No trace of meteorite in Urals lake: Russia

Last Updated: Sunday, February 17, 2013, 09:39

A day after meteorite fragment reported to have fallen in Russia`s Chelyabinsk region, the government said divers examining the Lake Chebarkul found no trace of the celestial body.

Meteorite fragments from Russia could be worth big bucks

Last Updated: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 20:48

Experts in the US said the fragments of space rock could bring a small fortune in hidden treasure to those quick enough to find and scoop them up.

Clouds play spoilsport in viewing closest-ever asteroid

Last Updated: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 17:08

Cloudy sky prevented stargazers in Delhi and parts of northern and western India from catching glimpse of asteroid, which passed at a close proximity to Earth Friday.

Asteroid 2012 DA14 makes closest fly-by in history

Last Updated: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 09:14

A 150-foot cosmic rock about the size of a football field hurtled safely past Earth as predicted before and well on schedule, Friday

Evidence of water dissolving Mars surface found

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 21:03

The first evidence of water dissolving the surface of Mars has been discovered by scientists after studying a small piece of a Martian meteorite.

`Alien life` found in meteorite

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 11:06

A top British scientist has claimed that he has found proof of extraterrestrial life after he discovered tiny fossils of algae in a meteorite fragment that crash landed in central Sri Lanka in December.

Scientists unveil new type of water-rich Martian meteorite

Last Updated: Friday, January 4, 2013, 16:16

A 2-billion-year-old dark lump of rock that landed in Sahara desert is actually a new type of Martian meteorite, containing 10 times more water than usual, scientists say.

Rare meteorite that exploded in US was fastest to hit Earth

Last Updated: Friday, December 21, 2012, 19:26

A meteorite that exploded as a fireball over California’s Sierra foothills this past spring was among the fastest, rarest meteorites known to have hit the Earth, it has been revealed.

Tiny meteorite detonation triggered data gold rush

Last Updated: Friday, December 21, 2012, 19:16

A mini van-sized meteorite, one of the fastest and rarest to have hit the earth, detonated this April over California`s Sierra foothills, yielding a goldmine of scientific data.

`Space Buddha` statue may be 20th century fake

Last Updated: Friday, October 26, 2012, 21:47

A supposed Buddhist statue allegedly carved from a meteorite 1,000 years ago may not be as ancient as thought, according to an expert who argues that the sculpture may be a 20th-century fake.