There are two main types of stony meteorite: chondrites (some of the oldest materials in the solar system) and achondrites (including meteorites from asteroids, Mars and the Moon). Both chondrites and ...

The 54 pound chunk from Mars was found in the Sahara Desert in 2023 and could set a record when it appears at auction this ...

Other meteorite types follow similar patterns. L and LL chondrites, which contain lower iron content, seem to come from the ...

Meteorite falls are common enough, but only rarely is a new type of meteorite discovered. Last week in Science, Brown et al. 1 described what might be such an event with the orbit, fall and ...

For years, scientists have puzzled over why Earth and Mars are missing certain key elements. Now, a fresh study suggests ...

"Imagine that you're a Martian, and you have a piece of the Earth in your meteorite collection, and it came from Hawaii. You don't know it came from Hawaii, but you have this rock," Day said.

Most meteorites that have reached Earth come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. But we have 1,000 or so ...

Aubrites, named after Aubrés, a village in France where the first such meteorite fell in 1836, is a type of achondrite. These meteorites don’t contain chondrules — round mineral inclusions ...

The team also revealed the sources of other types of meteorites; with this research, the origin of more than 90% of meteorites has now been identified. Skip to main content.

The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going on sale and is set to become the most expensive space rock in the world. The 54lb ...