Green meteorite found in Morocco may be from Mercury

Last Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 10:39

A meteorite scientist has claimed that the green rock found in Morocco last year may be the first known visitor from the solar system`s innermost planet, Mercury.

Meteorite that hit Russia millions of years old

Last Updated: Friday, March 15, 2013, 08:54

A meteorite that entered Earth`s atmosphere and slammed into Russia`s Urals in february had broken off from a large asteroid and collided with another space body several million years ago.

Russia to build anti-meteorite shield

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 18:43

Russia would build a system to protect the Earth from meteors and other space debris, Russian federal space agency Roscosmos said Tuesday.

Meteorite perfume to be launched

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 19:14

Authorities in the Chelyabinsk region, which was hit by a meteorite Feb 15, have announced plans to launch a new perfume with the scent of the celestial body, which brought the Urals city to international fame.

UFO, plane crash, start of war? Russians thought it all

Last Updated: Friday, March 1, 2013, 21:31

Around half of the people in a Russian city hit by falling fragments from a meteorite saw the celestial visitor streak across the sky, but only a small number correctly identified it, an opinion poll said Friday.

Scientists find large meteorite in Antarctica

Last Updated: Friday, March 1, 2013, 09:00

International scientists say they`ve discovered an 18-kilo meteorite in eastern Antarctica, the largest found in that area in 25 years.

Russian meteor blast resonated from Greenland to Antarctica

Last Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013, 18:10

The meteor strike over the steppes of southwestern Russia sent a low-frequency rumble bouncing through the Earth, giving scientists new clues about the biggest cosmic intruder in 100 years.

Meteorite craters play key role in evolution

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 12:33

Asteroids hitting the earth cause immense destruction, but some of them may have also played a key role in the evolution of early life, according to new research.

One-kg meteorite fragment found in Russia

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 09:05

Scientists from Russia`s Urals Federal University have discovered a meteorite fragment weighing more than one kg, the largest found so far from the meteorite strike that hit the Urals region Feb 15.

Russians to get awards over meteorite response

Last Updated: Friday, February 22, 2013, 09:21

State awards will be given to people who distinguished themselves in responding to the recent meteorite strike in Russia`s Chelyabinsk region, a minister has said.

Kolkata scientists plan to study Russian meteorite

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 20, 2013, 18:55

Scientists in Kolkata plan to buy fragments of the meteorite that rained in on parts of Russia on February 15 to investigate the mysteries of the "origin of life".

Traces of life on Martian surface may have been bleached away

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 13:54

A Martian meteorite found in Antarctic ice suggests that the surface of the Red Planet is riddled with chemicals related to those used in household bleach