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A strange mineral found in a meteorite does not behave like anything on Earth — and when it's heated, it acts even weirder.

Science & Energy

Scientists Baffled by “Alien Mineral” That Acts in a Weird Way When Heated Up

By Noor Al-Sibai

What is by far the largest meteorite from Mars ever found on Earth has been bought by an anonymous collector.

Scientists Saddened as World’s Largest Mars Rock Is Sold at Auction

By Frank Landymore

A Single Asteroid Caused Two Billion Craters on Mars, Scientists Claim

A Single Asteroid Caused Two Billion Craters on Mars, Scientists Claim

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists think a rock found in Morocco could the be first known "terrestrial meteorite," basically a meteorite that originated on Earth.

Weird Meteorite Appears to Have Left Earth and Then Come Back

By Sharon Adarlo

Researchers have confirmed that an avocado-sized rock that smashed through a New Jersey roof is a meteorite.

Experts Confirm Rock That Punched Through Family’s House Was Meteorite

By Victor Tangermann

Residents in southern Texas were in for an awfully loud surprise when a meteor blew up midair, spurring a wave panicked 911 calls.

Meteor Explodes Over Texas, Causing Epic Noise and Scattering Debris

By Frank Landymore

A Northern California man and some eyewitnesses believe a meteorite crashed into his home and caused a fire — but NASA has denied that any made landfall.

NASA Fires Back at Claim Meteor Destroyed House and Killed Dog

By Noor Al-Sibai

Rare hexagonal diamonds known as lonsdaleite found only in meteorites may have originated from a dwarf planet's collision billions of years ago.

Scientists Find Weird Ultra-Strong Diamonds From Obliterated Dwarf Planet

By Frank Landymore

An extremely rare daytime meteor fell over England on Saturday afternoon, causing a sonic boom loud enough to rattle windows and shake houses.

Science & Energy

Rare Daytime Meteor Fell Over England, Caused House-Shaking Boom

By Tony Ho Tran

Incredibly Rare Asteroid Fragments Land on Couple’s Driveway

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Incredibly Rare Asteroid Fragments Land on Couple’s Driveway

By Tony Ho Tran

A meteorite fell to France last week — sparking calls by amateur astronomers to help search for and find the apricot-sized space rock.

Science & Energy

A Meteorite Fell In This Area and Everybody Is Looking For It

By Tony Ho Tran

A close look at an asteroid fragment revealed crystals that likely formed on an ancient, long-gone dwarf planet-sized object.

Scientists Say There Was a Huge, Mysterious Object in the Early Solar System

By Dan Robitzski

A "pristine" meteorite that landed in 2018 and was studied before it could be contaminated was chock-full of extraterrestrial organic compounds.

Science & Energy

Scientists: 2018 Michigan Meteorite Was Filled With Organic Compounds

By Dan Robitzski

On Monday, an unusual fireball streaked across the sky over Australia, leaving astronomers wondering whether they saw an incinerating satellite or a meteor.

Science & Energy

Watch a Mysterious Blue Fireball Scream Over Australia

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers found a superconducting metal inside metoerite fragments, suggesting the advanced material is forming on its own out in space.

Science & Energy

Scientists Find Superconductor Inside Giant Meteorite

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists discovered fossils left behind in an ancient meteorite that reveal how ice was distributed throughout the early, still-forming solar system.

Science & Energy

Scientists Find “Ice Fossils” in Ancient Meteorite

By Dan Robitzski