Meteorite
The Secret Art Gallery Where Millionaires Buy Dinosaurs and Rare Objects
Meteorites, spacesuits and Hollywood memorabilia: Everything can be bought at Theatrum Mundi, if you have the cash.
This Ancient Crystal from Mars Could Shed Light on Alien Life
A tiny zircon crystal offers “direct physical evidence of large impacts, some potentially life-affecting” that persisted on ancient Mars, reports a new study.
The First Ever Nuclear Bomb Produced a Bizarre Form of Matter
The oldest known “quasicrystal” made by humans has been discovered at the New Mexico site of the 1945 Trinity bomb test.
Scientists Discover Chunk of Protoplanet Older Than Earth In Sahara Desert
No other known object has characteristics similar to EC 002, an ancient meteorite found in an Algerian dune sea last year.
A Piece of Mars That Fell in Antarctica Contains Ingredient for Life, Scientists Discover
The new discovery adds to a growing pile of evidence that Mars may have been more hospitable to life in the distant past.
A Key Ingredient for Life Has Been Found on an ‘Extraterrestrial Source,’ Scientists Report
This is the first time a complete protein has been discovered on an object from space, if the study's results are confirmed.
The Oldest Material Discovered on Earth Is 7-Billion-Year-Old Literal Stardust
The Murchison meteorite, which impacted Australia decades ago, contains astral dust that predates the birth of the Sun.
Scientists Fed an Ancient Earth Organism Space Metals. It Started 'Dancing'
Extremophiles are models for early life on Earth, and we just discovered that one in particular thrives on material from off-world.
A Meteor More Powerful Than 10 Atomic Bombs Exploded Over the Bering Sea
The December 18 fireball created the biggest airburst since the Chelyabinsk meteor of 2013.
NASA’s Mars Opportunity Rover Is Dead
Mission leads have not heard from Oppy since it was caught in a massive dust storm last June. On Wednesday, NASA announced that it had died.
How an Ancient Rock Carrying Earth’s Oldest Known Crystals Ended Up on the Moon
"Big Bertha," a lunar rock that was picked up by Apollo 14 astronauts, originated on Earth 4.1 billion years ago, according to a new study.
A Meteorite Crashed Into the 'Super Blood Wolf Moon'
It was the first time an impact has been captured on film during a total lunar eclipse.