The flash in the Georgia sky in June, described by witnesses as a fireball, traveled hundreds of millions of miles through ...

Researchers have found a link between two geological events in iconic locations of the U.S. Southwest that scientists ...

The meteorite is the only lunar sample that we have from this forgotten period of the moon. A meteorite that fell from the moon and was found in Africa is a rare volcanic rock dating from a time ...

The odds of this getting from there to here are astronomically small, Sotheby’s Cassandra Hatton said, as record-breaking ...

Understanding the interaction between light and matter at the smallest scales (angstrom scale) is essential for advancing technology and materials science. Atomic-scale structures, such as defects in ...

This meteorite, affectionately dubbed NWA 16788, isn’t just any space rock, though. At a stunning $5.3 million, not only did it fetch the highest price of any meteorite ever, it’s also the largest, ...

In 2018, an independent researcher bought a piece of space rock from a vendor in Morocco. It could change what we know of the Solar System's formation.

A rare lunar meteorite found in Africa sheds new light on hidden volcanic processes that shaped the Moon long after its surface was thought to have cooled. A 2.35-billion-year-old meteorite with a ...

‘Superman’ star Nathan Fillion staunchly defends his character’s extreme hairstyle: ‘I was team bowl cut the whole way’ S.F. residents had parked in their driveways for years. Then someone started ...

Image of the Northest Africa 16286 sample obtained using a scanning electron microscope. These are what’s referred to as ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Meteorites found in the Sahara Desert might be pieces of Mercury that broke off as the result of a collision when the Solar System was still ...

After a suspected meteor fell in metro Atlanta on Thursday afternoon, people in the area are hoping to find a fragment on the ground.