Microbes have just pulled off a feat that sounds like science fiction, stripping valuable metals from a meteorite fragment ...

Famous Martian Meteorite Found Packed With Traces of 'Ancient Water' ...

A new study analyzes three asteroid and two meteorite samples to see if space rocks smacking into Earth could’ve helped ...

If humankind is to explore deep space, one small passenger should not be left behind: microbes. In fact, it would be ...

Russia's customs service says a 2.8-ton chunk of the Aletai meteorite was found in a shipping container, labeled as a garden ...

New tools unlock new discoveries in science. So when a new type of non-destructive technology becomes widely available, it's ...

A new study has revealed that the iconic Black Beauty meteorite contains much more hidden water than previously suspected.

Declared as garden décor, a massive object stopped at a Russian port turned out to be a rare space relic, triggering legal ...

The Lida Historical and Art Museum holds a large piece of the famous meteorite, weighing more than 2,794 grams. The museum ...

Home video and audio of a meteorite crashing into the sidewalk outside a Canadian man’s home is believed to be the only recording of its kind. “As far as I know, and I’ve asked around, it’s probably ...

Meteorite NWA 16788 is one of the rarest types of space rock on Earth Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously appeared in places like ...