In a discovery that could rewrite what we know about where water comes from and the building blocks of life in the solar ...

CI chondrites are the most water- and volatile-rich of meteorites, with compositions similar to space rocks like Ryugu and ...

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Jupiter, the colossal planet at the heart of our solar system, has long been a subject of intrigue. Recent research from Rice ...

Dust brought back to Earth by China's Chang'e-6 mission contains rare meteorite relics that could change our understanding of sources of water and other life-essential ingredients in our solar system.

Not all of the solar system’s building blocks formed simultaneously. Some of the first solid bodies, or planetesimals, formed ...

Chinese scientists analysing lunar soil have discovered rare meteorite fragments believed to come from beyond the inner Solar ...

Meteorites - the rocks that hurtle from outer space and make it to Earth, get a moment to shine when collectors gather in Cincinnati to show off the treasures they have found this Saturday.

In a first, researchers have discovered fragments of Earth's precursor that contain distinctive chemical fingerprints in ...

A meteor is in the Earth's atmosphere, entering at high speed and burning up before hitting Earth. These are often called ...

Witnessing a meteor, or "shooting star," is a dazzling event caused by tiny space rocks burning up in Earth's atmosphere.