This is particularly puzzling, as a vast majority of meteorites can be traced to some well-known parent body—whether that be ...

A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from ...

However, not all of those celestial bodies survived, and a new analysis of a the meteorite NWA 15915 shows that it likely originated from a world that was similar to Mercury in its composition—but not ...

The Antarctic Meteorite Collection at the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR) in Japan has been recognized as a ...

Nuclear pulse propulsion is a technology that would work. It was being developed in the 1960s but it was stopped because of ...

You can use a strong magnet to conduct this test ... Unlike many volcanic rocks found on Earth, most meteorites do not have vesicles — small, bubble-like cavities within the rock. A complete lack of ...

Barlangi Rock is one of Australia’s 27 meteorite impact craters ... Scientists believe this may not be a coincidence. A research team led by Thomas Davison at Imperial College London conducted ...

Driving Earth’s tectonic plate movement and powering its magnetic field requires an immense ... During its infancy, meteorites constantly bombarded the forming planet, causing excessive amounts ...

A team of astronomers has spent over a decade tracing meteorite impacts on Earth back to their original sources in the ...