On a scorching summer afternoon at Grootfontein, Namibia, a curious paradox greets every visitor to the Hoba meteorite.

NASA's Perseverance rover spotted a possible space rock on the surface of Mars. The meteorite's nickname is 'Phippsaksla.' ...

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LifeTracer uses machine learning to spot subtle molecular patterns that separate biological chemistry from nonliving organics ...

A specially trained algorithm could aid the search for biological activity both on the early Earth and on other worlds.

Right here on Earth are some outstanding examples of meteorite and asteroid impact craters and other visible impact ...

Tryptophan, the essential amino acid behind the Thanksgiving myth that eating turkey can make you sleepy, has been found to ...

NASA’s Bennu samples have revealed an unexpected mix of sugars, sticky 'gum-like' material and ancient stardust. Scientists ...

An Australian man spent years trying to crack open what he thought was a gold-rich rock-only to learn it was a rare meteorite ...

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Apollo samples provide evidence: Researchers analyzed Moon rocks brought back by the Apollo missions and, for the first time, ...

Study finds Earth's ancient atmosphere may have produced essential sulfur biomolecules like cysteine, challenging theories on ...