Scientists have found opal-like crystals in the Tagish Lake meteorite, which fell to Earth in Canada in 2000. This is the first extraterrestrial discovery of these unusual crystals, which may have ...

A team of United Kingdom-based researchers discovered "life's precursor molecules" housed in extraterrestrial salt crystals collected from two ancient meteorites that date back to the formation of the ...

From the outside, iron meteorites tend to look like formless, rusted lumps of metal, which is why museums often polish and etch sections to show their interior structure. This reveals their ...

A University of Toronto-led study has uncovered tiny zircon crystals in a meteorite originating from Vesta (a large asteroid between Mars and Jupiter), shedding light on the formation of planetesimals ...

Two scientific teams announced Monday that they have discovered the most compelling evidence yet from a Martian meteorite that life once existed on Mars. But the findings have not convinced many ...

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The Fukang Meteorite stands as one of the most exceptional and highly valued meteorites ever discovered, boasting both a unique aesthetic beauty and significant scientific importance. Discovered in ...

Crystals and glasses have opposite heat-conduction properties, which play a pivotal role in a variety of technologies. These range from the miniaturization and efficiency of electronic devices to ...

Tiny crystals in meteorites were witness to the Sun’s unruly behavior in its earliest years. The Sun sends a lot more than Sunshine and rainbows our way. High-energy particles capable of messing with ...

A rock made of a type of crystal never before seen outside a laboratory is most likely a meteorite from the early days of the solar system, geologists say. Two years after identifying the Russian rock ...