For many years, planetary scientists have believed that water-rich meteorites arriving late in Earth's history (OK, the time ...

Earlier research held that meteorite impacts from the solar system's early days were a major source of Earth's water.

New research suggests Earth’s water came from sources other than meteorites, challenging long-standing theories on planetary ...

For a long time, scientists assumed that Earth's water was delivered by asteroids and comets billions of years ago. This coincided with the Late Heavy Bombardment (ca. 4.1 to 3.8 billion years ago), a ...

How did meteorite impacts on the Moon influence water being delivered to Earth when both planetary bodies were forming? This is what a recent study publish | Space ...

This coming July, Venus could plow through the dust generated by an asteroid breakup thousands of years ago, potentially ...

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 ...

Research using Apollo samples indicates late meteorite impacts were unlikely to be the main source of Earth’s water.

Ancient Moon dust, meteorite traces and Apollo samples are helping NASA scientists rethink where Earth’s water truly came ...

A new NASA study using Apollo lunar soil samples challenges a long-held theory. It suggests meteorites were not the primary ...

Earth is often described as a water world, but how that water arrived has never been settled. For years, the focus has rested ...

BERLIN — A meteor exploded in the sky above Russia on Friday, causing a shock wave that blew out windows injuring hundreds of people and sending fragments falling to the ground in the Ural Mountains.