Researchers have helped overturn the popular theory that water on Earth originated from asteroids bombarding its surface; Scientists have analyzed a meteorite analogous to the early Earth to ...

A new study shows how the Sun and Earth's atmosphere destroy life-bearing meteoroids before they reach the planet.

It’s said that if you catch one in the night sky the universe might grant you a wish. On any given night, shooting stars are ...

Scientists have long questioned whether an early Earth could have contained the appropriate hydrogen and oxygen on its own to ...

"The fall of Aguas Zarcas was huge news in the country. No other fireball was as widely reported and then recovered as stones ...

The Lyrid meteor shower, active from April 16-26, peaks on April 21-22. Viewing conditions are favorable in Northern Nevada ...

Every day, nearly 100,000 pounds of meteoritic matter enters Earth's atmosphere, but in the Mauritanian desert, herders have ...

From the Lyrid meteor shower in April to the dazzling Geminids in December, you won't want to miss these cosmic light shows ...

Water is at the center of one of the enduring questions about how life first formed on Earthr. More specifically, where did ...

The annual display of Lyrids, famous for bright “fireball” shooting stars, will occur from April 17-26, peaking on April 22, ...

A team of researchers at the University of Oxford have uncovered crucial evidence for the origin of water on Earth. Using a ...