Perseverance rover found a rock on Mars named Phippsaksla with so much iron and nickel that it could be a meteorite.

A rare meteorite recovered from Alaska is prompting scientists to rethinkhow Earth got its water. New findings suggest our planet may have had the hydrogen needed to form water on its own, without ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover may have stumbled on a visitor from outer space – a strange, shiny rock on Mars that scientists think could be a meteorite forged in the heart of an ancient asteroid.

Space mining often sounds like a fast route to endless metals. In practice, the first question is simple: what are small ...

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

Meteorites, known as messengers of the Solar System, are critical objects for studying the formation and evolution of planets. However, most meteorites cannot be preserved on Earth due to atmospheric ...

Helium deposits resemble huge purple geysers, so they stand out to say the least. If you have the map upgrade, the Helium is ...

Simulations reveal that Jupiter’s rapid growth disrupted the early solar system, creating rings where new planetesimals formed much later than expected. These late-forming bodies match the ages and ...

Heather Handley works for Museums Victoria Research Institute. She is affiliated with Monash University. Dermot Henry receives funding from Australian Research Council. Oskar Lindenmayer is affiliated ...