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 ...

The study, led by Professor Katherine Joy from the University of Manchester, used radiometric dating techniques to analyze a lunar meteorite, NWA 2995, believed to have originated from the SPA basin.

The team analyzed fifteen Martian and lunar meteorites in the laboratory and was thus able to calculate their radon emissions. The results show that these meteorites release less radon than most ...

The doghouse and the meteor that hit it are up for auction as part of Christie's "Deep Impact: Martian, Lunar, and Other Rare Meteorites" sale Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE.

The lunar norite meteorite Arguin 002 likely formed through plutonic magmatism originating from low-degree partial melting of a deep, KREEP-free mantle source, according to mineralogical and ...

Samples of rock from the moon, brought to Earth by lunar meteorites and the Apollo moon landings, can be used to understand the history of the Moon and its relationship to the Earth through the ...

Pupils from Lincoln Gardens Primary School in Scunthorpe got their hands on samples of meteorites - including a lunar meteorite - during a series of out of this world science lessons last week.

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