meteorites

Discusses asteroids, comets, and meteorites, explaining where they come from, how they were formed, and what effect these voyagers from space have when they streak past the Earth or plummet to its surface.

Explores the relationship between the Sun and the smaller celestial bodies including asteroids, meteorites, and comets, and examines their role in the solar system.

Explains what shooting stars are, what they are made of, and what happens to them when they land on Earth.

Billionaire museum owner Palmer Lloyd's expedition to Chile to steal the largest meteorite ever found turns dangerous when the origin and nature of the meteorite come into question.

Just how did dinosaurs become extinct? Many scientists believe that a meteor came into the Earth's atmosphere and played a role in their disappearance. Learn more in Meteors, an AV2 media enhanced book.

The students in a fifth-grade class at Lincoln School in Oak Park, Illinois, must learn to work together quickly when a meteorite crashes into their classroom and the genie inside grants them a Christmas wish--if they can agree on one within an hour.

Fourteen-year-old Russell, his friend Phoebe, and her brother Isaac must find a legendary meteor in the Oregon mountains before it is exploited.

Explores the mysteries of rocks that travel vast distances through space, sometimes passing through Earth's atmosphere and sometimes landing on the surface.

Discusses what meteorites are, where they come from, and where to find them.

Discusses the possibility that a meteorite impact could have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.