Discover the latest scientific information about meteoroids and meteorites through a vast archive of photographs and scientific facts.

Very informative and in-depth site about meteors, meteorites and their impacts. This site provides lots of text to inform about meteors, lots of pictures of the different types of meteorites, tables and statistics about meteors and...

Students will learn the difference between a meteor and a meteorite. Students will perform an experiment to discover how the size and weight of an object determines the size of the impact crater.

As an online exhibit on meteorites, this site provides a series of topics on meteors answering questions such as what is a meteor, to providing information on types of meteors and studying meteors.

View a lithograph set that includes pictures and brief descriptions of planets, sun, asteroids, comets, meteors, and meteorites. While viewing the lithograph learn important dates and interesting facts about our solar system.

NASA defines and explains meteors. Content includes a look at meteor showers.

Provides a general overview of comets, asteroids, and meteorites. Content includes ways to identify them in the night sky, as well as detailed information on each type of small body.

Read about the origin and movement of meteorites and other space rocks.

Learn the difference between asteroids and comets, meteoroids and meteorites, and more!

The large fireball observed on the morning of Feb. 15, 2013, in the skies near Chelyabinsk, Russia, was caused by a relatively small asteroid that entered Earth's atmosphere at high speed and at a shallow angle. Preliminary information...

View a chart displaying various kinds of meteorites collected on earth and read a technical article describing the manner in which they are studied. Provides a link to more information about the planet Mars and the role it plays in the...

What's the difference between a meteor, meteorite, and meteoroid, and exactly how scared should we be? Crash Course explains exactly what happens when earth encounters debris as it plows its course around the sun. [11:21]

Enter our solar system to interact with the planets, moons, asteroids, meteors, and more. Investigate with NASA scientists and explore missions related to space exploration. Read facts, compare statistics, look through resources, and...

As an online exhibit on meteorites, this site answers the question, what is a meteorite? The two main topics covered include where meteorites come from and where meteorites are found.

Kids learn about comets and meteors in the science of astronomy including the coma and tail, meteorites, meteoroids, the Kuiper belt, and the Oort cloud.

A brief vocabulary overview describing the difference between asteroids, comets, and meteors.

This article, reprinted from the fall 1979 LBL News Magazine, was written about Dr. Luis Alvarez and his part in the study of geological sediments and the great extinctions.

In this activity, students investigate the size of crater that a meteor will make when it hits the Earth, and the various factors that affect the size. 'Meteors' take the form of different types and sizes of balls and objects.

An overview of Walter and Luis Alverez's theory that a large meteorite crashed into earth causing huge tidal waves, showers of ash, and an enormous dust cloud.

This April 2004 article provides insight and one view into the world of asteroid heating, the age of meteorites and new theories in the changes in shocked and unshocked chondrites. Some great photomicrographs.

This site explores the smaller bodies in the solar system, namely the various asteroids and comets. Links are also provided for additional information on related subjects.

Contains a small set of images of solar system objects and a series of links to information about all solar system objects. Solar System Tours link to excellent image collections.

StarChild from NASA defines and describes the Solar System in a simple and easy-to-understand manner. The website is broken down into two versions for the student, grade school and junior high.

This is an annual calendar of meteors showers. It has an animation that shows the difference between meteors, meteorites and meteoroids.