The rare samples, uncovered by China’s Chang’e-6 mission, might help to reveal secrets of how the Solar System evolved.
Unique to the Orionids, NASA notes, the meteors seen during this shower are particularly fast and bright. Furthermore, they ...
The Orionid Meteor Shower is famous for fast meteors with glittering wakes known as 'trains' that sometimes linger for ...
Researchers initially believed the samples came from the Moon’s mantle. Testing iron, manganese, and zinc levels showed their ...
As Earth passes through the densest part of debris from the famed Halley's comet, the Orionid meteor shower will hit its ...
Buried deep in Greenland's ice sheet lies a puzzling chemical signature that has sparked intense scientific debate.
The Orionid meteor shower peaks this year with the arrival of a new moon, offering a rare chance to see shooting stars ...
Lying between Mars and Jupiter is a massive ring of rock debris—the asteroid belt. Now thin, it’s fading away gradually.
CI chondrites are the most water- and volatile-rich of meteorites, with compositions similar to space rocks like Ryugu and ...
Here's everything to know about the Orionid meteor shower, its impending peak and where you can see the 'shooting stars' around Florida.
The deficit of this isotope is now thought to mean that some of the oldest rocks on Earth are actually remnants of our planet ...
Hidden deep in ancient rocks, scientists have found the surviving traces of Earth’s first form—unchanged for 4.5 billion ...