A long-standing idea in planetary science is that water-rich meteorites arriving late in Earth's history could have delivered a major share of Earth's water. A new study by Universities Space Research ...

Space is dirty. Filthy. It's littered with asteroids, and rocks, and dust. Some of that material falls to the earth. When it enters the atmosphere, we call it a meteor. If it lands, it's a meteorite.

Walkers and hikers have an exciting opportunity to find meteorite fragments that scattered over Scotland this summer, scientists say. The bright meteor was witnessed by some Scots as it streaked ...

A rare meteorite recovered from Alaska is prompting scientists to rethinkhow Earth got its water. New findings suggest our planet may have had the hydrogen needed to form water on its own, without ...

A fireball disintegrated in the sky over Eureka Springs on Saturday night, possibly strewing meteorites from the tourist town northwest to Gateway. Or, it may have burned up entirely as it entered the ...

Heather Handley works for Museums Victoria Research Institute. She is affiliated with Monash University. Dermot Henry receives funding from Australian Research Council. Oskar Lindenmayer is affiliated ...

A meteorite that recently gave one Georgia resident quite a shock when it crashed through his roof spent an awful long time making a cosmic journey that ended in a living room. Multiple fragments of ...

Perseverance rover found a rock on Mars named Phippsaksla with so much iron and nickel that it could be a meteorite.

Space mining often sounds like a fast route to endless metals. In practice, the first question is simple: what are small ...