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![Don't let its humble appearance fool you; this so-called mudball meteorite holds important clues about how life began on Earth.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/keeiEH8iRNdFnzt9NbZ8td-320-80.jpg)
'Cosmic Mudball Meteorite' Smells Like Brussels Sprouts, Finds New Home at Museum
By Mindy Weisberger published
A new meteorite addition to the Field Museum's collection resembles a malodorous mud brick, but it holds important clues about the origins of life on Earth.
![Glowing meteor, fireball entering Earth's atmosphere.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ct3ZYWGp3JDv33uHJab4hT-320-80.jpg)
Falling Fireballs Crashed in Chile Last Week. They Weren't Meteorites, Experts Say.
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Chilean officials are investigating a curious collection of burning objects that fell onto parts of the country last week.
![2015 Perseid Meteor Shower in the Danish Sky](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cE8RNCEFRVAQDUoK955aUG-320-80.jpg)
What's the Difference Between Asteroids, Comets and Meteors?
By Tim Childers published
Look! Up in the sky! It's an asteroid.... No, it's a comet.... Wait, it's neither?
![Perseid meteor shower.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XT7ojzpFBapWcN67Yknih3-320-80.jpg)
How to Watch the 2019 Perseid Meteor Shower Live Online
By Elizabeth Howell published
One of the year's brightest meteor showers is about to take flight. If you face cloudy or light-polluted skies at home, however, never fear — the Perseids will also be streamed online.
![This artist’s impression shows how Mars may have looked about 4 billion years ago when almost half the planet’s northern hemisphere could have been covered by an ocean up to a mile (1.6 kilometers) deep in some places.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8wKgh6C5rzU6BCgi9eKrQA-320-80.jpg)
Martian Meteor Collision May Have Triggered a 1,000-Foot Tsunami
By Isobel Whitcomb published
A 90-mile-wide scar on the Martian landscape is potential "ground zero."
![A meteor shoots across the night sky during the Southern Delta Aquariids meteor shower.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TszR76odbG4oYnSjaaSmbC-320-80.jpg)
Look Up! Dazzling Double Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight
By Chelsea Gohd published
The Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids will speckle the night sky tonight. Don't miss the show.
![Locals crows around a crater created by the possible football-sized meteorite that fell in a rice field in the Mahadeva Village of the eastern state of Bihar in India.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pto8rPx77mkiNByyHkk7Hh-320-80.jpg)
Football-Size Meteorite May Have Landed in an Indian Rice Field
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
The strange magnetic rock was the size of a football.
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These Ghostly Blue Clouds Only Appear at Night — And They're Made of Meteors
By Brandon Specktor published
When ice grabs onto bits of meteor dust high in the atmosphere, it forms a show of light and cloud like no other.
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