A team led by a Rutgers-New Brunswick scientist has concluded water did not arrive as early during Earth's formation as ...

Today, most of the meteorite is on display at the California State Minerals and Mining Museum in Mariposa, writes.

On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...

Analysis of a space rock that landed on a frozen Michigan lake revealed a rich array of extraterrestrial organic compounds. Learn how the meteorite might have been incorporated into life on Earth.

When NASA launched a spacecraft to an asteroid, scientists patiently waited for their chance to look at bits of the space ...

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.

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 ...

Fireballs Aotearoa, a group interested in meteorites, said a sonic boom was widely reported as the object came in overhead.

Fascinating drops from Böker, Spyderco, Al Mar and other beloved brands highlight this roundup of sharp and shiny objects.

When exposed to formaldehyde, which was also detected, ammonia can form amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.

Upheaval Dome is a giant rock formation in southeastern Utah with two potential origin stories, although most scientists ...