Meteorite Older Than Earth Most Likely Part of Ancient Protoplanet; Here's Why Erg Chech 002 Is Full of Mystery

SPACE 12.30.2021 23:00 PM

A new study detailed the potential answers around the mystery of the Sahara Desert's Erg Chech 002 meteorite.

Man Keeps Mysterious Indestructible Rock That Turns Out to be a Scientific Marvel More Precious Than Gold

11.22.2021 06:30 AM

After finding a mysterious indestructible rock in 2015, Hole's rock has finally been carbon-dated to roughly 100-1,000 years old meteorite

Melon-Sized Meteorite Crashes Through a Woman's Roof in Canada; What are the Odds of Getting Hit By a Space Rock?

10.14.2021 23:32 PM

A woman from British Columbia, Canada awoken to a sudden crash and her dog barking as a large chunk of meteorite crashed through her ceiling and landed on her bed.

Giant Meteor Lights Up The Sky Over France, United Kingdom

09.06.2021 20:33 PM

Around midnight on Sunday night, a meteor lit up the sky over France and United Kingdom. Many people rushed to social media to claim witnessing or hearing a massive boom.

Earth’s Largest Martian Rock on Display: See It up Close and Personal in Maine Starting September 1

09.01.2021 21:37 PM

The largest Mars rock on Earth has been put on display permanently at a Maine museum starting September 1. This is identified as Taoudenni 002.

Sylacauga Woman Recorded As First Person Hit By Meteorite; What Are the Odds That It Will Happen to You?

08.12.2021 23:30 PM

A meteorite could hit Earth's surface even without noticing it. But what are the chances that a person could be hit by one? Also, was there anyone who ever got hit by a meteorite?

Solar System Estimated to Be Much Younger at 4.55 Billion Years Based on Magnetism Analysis

08.12.2021 13:32 PM

A new study unveiled an innovative technique that will help them study the early solar system through the use of magnetism.

BeachBot: Make Way for This Beach-Cleaning Machine That Will Pick Up Cigarette Butts Using AI

07.27.2021 10:25 AM

BeachBot is a beach-cleaning machine built to search for cigarette butts on the beach and pick them up. This is an innovative initiative that will help solve environmental problems.

Meteorite Spotted Lighting Up North Texas Sky

07.27.2021 05:10 AM

North Texans recently spotted a meteorite lighting up the sky. It happened a little past 9 p.m. when it was seen blasting over the place, crashing towards the Earth.

Winchcombe Meteorite Officially Classified as 'Extremely Rare Space Rock' Worth Almost $140,000

07.12.2021 07:15 AM

Winchcombe meteorite fell on Earth in February in Cotswolds and is now classified as an extremely space rock worth almost $140,000. Scientists hope it could provide clues to life in space.

Mushrooms on Mars, Worm-Like Organisms and Other Unproven Claims About the Red Planet Revealed

06.15.2021 03:51 AM

A recently published study claims to have discovered evidence for mushrooms on Mars. These specific features are commonly known and were detected by cameras aboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.

Earth Receives At Least 5,000 Tons of Dust per Year; Is It Because of Astronomical Objects?

04.13.2021 05:06 AM

Around 5,000 tons of extraterrestrial dust usually head toward Earth every day. Where did it come from?

Oldest Crater of the World Isn't a Meteorite Crash Site, Here's What Geological Study Reveal

03.12.2021 06:00 AM

Several years after science experts discovered what was considered the oldest crater made by a meteorite on Earth, another team found it is actually the outcome of normal geological processes.

Erg Chech 002: 4.6 Billion Year Old Meteorite Shed Light on the Evolution of the Solar System

03.08.2021 23:12 PM

A meteorite that crash-landed in the Sahara Desert dating back to the early days of the solar system sheds new light on how protoplanets were formed. It also shows the composition of the early celestial bodies before the Earth was formed.

Water May Have Been Recently Carried by Meteorites From the Dawn of the Solar System

01.09.2021 20:10 PM

Water has been discovered to have flowed in carbonaceous chondrites as recently as a few hundred thousand years ago.

Organic Compounds on Meteorite Fragments: Could it Be the Source of Life?

10.29.2020 08:00 AM

Scientists found some organic compounds from the meteorite that plunged into Michigan's Strawberry Lake in Michigan's Hamburg Township in 2018.

Astounding Discovery: Largest Meteorite Found in a Backyard in Germany

07.17.2020 03:21 AM

The "Blaubeuren" meteorite found in a property Germany is considered to be the largest one found in the country. Centuries after hitting the Earth, its existence was finally reported to scientists earlier this year.

Acfer 094 Contains Fossilized Ice Which Can Be a Gateway to Understanding the Creation of the Solar System

11.27.2019 10:02 AM

The asteroid was considered to be a part of a much larger asteroid that roamed the solar system. Meteorites are solid debris from outer space that land on Earth, are often believed to contain materials that will somehow give an insight into the creation of the solar system.

Scientists Found Fossilized Microbes in 175 Million-Year-Old Martian Meteorite

04.09.2019 07:51 AM

A group of scientists have confirmed finding microscopic fossils embedded in a Martian meteorite. (Photo : NASA - Johnson Space Center)Exterior view of ALHA 77005 showing small patches of fusion crust In 1977, a team from the Japanese National Institute of Polar Research found a meteorite in Antarctica's Allan Hills.

Caltech Scientists Found Three New Minerals Inside Unique Meteorite

03.08.2017 18:59 PM

Mineralogist Chi Ma from Caltech and his team found three minerals from a meteorite. That Meteorite was found from the Koryak Mountains in eastern Russia. researchers also found metallic Aluminum inside the fragment for the first time.

When Red Dust Settles, Only ‘Black Beauty’ Remains

02.02.2015 15:49 PM

While many may be familiar with Mars’ dusty red surface from the glow it gives, or even the dust-covered mountains traversed by Mars rovers in the past, a new study of a meteorite found in the Moroccan desert has researchers believing that a far different image of the planet lies just below the thin red dust.