A meteorite that fell in Germany in 1724 contains a form of silica that conducts heat in a stable manner and baffles physicists.

Analysis of a space rock that landed on a frozen Michigan lake revealed a rich array of extraterrestrial organic compounds. Learn how the meteorite might have been incorporated into life on Earth.

A meteorite that plummeted into the roof and living room of a house in McDonough, Georgia, has now been found to be 20 ...

Chinese scientists create pure-phase hexagonal diamond, a rare carbon crystal that could rival traditional diamonds in strength.

Everyone knows Yuri Gagarin as the first person to go to space. But was he? Literary historian Vladimir Brljak tells the tale of the intrepid balloonists who first flew beyond the blue terrestrial sky ...

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

Several companies are already developing solutions to mine asteroids in space, as they contain many useful elements, such as water and gold.

Scientists uncovered a vast field of tektites in Brazil—a rare type of natural glass forged in the aftermath of meteorite ...

After decades of debate, researchers say that they have found the clearest evidence yet for this rare form of carbon.

There are only a few known fields of tektites in the entire world, and scientists just found another in Brazil.

Space-based experiments show fungi can efficiently extract valuable metals from meteorites in microgravity, advancing prospects for asteroid biomining and sustainable resource use. As humans look ...