A meteorite fragment that burst through the roof of a Georgia home last June has been determined to be billions of years old and to predate the Earth, according to a geology professor. “A lot of people saw the fireball,” University of Georgia geologist ...

A piece of a comet decided to take a fatal dive into the Earth’s atmosphere, causing a bright flash and explosion tens of kilometers above the ground. The luminous celestial event passed across the Iberian Peninsula, flying over Portugal before exploding.

MCALLEN, Texas (KABB) — NASA confirmed that a 1000-pound meteor entered the atmosphere on February 15. According to NASA, the meteor was seen at around 5:23 p.m. near McAllen, Texas. The meteor's speed was about 27,000 miles per hour, and it had the same ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A meteorite that plummeted into the roof and living room of a house in McDonough, Georgia, has now been ...

Some meteors do not get completely destroyed in the atmosphere and collide with the Earth. Such meteors can become a threat to the Earth. Let us know where most meteors fall. Meteorites, also known as shooting stars in common language, are pieces of stone ...

"This particular meteor that entered the atmosphere has a long history before it made it to the ground of McDonough". When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A meteorite that survived ...

A meteorite that crashed through the roof of a home near Atlanta this summer is believed to be more than four and a half billion years old, according to the University of Georgia Researchers have dubbed the space rock the McDonough Meteorite in a nod to ...