A new study analyzes three asteroid and two meteorite samples to see if space rocks smacking into Earth could’ve helped kickstart life.

Scientists have long known that Earth's core is mostly made of iron, but the density is not high enough for it to be pure ...

The Allende meteorite, which fell in 1969, has provided groundbreaking insights into the formation of the solar system and the origins of life.

Scientists analysed lunar samples brought to Earth by China's Chang'e 6 mission and found rare meteorite fragments. This discovery could transform our understanding of mass transfer in the solar ...

La poussière ramenée de la face cachée de la Lune par la mission Chang'e-6 vient de livrer un secret inattendu : des fragments d'astéroïdes si rares qu'ils survivent rarement à l'entrée dans ...

China’s Chang’e-6 mission, the first sample return mission to the far side of the Moon last year, made a fascinating discovery. While poring over the returned lunar samples, which arrived on Earth in ...

Chinese scientists studying a 2-gram lunar soil sample from the Chang'e 6 mission have identified rare CI chondrite impact residues, providing new insights into mass transfer in the inner solar system ...

An all-female research group, As Meteoriticas, scours the South American country’s interior aiming to preserve meteorites for scientific study and public display. From right, Elizabeth Zucolotto, ...

Scientists speculate that asteroids colliding with Earth delivered water—an essential building block of life—but new research suggests the planet didn't need the delivery. Reading time 3 minutes Water ...

(CNN) — Researchers say they have uncovered evidence that early Earth was home to more hydrogen than previously thought, calling into question widely held beliefs about the origins of water and the ...

A team of researchers at the University of Oxford have uncovered crucial evidence for the origin of water on Earth. Using a rare type of meteorite, known as an enstatite chondrite, which has a ...

Carbonaceous chondrite rocks, however, are often called "mudballs" because they're rich in carbon, organic material and water-bearing minerals. This makes them susceptible to breaking up either in ...