A meteorite that lit up the sky above an English village last year is almost as pristine as samples collected by space probes and contains the "right" kind of hydrogen to explain water on Earth.

In 1916, a French consular official reported finding a giant "iron hill" deep in the Sahara desert, roughly 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Chinguetti, Mauritania—purportedly a meteorite ...

A suspected meteorite was spotted blazing over Texas Wednesday night as authorities scrambled to find the crash site following multiple reports of a loud blast that left homes violently shaking.

The 2.2-pound meteorite is estimated to be approximately 4.56 billion years old -- a little older than the Earth.It is likely to be named based on the nearest postal address -- which would make ...

The El Ali meteorite is named for its landing location near the town of El Ali. It weighs 16.5 tons (15 tonnes) and is one of the largest meteorites ever found.

A Canadian man narrowly avoided being struck by a meteorite that crashed onto his front porch in Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island. The meteorite, dubbed the Charlottetown Meteorite, was ...

Meteor Crater in Arizona is considered the best-preserved meteorite impact site, made by an approximately 150-foot-wide meteorite about 50,000 years ago. Could a person be hit by a meteorite?

A stock image of meteoroids entering the Earth's atmosphere. A woman in France was struck by a meteorite while having coffee with a friend. iStock / Getty Images ...