A 3-gram (0.1 ounce) sample of the Hypatia stone. Researchers found a consistent pattern of 15 elements in the Hypatia stone. The pattern is completely…
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Conceptual image of meteoroids delivering nucleobases to ancient Earth. The nucleobases are represented by structural diagrams with hydrogen atoms as white spheres, carbon as black,…
“Fingerprinting” Minerals To Better Understand How They Are Affected by Meteorite Collisions Researchers mimicked these extreme impacts in the lab and discovered new details about…
False-color image of impact recrystallized phosphate mineral in Chelyabinsk meteorite. Credit: Craig Walton A new way of dating collisions between asteroids and planetary bodies throughout…
Several dozen small impact craters, 10–70-m in size, have been discovered in southeastern Wyoming. A team of U.S. and German geoscientists found these ancient craters…
Meteorites on their way to Earth and breaking through the atmosphere. Credit: Elements of this image furnished by NASA- earthmap for 3Drender; courtesy University of…
A new study has found that the mineralogy of the rocks that a meteorite hits, rather than the size of the impact, determines how deadly…
When was the last time an asteroid hit Earth? Today! But it was almost definitely very small. Small asteroids and other tiny dust and particles…
NASA’s Mars Insight Lander Uses Wind-Induced Vibrations To Reveal the Red Planet’s Subsurface Layers
NASA’s Mars Insight Lander Uses Wind-Induced Vibrations To Reveal the Red Planet’s Subsurface Layers
An artist illustration of the InSight lander on Mars. InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is designed to give…
The fireball fragmenting, observed from Sesvete in Croatia. Credit: Damir Šegon (Astronomical Society Istra Pula and Višnjan Science and Education Center, Croatia) On February 28,…
False-color image of the Martian meteorite nicknamed “Block Island.” This image was taken with the panoramic camera of NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity on July…
Image of the fireball in February 28, 2021. Credit: UK Meteor Observation Network Scientists are set to uncover the secrets of a rare meteorite and…
Meteor Crater, Arizona. This crater is the result of an impact of a 50m meteor, whereas the impacts described in the current work may have…
The Carina Nebula, where newborn stars are irradiated by intense ultraviolet light from nearby massive stars – possibly similar to the environment which birthed our…
Three layers of hydrogen-bonded edge-to-edge polymer. Each layer has four polymer rods bonded at a central vertex. Atoms are colored as follows: hydrogen white, carbon…
Model for the Earth’s core: Heidelberg researchers verify presence of solar noble gases in metal of an iron meteorite. High-precision noble gas analyses indicate that…
The early atmospheres of rocky planets are thought to form mostly from gases released from the surface of the planet as a result of the…
Electron micrograph of a Concordia micrometeorite extracted from Antarctic snow at Dome C. Credit: © Cécile Engrand/Jean Duprat Every year, our planet encounters dust from…
Artist illustration of the formation of the solar system, capturing the moment where radioactive nuclei got incorporated into solids that would become meteorites. Credit: Bill…
Flensburg meteorite with black fusion crust: Parts of the fusion crust were lost during the flight through the atmosphere. The small fragment, weighing 24,5 grams,…