Among these are asteroids, meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids ... They are primarily found in the asteroid belt, which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Asteroids can vary ...

An asteroid could hit Earth, but scientists are continuing to gather data to understand its trajectory and potential impact ...

Of the 10% of meteorites without a known source, 6% come from the moon, Mars or Vesta, the latter one of the largest objects in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. All meteor showers ...

This is the spectacular moment a meteor illuminated the night sky over Spain. Footage shows the fireball streaking through ...

A meteoroid believed to have entered ... expecting to see anything like that at all." Hunt is on for meteorite that fell to Earth Asteroid passes closer than some satellites Spacecraft lining ...

The Geminid meteor shower from Tagong ... Scientists call it a meteoroid stream, but until now had little clue as to how an asteroid—which are comprised of rock and metal—could produce one.

Hoping to confirm what he saw on his camera, Velaidum sent his home security video and pictures to Chris Herd, an expert in meteorites at ... likely broke from an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter.

“Meteorites typically range between the size of a pebble and a fist,” NASA explains in their detailed online overview of meteors and meteorites. “Most space rocks smaller than a football field will ...

Fragments from a bus-sized meteor that exploded in Earth's atmosphere rained down over an industrial Russian city last Friday. Less than 24 hours later, an asteroid came within 17,200 miles of ...