Meteorite

China’s Chang’e 6 lunar probe returns to Earth with first samples from moon’s far side

China's Chang'e 6 probe returned to Earth with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon, in…

1 week ago

Stardust particle locked in meteorite holds secrets of a star’s explosive death

Scientists have discovered a rare stardust particle that came from the explosive supernova death of a distant star. This speck,…

3 months ago

Stardust Found in an Ancient Meteorite Was Left by a New Kind of Supernova : ScienceAlert

A grain of dust recovered from an ancient meteorite that plonked itself down in Antarctica appears to be from a…

3 months ago

Spherules Thought to Be From 2014 Meteorite Impact Could Be 790,000 Years Older : ScienceAlert

Our Solar System does not exist in isolation. It formed within a stellar nursery along with hundreds of sibling stars,…

4 months ago

The World’s Largest Meteorite Seemed to Vanish in 1916. Why Can’t We Find It? : ScienceAlert

The story of the Chinguetti meteorite is a very compelling mystery.The 4.5-kilogram (10 pound) stony-iron rock was reportedly taken from…

4 months ago

Bulova adds meteorite dial to Apollo 15-inspired Lunar Pilot watch

How do you enhance the connection that a watch shares with outer space beyond just evoking its history of having…

5 months ago

Earth’s water might have come from ancient space rocks, meteorite discovery suggests

Earth and the rest of our solar system's inner, rocky planets are the products of a myriad of tiny planetesimals…

5 months ago

The moon once had way more water than we ever imagined, lunar meteorite reveals

New research has revealed that the surface of the moon was rich with water around 4 billion years ago. The research…

6 months ago

Meteorite Reveals The Young Moon’s Crust Held Far More Water Than We Ever Realized : ScienceAlert

When you think of the Moon, the adjective "damp" generally doesn't spring to mind.Earth's natural satellite is known to be…

6 months ago

The Real-Life ‘Tatahouine’ Meteorite Behind Star Wars Reveals Its Secrets : ScienceAlert

Locals watched in awe as a fireball exploded and hundreds of meteorite fragments rained down on the city of Tatahouine,…

6 months ago

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