Kathy Gibson reports – Scientists have confirmed that a big meteorite exploded close to Gqhberha last week (25 August), with witnesses reporting the flash and sound from hundreds of kilometres away.

The "space junk" that fell over the Eastern Cape on Sunday morning was a meteorite. Scientists from Wits University and NMMU have closely monitored the event, including media and online reports of ...

A significant meteorite that fell in the Eastern Cape is believed to be an achondritic meteorite, specifically a rare type within the Howardite-Eucrite-Diogenite (HED) group. The space rock has ...

The meteorite that roared through the Eastern Cape skies on 25 August travelled at 20.1 kilometres per second. When it exploded, energy equal to 92 tonnes of dynamite being detonated was released.

The spectacular entry of a meteorite into Earth’s atmosphere over the Eastern Cape has captured significant public interest in recent weeks. Its secrets will soon be revealed in a special event ...

A bright meteor darted across the sky Thursday night around 9:45 p.m. A bright meteor darted across the sky Thursday night around 9:45 p.m. A bright meteor darted across the sky Thursday night ...

Meteorites that strike Earth don’t always come from the deepest regions of our solar system—sometimes they originate from one of our closest planetary neighbors. In fact, researchers over the ...

The two most plausible explanations folks toyed with were that it was either a meteor or a satellite burning up as it re-entered the atmosphere. On Monday, Wits University’s School of ...

Robert Towers has found more than 200 meteorites, more than 130 of which he has donated to the South Australian Museum. He has now been recognised for his contributions to the museum's collection ...

It may be available only for a limited time on this website. A significant meteorite fall in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province on Sunday, 25 August 2024, which sparked a collaborative ...

Robert Towers has made the biggest contribution ever to the South Australian museum's meteor collection, and he has his own unique way of celebrating his finds ...