Meteorite articles

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  Golden Gate Bridge-sized asteroid to fly by Earth on May 31st

  By Carl Franzen on May 16, 2013 10:50 am + 25 comments

  A 1.7-mile long asteroid, about the length of the Golden Gate Bridge, will pass relatively close by Continue reading…

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  Visualize every meteorite observed hitting the earth over the past 4,500 years

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on May 7, 2013 10:53 am + 8 comments

  It's rare to actually witness a meteorite falling toward Earth. Only 1,042 meteorites were observed Continue reading…

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  Massive Russian meteor came from asteroid belt, 'millions more' like it

  By Carl Franzen on February 27, 2013 02:23 pm + 26 comments

  The meteor that struck Russia near the Ural Mountains earlier this month was a record-setter here on Continue reading…

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  Every recorded meteorite strike on Earth since 2,300 BCE mapped

  By Carl Franzen on February 18, 2013 03:55 pm + 33 comments

  The meteorite that struck central Russia last week, which injured around 1,000 people as it broke Continue reading…

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  Fireball streaks across California skies: three shooting stars in one day

  By Sean Hollister on February 16, 2013 01:40 am + 88 comments

  Today, a giant meteor exploded over Russia, and a record-breaking asteroid shot past the earth. Continue reading…

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  Russia rocked by meteor explosion

  By Sam Byford on February 15, 2013 01:08 am + 308 comments

  Reports from the Russian region of the Ural Mountains suggest that a meteor may have exploded 10,000 Continue reading…

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  Smithsonian tours its meteorite storage facility: over 15,000 samples in 'tight security'

  By Andrew Webster on April 2, 2012 06:55 pm + 6 comments

  In Suitland, Maryland the Smithsonian stores thousands of Antarctic meteorites so well that the Continue reading…