A new study details the findings of two meteorites that likely originated from Mercury and might provide clues about its ...

They’re not a perfect match, but it’s way too hot on the first planet for us to hop over and confirm for ourselves.

Two meteorites discovered in the Sahara Desert could potentially be fragments of Mercury that broke off during a collision in the early stages of the Solar System’s formation. These meteorites exhibit ...

Article citations More>> Hoover, R.B. (2005) Microfossils, Biominerals, and Chemical Biomarkers in Meteorites. In: Hoover, R.B., Rozanov, A.Y. and Paepe, Eds., Perspectives in Astrobiology, RR IOS ...

Rozanov, A.Y. and Hoover, R.B. (2013) Acritarchs in Carbonaceous Meteorites and Terrestrial Rocks Instruments, Methods, and Missions for Astrobiology XVI. Proceedings ...

Channel 2’s Audrey Washington caught up with some meteorite hunters in Henry County who think they might have found something.

Meteorites aren't very common in Florida, but there have been documented reports over the last 100-plus years, including three in this century.

Video shows fireball meteor explode in broad daylight. How rare is this cosmic phenomenon? Fireballs fall on the Earth every day—but the one that just streaked across the southeastern U.S. this ...

The fireball was bright enough to be spotted by a lightning-tracking satellite from orbit.