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

In addition to the exoplanet’s polar orbit, the brown dwarf pair itself is extraordinarily rare. They form an eclipsing ...

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 ...

A rare example of crystallised gold has gone on display at the Natural History Museum, and for obvious reasons, it is ...

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 ...

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

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

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

New Oxford research suggests Earth's water may have originated from its own building blocks, challenging the asteroid theory ...