The fiery ball that streaked across the South Carolina sky Thursday was a meteor, according to NASA. So what is a meteorite? Sign up for our Newsletters NASA says this: A meteorite is a solid piece of ...

“There’s really no substitute for ‘ground truth,’ and the Martian meteorites represent the only known samples from that planet.” In those words, geochemist Ralph Harvey encapsulates the scientific ...

After a suspected meteor fell in metro Atlanta on Thursday afternoon, people in the area are hoping to find a fragment on the ground. Channel 2’s Audrey Washington caught up with some meteorite ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Meet Dr. Cari Corrigan, geologist at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Have you ever considered what meteorites reveal about ...

Meteorites - the rocks that hurtle from outer space and make it to Earth, get a moment to shine when collectors gather in Cincinnati to show off the treasures they have found this Saturday. Outer ...