An Argentine engineer in Buenos Aires picks through a pile of rocks and artifacts dug up over the years on his family farm. He settles on one peculiar object. It's unlike the other things tossed on ...

A new study of a rare basaltic meteorites called angrites suggests that volatiles, which are elements and molecules with relatively low boiling points such as water, could have been brought to our ...

Vesta, one of the largest asteroids in the solar system, is of a similar size to the angrite that is believed to be the source of water on Earth NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCAL ...

They're calling them "planetary embryos". When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists believe that two asteroids might be ...