Rare, fireball and meteorites
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A meteor that lit up Northeast Ohio's sky may have scattered fragments in Medina County, potentially adding to the state's rare collection of just 14 meteorites.
A likely meteor lit up the sky Tuesday over the Northeast. But how often do meteors actually hit the ground? (Photo: Tellus Museum)
Meteorite hunting? A huge fireball spotted over Ohio is now sparking the search for fragments.
A streaking fireball lit the starkly cold Tuesday morning sky and detonated with the force of 250 tons of TNT, rattling windows and alarming Northeast Ohioans.
A fireball that lit up the sky over the United Kingdom and Northern Europe on February 28 was an extremely rare type of meteorite. Fragments of the space rock discovered on a driveway in the Cotswolds could provide answers to questions about the early ...
A rare meteorite worth millions was nearly lost to the black market after being declared as basic backyard decor.
Antarctica, the planet's largest repository of meteorites, is beginning to hide them under the ice due to global warming.