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

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Recent isotopic and paleomagnetic data point to a possible connection between carbonaceous chondrites and differentiated planetary materials, ...

Scooping up a meteorite within 12 hours of crashing turned out to be a scientific boon for researchers investigating the hydrogen makeup of this visitor from outer space. The one pound of carbonaceous ...

In a new paper published in the journal Nature Communications Earth and Environment, researchers at the University of Rochester were able to use magnetism to determine, for the first time, when ...

On March 15, 1806, a meteorite fell from the sky near the town of Alais, France. Known as the Alais meteorite, this was the first object from space in which scientists discovered organic chemicals.

The meteorite is a rare carbonaceous chondrite. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A crumbling hunk of rock found in a field in ...

The small meteor that came crashing towards our planet in late February is an extremely rare type known as a carbonaceous chondrite - a rock that contains the ingredients for life. It is the first of ...

Meteorites that formed in the earliest days of the solar system may contain liquid water, according to new research, lending credence to the theory that meteorites brought water and other precursors ...

The earliest rocks in our solar system were more like cotton candy than the hard rock that we know today, according to new research. The earliest rocks in our Solar System were more like cotton candy ...