We're used to a lot of different natural things falling out of the sky. These can include snow, rain, and sometimes even ...
Earth and the Moon both record evidence of a 'lost' period of bombardment. (NASA) Tiny crystal grains trapped inside a ...
Impact events connecting three celestial bodies are rare and hint at a transitional phase of our solar system.
A small meteorite discovered in northwest Africa has given scientists a rare look into one of the Moon’s most violent moments. The lunar rock, known as Northwest Africa 12593, preserves evidence of a ...
Earth and the Moon share a violent origin story. The Moon is thought to have formed after a large planetary body struck the ...
Learn how a meteorite sample contained clues of a massive lunar collision 3.5 billion years ago.
A lunar meteorite preserves records of three ancient impacts, linking collision histories across Earth, the Moon, and Vesta.
The first few billion years of Earth's history saw the rise of life, the atmosphere and the oceans. Still, that time is ...
Early in the morning of October 6, 2008, astronomers at the University of Arizona detected an asteroid on a collision course with Earth. When other sightings cropped up across the world, the ...
An unexpected discovery within a meteorite from Mars could rewrite part of the Red Planet's geological history. Researchers ...
We're used to a lot of different natural things falling out of the sky. These can include snow, rain and sometimes even frogs ...