A nine-year-old on a beach found a meteorite 4.5 billion years old – older than Earth itself. Ariana Church made the ...

The second fragment of the Al Khor meteorite has been found after a four-month search, Sheikh Salman bin Jabor al-Thani, head of Qatar Astronomical Centre, has announced on his X account.

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

A rare iron meteorite has been found in the Sahara Desert, providing scientists a unique glimpse into the cores of ancient ...

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

Stumbling upon a meteorite might seem like a once-in-a-lifetime event, but it’s not as uncommon as you might think. What’s crucial, however, is knowing how to handle such a cosmic treasure to preserve ...

GREENBELT, Md. -- A team of international scientists says they've found sugars in meteorites that could be essential to the creation of life. The team, which included scientists from NASA and other ...

NASA's recent study, using lunar soil samples from Apollo missions, challenges popular theories about meteorites being the primary source of Earth's water.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Dec. 27, 1984, a Mars meteorite was found in Antarctica. The meteorite, known as Allan Hills 84001, was found in Allan Hills, ...