Two meteorites found in the Sahara show tantalizing similarities to the innermost planet, and while researchers say they are ...

Both meteorites contain only trace amounts of plagioclase, in contrast to Mercury's surface, which is estimated to contain over 37%. Furthermore, our study suggests that the age of the samples is ...

Astronomers think small space rocks from beyond our solar system routinely strike Earth—but proving it isn’t easy ...

An international team of researchers led by the University of Göttingen, with support from the Open University, the ...

Published: June 25, 2025 8:09am EDT Most meteorites that have reached Earth come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. But we have that come from the Moon and Mars.

A remarkable 2.35 billion year old meteorite found in Africa in 2023 has opened a new window into the Moon's volcanic history ...

On a Sunday morning in St. Francis Bay, a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, a streak of bright light was seen in the sky between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. local time. The sighting was ...