From a small bag, Henoun took out a magnifying glass and a magnetic strip. Most meteorites contain iron-nickel, an alloy that attracts magnets and isn’t found in terrestrial rocks. He held the ...

By cataloguing the meteorites, we can build up a picture of how many of these not-quite planets there were and what they looked like. In some cases, we can even see traces left by the magnetic ...

Evidence is mounting that a secret lies beneath the dusty red plains of Mars, one that could redefine our view of the red ...

Meteorites are pieces of stone or iron that have broken off from asteroids and planets and fallen from space to Earth. Meteorites have great scientific value, and rare types of meteorites also have ...

You'd expect to see clear signs of impact in the ensuing meteorites — but for over 30 years, scientists have puzzled over why meteorites that contain carbon appear less affected by such violent ...

Most meteorites are bits of asteroid, which are themselves leftovers from the formation of the solar system. What is the difference between a meteor, a meteorite, a meteoroid and an asteroid?

All five nucleobases that make up DNA and RNA have now been detected in meteorite samples, according to a study published yesterday (April 26) in Nature Communications. The work used recently ...

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

"We found that the momentum of the ensuing explosion is enough to eject the surrounding highly shocked rock material into space." What happens when two carbon-rich space rocks slam into each other?