A team of researchers at the University of Oxford have uncovered crucial evidence for the origin of water on Earth. Using a ...

An Australian metal detectorist named David Hole made an extraordinary discovery that intrigued scientists and captivated the public. Years after unearthing an unusual rock, David Hole found with the ...

The first are stony meteorites; the second, the small spherical bodies they contain. There is evidence that the chondrules date back to the opening stages in the evolution of the solar system ...

If a corner of a stony meteorite has chipped off, you can often see inside small, round grains, known as chondrules, and metallic grains. The inside is often light in colour, but it can also be almost ...

Geologic map of the asteroid belt. Circles identify the asteroid families from which our meteorites originate and letters mark the corresponding meteorite type. The horizontal axis ranges from short ...