Think you found a meteorite? Don’t touch it – do this instead

A streaking fireball that detonated with the force of 250 tons of TNT, rattling windows in Northeast Ohio this week has some ...
News 5 Cleveland WEWS

NASA confirms meteor caused loud boom across Northeast Ohio

According to the National Weather Service, the loud sonic boom was caused by the meteor. A NASA spokesperson spoke with reporter Clay LePard, confirming the meteor was spotted near Medina. "I woke up ...
The News International

Arizona’s Meteor Crater continues to reveal new discoveries 50,000 years later: Here’s why

Arizona’s Meteor Crater remains the best-preserved meteorite impact site on Earth. Despite being studied for over a century, recent scientific research in 2025 and 2026 has ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Arizona’s Meteor Crater still yields new clues about its impact

A peer-reviewed study published in the journal Geology proposes that the same asteroid strike that carved Arizona’s Meteor ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Big Boom: The Best Places to See Meteorite Impact Craters

Early in the morning of October 6, 2008, astronomers at the University of Arizona detected an asteroid on a collision course with Earth. When other sightings cropped up across the world, the ...
AZFamily

Meteor Crater draws visitors to northern Arizona for Asteroid Day

WINSLOW, AZ (AZFamily) — An asteroid hit the Earth in what is now known as northern Arizona about 50,000 years ago. It left a giant crater that draws people from all over the world. Nestled ...