In an industry long dominated by tradition and simplicity, Thorum, a Nashville-based jewelry company, is redefining what ...

As you watch the night sky, streaks of light often flash for a moment, then disappear. These brilliant flashes—called ...

Most meteorites are small — pebble-sized or smaller — chunks of rocky material that, in most cases, get buried in the soil or ...

But here’s the mystery: although carbon-rich asteroids are common in space, meteorites from them are very rare. Less than 4% of recovered meteorites are carbonaceous chondrites. Scientists have ...

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

Learn why carbon-containing meteorites appear to be less "shocked" than expected, missing the effects often seen in a ...

Scientists have long been baffled by carbon-rich meteorites that show little evidence of violent space collisions. But new ...

Oxford researchers have unearthed a cosmic surprise showing that the hydrogen needed for water was embedded in the very rocks ...

Scientists discover hydrogen in a rare meteorite, suggesting Earth had the ingredients to make water from the start.