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 ...

Learn about the new perspective on Earth's reduction of moderately volatile elements, a discovery made possible by meteorites ...

The Japan Pavilion for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka was unveiled to the media on Jan. 26, featuring a meteorite from ...

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

More than 10 years ago, a black stone seemingly from Mars was discovered in the Sahara Desert. Scientists have now unraveled one of the best-kept secrets about this meteorite — Northwest Africa ...

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.

An irreverent tour of the science and folklore behind the space debris that makes it to Earth and the people for whom these rare finds are almost a religion ...

“No other meteorite fall has been documented like this ... it made impact… “`It’s from the asteroid belt…between Mars and Jupiter, so it’s come a long way,’ Herd said.” ...