the existence of these organic compounds, which also counter the idea that the compounds were left by some form of life that existed on the Red planet billions of years ago.