"This has been a decade-long detective story, with each recorded meteorite fall providing a new clue," said one astronomer.

Where do meteorites of different types come from? In a review paper in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science, ...

In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...

For centuries, scientists have sought to understand the origins of meteorites that fall to Earth. Recent research has ...

Scientists traced origins of 75 meteorites back to specific regions in the asteroid belt, revealing new insights into their ...

A team of astronomers has spent over a decade tracing meteorite impacts on Earth back to their original sources in the ...

Meteorites are primarily stony chondrites, but also include iron-rich achondrites and pallasites. Studying meteors provides ...

Where do meteorites of different type come from? In a review paper, astronomers trace the impact orbit of observed meteorite falls to several previously unidentified source regions in the asteroid ...