Researchers say they discovered evidence that early Earth was home to more hydrogen than previously thought, calling into ...

University of Oxford researchers have helped overturn the popular theory that water on Earth originated from asteroids ...

Studded with molten clumps of minerals (chondrules) distributed like currants in a fruitcake, the Allende meteorite, as it came to be known, contains the oldest material in the Smithsonian ...

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 ...

Water is essential for life as we know it, and its presence on Earth has puzzled scientists for years. While it's clear that water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen, the question of how these ...

University of Oxford researchers have helped overturn the popular theory that water on Earth originated from asteroids ...

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 ...

Where do meteorites of different types come from? In a review paper in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science, astronomers trace the impact orbit of observed meteorite falls to several ...

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