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

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

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 ...

In the Mauritanian desert, nomadic herders look for unusual rocks with a dark surface, hoping to find rare meteorites and strike it big.

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

Aquarius is the constellation nearest the Eta Aquarids shower, helping viewers know where to look ... meteor shower in late summer every year, meaning the showers meet at a point in the sky. Much ...

Scientists discover hydrogen in a rare meteorite, suggesting Earth had the ingredients to make water from the start.

Scientists speculate that asteroids colliding with Earth delivered water—an essential building block of life—but new research suggests the planet didn't need the delivery.

As you watch the night sky, streaks of light often flash for a moment, then disappear. These brilliant flashes—called ...