Scientists have long been baffled by carbon-rich meteorites that show little evidence of violent space collisions. But new ...

Scientists have long wondered why carbon-rich meteorites appear less affected by violent impacts than those lacking the stuff ...

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

Carbon-containing meteorites look like they had less severe impacts than those without carbon because the evidence was ...

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 ...

A planetary scientist explains new research explaining the differing compositions between space rocks that hit Earth and are ...

A new study shows how the Sun and Earth's atmosphere destroy life-bearing meteoroids before they reach the planet.

Carbon-containing meteorites look like they had less severe impacts than those without carbon because the evidence was blasted into space by gases ...

These meteorites are full of water-bearing minerals, carbon, and even amino acids, the building blocks of life. Many scientists believe they played a key role in delivering water and organics to ...

What happens when two carbon-rich space rocks slam into each other? You'd expect to see clear signs of impact in the ensuing meteorites — but for over 30 years, scientists have puzzled over why ...

In carbon-containing meteorites, impacts create extremely hot carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide gases (yellow). Kurosawa says: “We found that the momentum of the ensuing explosion is enough to ...