Carbon-containing meteorites look like they had less severe impacts than those without carbon because the evidence was blasted into space by gases produced during the impact. The discovery not only ...

"We found that the momentum of the ensuing explosion is enough to eject the surrounding highly shocked rock material into ...

Curiosity celebrates a big win with the discovery of siderite, offering clues to Mars' ancient carbon cycle. Despite a slip ...

Learn why carbon-containing meteorites appear to be less "shocked" than expected, missing the effects often seen in a ...

A Kobe University study has finally solved this decades-old puzzle. Researchers found that when meteorites are hit, organic ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has recently discovered a remarkable rock on Mars that could potentially rewrite the story of the ...

Most meteorites are small — pebble-sized or smaller — chunks of rocky material that, in most cases, get buried in the soil or ...