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Meteorite

Planet's Surface May Have Harbored Key Building Block For Life

Space.com | Megan Gannon | Posted 06.12.2013 | Science

At a time when life as we know it was just getting its start on Earth, Martian clay may have harbored a key component for one of life's molecular bu...

Tsunamis of Sound

Eric J. Heller | Posted 05.13.2013 | Science
Eric J. Heller

If you could see sound traveling, you'd soon notice other waves coming at you with long wavelengths: like ocean swell 100 feet or 1000 feet from crest to crest, or like tsunami waves, miles from crest to crest. These are the "tsunamis of sound," hugely long waves.

Two Meteorites With VERY Exotic Origins Identified

Posted 04.28.2013 | Science

By: Clara Moskowitz Published: 04/28/2013 10:26 AM EDT on SPACE.com Two surprising grains of sand in a pair of meteorites that landed on Earth sug...

Weird Green Meteorite Came From WHERE?

Posted 04.05.2013 | Science

By: Miriam Kramer Published: 03/29/2013 10:54 AM EDT on SPACE.com Scientists may have discovered the first meteorite from Mercury. The green rock...

NASA Weighs In On 'Flash' Seen In Skies Along Coast

AP | JAKE PEARSON | Posted 03.24.2013 | Science

NEW YORK -- East Coast residents were buzzing on social media sites and elsewhere Friday night after a brief but bright flash of light streaked across...

Ancient Meteorite Crater Discovered Beneath Small Town

Posted 03.08.2013 | Science

By: Andrea Thompson, OurAmazingPlanet Managing Editor Published: 03/06/2013 12:49 PM EST on LiveScience Buried beneath the rocks, dirt, buildings ...

REVEALED: Cosmic Secrets Of Huge Russian Fireball

Posted 02.27.2013 | Science

By: Mike Wall Published: 02/27/2013 06:55 AM EST on SPACE.com A meteor that exploded over Russia earlier this month likely hit Earth after a long ...

Has 100-Year-Old Meteor Mystery Finally Been Solved?

Posted 02.24.2013 | Science

By: Miriam Kramer Published: 02/22/2013 02:12 PM EST on SPACE.com It may be the ultimate cosmic cold case, but the 100-year-old mystery of a huge ...

MAP: Every Meteorite Impact Since 2300 B.C.

The Huffington Post | Craig Kanalley | Posted 02.20.2013 | Science

Just days after a meteor exploded over Russia, a map showing every meteorite to have hit Earth since 2300 B.C. is going viral. Scientists concluded...

'We May Be F*cked, But At Least God Isn't Hurling Rocks At Us'

Posted 02.20.2013 | Comedy

On Tuesday, Jon Stewart got his first chance to address the meteor that exploded over the Russian Urals last week, and he was duly shocked and awed. B...

Words That Shaped Last Week: "Carnival," "Meteorites," and "Banana Joe"

Vanity Fair | Posted 04.21.2013 | Media
Vanity Fair

By Juli Weiner, Vanity Fair For your edification, a look back at the phrases, nouns, and neologisms that have, for better or for worse, shaped the ...

Asteroids and Ancestors

Al Eisele | Posted 04.20.2013 | Books
Al Eisele

It may seem far-fetched to claim that the meteor that exploded above Siberia last week deserves a footnote in the memoir I'm writing of my late parents, both prominent writers, but it's true.

Recovery From Astonishing Meteor Explosion Begins

AP | LAURA MILLS | Posted 04.18.2013 | Science

CHELYABINSK, Russia — As a small army of people worked to replace acres of windows shattered by the enormous explosion from a meteor, many joked...

PHOTOS: Russian Meteor Explodes

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 02.15.2013 | Science

Soon after a meteor exploded in the sky over Russia on Friday, photos and video of the event began to go viral. The Russian meteor, estimated to be...

WATCH: Meteorite Shower In Russia Sparks UFO Fears

Posted 02.16.2013 | Weird News

Explosions and bright flashes in the sky over several locations in Russia's Urals region, has sparked fears of a UFO crash, according to RT news. T...

880-lb. Cow Dung Cobra vs. Lindsay Lohan's Porn Partner: The Weird News Top 10

Posted 01.20.2013 | Weird News

Who will get fired first? That's what we at HuffPost Weird News must've been thinking when we sent Dave Moye and Andy Campbell -- two of our most a...

Meteorites For Sale In NYC

AP | ULA ILNYTZKY | Posted 11.26.2012 | New York

NEW YORK — A New York City auction will offer 125 meteorites for sale, including a large chunk of the moon and a 179-pound iron cosmic rock that...

Meteorites, Secret Diaries & Smugglers: The Story Of A Nobel-Winning Substance

Reuters | Chris Wickham | Posted 10.09.2012 | Science

By Chris Wickham LONDON (Reuters) - The only known natural examples of a Nobel prize-winning crystal, now used in everyday objects like...

World's Biggest, Oldest Meteorite Crater Revealed By Rocks

Posted 06.30.2012 | Science

By: Douglas Main, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer Published: 06/29/2012 03:29 PM EDT on OurAmazingPlanetA study of Greenland's rocks may have turned u...

Scientists Find Ancient Mineral In Decades-Old Fireball

Posted 06.27.2012 | Science

By: Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor Published: 06/26/2012 06:58 PM EDT on LiveScience A fireball that tears across the sky is not ju...

PHOTOS: Man Forges Own Wedding Ring From A Meteorite

The Huffington Post | Jennifer Lai | Posted 05.29.2012 | Weddings

Reddit user Marcus LaPorte made headlines earlier this month when he forged a wedding band from a piece of a meteorite and posted photos of the ring o...

WATCH: Mom Finds Meteorite Worth Thousands

The Huffington Post | Emily Cohn | Posted 05.04.2012 | Home

A stay-at-home mom from the aptly named El Dorado County in California recently stumbled on something far more precious than gold. Brenda Salveson...

Want To Find A Meteorite? Try These Five Simple Steps

Posted 05.02.2012 | Science

By: Natalie Wolchover Published: 05/01/2012 04:39 PM EDT on Lifes Little Mysteries Earth is under constant bombardment by space rocks. When they...

Meteorites Found Along Fireball's Path Called Incredibly Old

AP | By SCOTT SONNER | Posted 04.26.2012 | Science

RENO, Nev. -- Robert Ward has been hunting and collecting meteorites for more than 20 years, so he knew he'd found something special in the Sierra foo...

THIS WEEK: Best Way To View Meteor Shower

Posted 04.20.2012 | Science

By: Geoff Gaherty Published: 04/19/2012 10:00 AM EDT on SPACE.com This story was updated at 8:48 p.m. ET. The week ahead promises to be a perf...