A meteorite found in Antarctica in 2012 suggests Earth may have formed with the materials needed to make water, a new study hints. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The annual Geminids meteor shower reaches its peak in December. From timings to online feeds, here’s how viewers in India can follow the event.

Researchers suspect that two meteorites found in the Sahara Desert in 2023 may originally have come from Mercury, which would make them the first identified fragments of the solar system’s innermost ...

One of the last, but most spectacular meteor showers of the year, the Geminids, is set to dazzle stargazers overnight on Saturday, producing as many as 120 meteors an hour at their 2 a.m. ET peak on ...

A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth has sold for $5.3 million, with taxes and fees, to an anonymous bidder at a Sotheby’s New York auction Wednesday. Known as NWA 16788, the ...

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