Understanding where Earth's essential elements came from—and why some are missing—has long puzzled scientists. Now, a new ...

A new paper released today documents the first soil, airfall dust, and rock fragment samples collected by NASA for return ...

Now, researchers have connected 49 seismic events to impact craters, proving that meteorite strikes leave distinct seismic ...

When you find a strange looking rock in the desert, it’s likely worth having some experts take a proper look at it, just like in this case.

New research reveals that Earth and Mars lost essential elements due to violent cosmic collisions, not early planetary formation processes ...

Meteorite Contains Evidence of Liquid Water on Mars 742 Million Years Ago Nov. 13, 2024 — An asteroid struck Mars 11 million years ago and sent pieces of the red planet hurtling through space.

South Islanders saw a fireball break through the atmosphere near Wānaka overnight with a loud sonic boom. The cause was a falling meteorite which became a fireball and raced above Queenstown around ...

The search for life beyond Earth is accelerating, with new telescopes, spacecraft, and missions exploring the universe for ...

In 2011, a collector unknowingly purchased a small, dark meteorite in Morocco. Years later, scientists discovered that this ...