Oxford researchers have unearthed a cosmic surprise showing that the hydrogen needed for water was embedded in the very rocks ...

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

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

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

All that said, the findings can’t confirm the terrestrial life theory beyond a doubt. There’s still a chance hydrogen-heavy ...

Scientists speculate that asteroids colliding with Earth delivered water—an essential building block of life—but new research ...

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

“This is very good,” Henoun said ... from what turned out to be a rare type of chondrite, was $55, about the same as his monthly paycheck. “The secret of meteorites, which is not a good secret, is ...

“This is very good,” Henoun ... from what turned out to be a rare type of chondrite, was $55, about the same as his monthly paycheck. “The secret of meteorites, which is not a good secret ...

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

The type of meteorites that could have been crucial to the origins of life are very rare, but the asteroids they come from are common. Astronomers have long had an explanation for this paradox, but ...