"What if the iron stones were warming up to the point where they would actually melt the glacial ice beneath them and sink ...

This is the spectacular moment a meteor illuminated the night sky over Spain. Footage shows the fireball streaking through ...

Understanding where Earth's essential elements came from—and why some are missing—has long puzzled scientists. Now, a new ...

A team led by a Rutgers-New Brunswick scientist has concluded water did not arrive as early during Earth's formation as ...

Hunting for meteorites can be a high-octane race as private collectors and scientists go head-to-head, reveals a new book by ...

Fireballs Aotearoa, a group interested in meteorites, said a sonic boom was widely reported as the object came in overhead.

Earth received water toward the final stages of its formation. This reshapes understanding of the conditions needed for life.

South Islanders saw a fireball break through the atmosphere near Wānaka overnight with a loud sonic boom. The cause was a falling meteorite which became a fireball and raced above Queenstown around ...

Rock and dust samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu contain organic matter and a variety of minerals crucial to the emergence of life ...

The asteroid Bennu contains all the materials needed for life. This backs up an old hypothesis that the building blocks of ...