Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 16:07
Researchers have developed a new smartphone app that lets space enthusiasts track fireballs and meteors as they enter the Earth`s atmosphere.
Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 10:23
A scientist has claimed to have found the reason behind surfaces of most asteroids appearing redder than meteorites-the remnants of asteroids that have crashed to Earth.
Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 16:21
The U.N. General Assembly has reportedly set up an international network to monitor near-Earth objects and alter their trajectories to prevent impact.
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 19:30
Meteorite bombardment left large craters on Earth that contained water and chemical building blocks for life, which ultimately led to the first organisms 4 billion years ago, an Indian-origin scientist suggests.
Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 11:49
Mars rover Curiosity has just proven that Martian meteorites are really from the Red Planet.
Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 14:24
A meteor shower is truly a celestial delight to watch. A meteor basically refers to a bright trail of light that appears in the dark sky when a tiny chunk of space debris heats up and burns due to friction caused by the earth’s atmosphere.
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 14:30
Traces of bio-molecules found inside meteorites - which originated in the asteroid belt -could only have formed in the presence of warmth and moisture.
Last Updated: Monday, August 12, 2013, 17:19
The Chelyabinsk meteor which exploded over Russia earlier this year, injuring more than 1000 people, was not a one-off - there are 20 more lurking on a similar path, Spanish astronomers have warned.
Last Updated: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 15:18
A team of geologists has proved that the most common group of meteorites from Mars is almost 4 billion years younger than many scientists had believed.
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 11:13
A team of scientists has finally solved a 3.5 billion-year-old mystery showing that phosphorus - key element that produced life on Earth- was carried to Earth on meteorites.
Last Updated: Friday, May 31, 2013, 15:17
Researchers at The Open University (OU) and The University of Manchester have found convincing evidence that Ancient Egyptians used meteorites to make symbolic accessories.
Last Updated: Sunday, May 26, 2013, 10:37
The US plans to collaborate with Russia on missile issues and Afghanistan, but not planetary defence from space threats, a US diplomat said.
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