Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

Gaining insight could help understand the timing and process of life's emergence. A research team led by a Rutgers-New ...

including the splat sound the meteorite made when it hit the walkway. Velaidum, who was curious about the origins of the dark gray powder near his walkway, collected some samples of the remnants ...

It was Kelly’s father, who lives nearby, who prompted the couple to dredge up some samples for further inspection. Using a vacuum and magnet — which can attract the metals found in meteorites ...

Joe Velaidum and Laura Kelly, who live on Prince Edward Island, caught a meteorite hitting their property on their doorbell camera. Some say this could be the first video recording of a meteorite that ...

Scientists used to believe that when a massive impact created the Moon, it also delivered a lot of water to Earth. However, ...

When asteroids like Bennu hit the young Earth, they could have provided a complete package of complex molecules and the ingredients essential to life, such as water, phosphate, and ammonia. Together, ...