It’s not often that a meteorite lands in a major metropolis. It’s even rarer that meteorite samples are able to be collected almost immediately after landing. And yet on March 21, both things happened ...

Listen and subscribe to our Curious Minnesota podcast:Apple Podcasts | Spotify A giant asteroid the size of three football fields barreled toward Earth. Its destination? Inver Grove Heights. This ...

A meteorite that tore through the sky in June shaking the Southeast with a sonic boom is now believed to be 4.56 billion years old, according to researchers who studied it following its crash landing.

Meteorite’s history As fall faded into winter in 1951, Chinese forces invaded the capital of Tibet, NATO accepted Greece and Turkey as members and on Oct. 4, the Daily News reported that Smithsonian ...

Imagine relaxing at home when a rock from space suddenly crashes through the roof and strikes you. That is exactly what happened to Ann Hodges in Sylacauga, Alabama, on November 30, 1954. Hodges was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A meteorite discovered in Algeria is giving scientists a rare look at a stretch of Mars' history that had ...

WEST LINN, Ore. (KATU) — One of Oregon's claims to fame is the Willamette, the largest meteorite found in the U.S. Long before a farmer found it near West Linn, Ore., in 1902, the indigenous Clackamas ...

Thirty four years ago, on Oct. 9, 1992, a meteorite rocked Westchester, New York. That night, Michelle Knapp, 18, was ...

On Nov. 30, 1954, Ann Hodges was napping on the couch in the living room of her Sylacauga, Alabama, home. At 2:46 p.m., an 8.5-pound (3.85 kilograms) rock crashed through her roof, bounced off a ...

A meteorite discovered in Algeria is giving scientists a rare look at a stretch of Mars' history that had been missing from the geological record. The rock, known as Northwest Africa 13441, seems to ...