Scientists have long wondered why Earth's overall makeup doesn't fully match the mix of materials found in ancient meteorites ...

In a discovery that could rewrite what we know about where water comes from and the building blocks of life in the solar ...

Researchers initially believed the samples came from the Moon’s mantle. Testing iron, manganese, and zinc levels showed their ...

(CNN) — It was a simple, sunny afternoon on Canada’s Prince Edward Island as Joe Velaidum and his partner, Laura Kelly, set off to walk their dog. Noticing a stray leash lying in the yard, Velaidum ...

A team of Chinese scientists may have cracked the secret behind the strange Canyon Diablo diamonds. Hexagonal in form rather than cubic, the process behind how these diamonds formed has, until now, ...

A meteor is a broken fragment of rock from space, such as debris from an asteroid collision, that enters Earth's atmosphere. They are typically visible at night as they make fast-moving streaks ...

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