In a groundbreaking discovery, a 2.35-billion-year-old lunar meteorite found in Africa in 2023 has unveiled fresh insights ...

Discovered in Niger in 2023, the rare chunk weighs 54 pounds and represents more than 6 percent of all Mars material on Earth ...

Meteorites are quite rare since most materials in space never come anywhere near the Earth, and of those that do come toward ...

A rare rock from Mars known as Meteorite NWA 16788 will be up for auction at Sotheby's on July 16. The meteorite may sell for ...

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 ...

While most of them burn up before reaching the ground, a few make it all the way. The ones that survive this fiery descent are known as meteorites. For scientists, meteorites are more than space ...

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

Although carbonaceous meteorites are rare, they may still have delivered enough water and organic materials to early Earth to play a major role in life’s emergence.

Scientists have observed whether the meteorites can reach Earth from Mercury. Over thousands of meteorites from Mars and the ...

Many meteorites are formed by lots of stuff getting stuck together in the solar system. In contrast, most Martian meteorites come from rocks that have been formed by melting processes on the planet.

In the Mauritanian desert, nomadic herders look for unusual rocks with a dark surface, hoping to find rare meteorites and strike it big. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.