Scientists have long debated why Earth and Mars lack certain essential elements. A new study reveals that these missing ...

It also contained tiny crystallized droplets of metallic minerals in it called chondrules. "This particular meteorite most probably comes out of the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned from space with a sample of an asteroid named Bennu and scientists got to dive into a tale of rock, ice and water that hints at how life could have formed on Earth.

For years, scientists have been puzzled about why Earth and Mars have fewer important elements like copper and zinc compared ...

Scientists are not sure how much metallic dust remained in the atmosphere after the most recent SpaceX rocket 'disassembly.' ...

A colossal meteor crashed into earth approximately 215 million years ago, a Japanese research team said in a recent release.

Most of the meteorites are regular chondrites, stony, non-metallic objects of iron, magnesium, silicon and oxygen. The research included a detailed survey of all the major asteroid families in the ...

Stony meteorites are made up primarily of silicate minerals, whereas iron meteorites contain mainly metallic iron. Most stony meteorites are magnetic and quite heavy for their size, as they contain ...

According to the Uruguayan Navy, the meteorite is one of the largest metallic meteorites ever known. ”The value depends on the weight and how it is sold (in whole or in pieces). The price of ...