Scientists are digging into the hidden makeup of carbon-rich asteroids to see whether they could one day fuel space exploration—or even be mined for valuable resources. By analyzing rare meteorites ...

Space mining often sounds like a fast route to endless metals. In practice, the first question is simple: what are small asteroids actually made of, in measurable detail? Researchers at the Institute ...

Researchers are calling them "priceless treasures." They're the same space rocks that caused that loud boom over Houston last month ...

A 7-ton asteroid that blew up over the Cleveland area caused meteorites to be strewn over parts of Medina County.

(WJW) — A streaking fireball lit the stark, cold Tuesday morning sky and detonated with the force of 250 tons of TNT, rattling windows and alarming Northeast Ohioans. Bolide meteors — like the one ...

A 7-ton, 6-foot diameter meteor exploded over Ohio on March 17, causing a sonic boom and possibly raining meteorites over a portion of Medina County. A week later, more fireball meteors were caught on ...

Recent meteors over Ohio and Michigan have sparked interest in meteorite hunting. A Michigan man found a rare meteorite in Ohio from the St. Patrick's Day meteor event. Meteorite values can range from ...

Making a legitimate find often requires great patience and stamina. “It becomes mentally draining to go and do this all day long,” said Hankey, as he walked across an undeveloped muddy field near the ...

Searches concerning meteors flooded the internet on Tuesday, March 17, after many Ohio residents witnessed a bright flash in the sky accompanied by a loud, sudden boom. According to an Akron Beacon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What started as a normal St. Patrick's Day morning in Summit County turned into a more eventful Tuesday when a 7 ton asteroid came ...

The IBeA group of the EHU-University of the Basque Country is proposing new measures to safeguard the purity of ...