However, not all of those celestial bodies survived, and a new analysis of a the meteorite NWA 15915 shows that it likely originated from a world that was similar to Mercury in its composition—but not ...

ARTEFACTS made from extraterrestrial metal have been discovered by archaeologists ... researchers believe the artefacts are made from an ataxite meteorite. Ataxites are an especially rare form ...

This is particularly puzzling, as a vast majority of meteorites can be traced to some well-known parent body—whether that be ...

An Australian metal detectorist named David Hole made an extraordinary discovery that intrigued scientists and captivated the public. Years after unearthing an unusual rock, David Hole found with the ...

They are made up of minerals and metal, remnant materials from the first few million years of the solar system. They formed inside asteroids at a time when planets were only just coming together. If ...

Archaeologists have uncovered an “extraterrestrial metal” in ancient burials in ... were later reanalyzed by Professor Albert Jambon, a meteorite specialist from Sorbonne University, and ...