Cosmic Ribose and Boron: How Space Sugar Shaped Early Life
Scientists think life arose from a complex mixture of water, minerals and carbon-containing molecules: the proverbial primordial soup.…
Scientists Just Found All 5 Genetic “Letters” of DNA and RNA on an Asteroid
Ryugu sample in its return capsule. Credit: JAXA The discovery of all five nucleobases on Ryugu strengthens the…
A meteorite impact may have once rained gold on Western Australia
The goldfields in Western Australia. Credit: Aaron Cavosie We’re used to a lot of different natural things falling…
Ancient Meteorite Reveals a Forgotten Planet That Existed 4.5 Billion Years Ago
An ancient meteorite may be the last surviving remnant of a vanished protoplanet. Credit: Stock A rare meteorite…
Scientists Find Chunk of Lost Planet in Desert
The solar system as we know it today began to form roughly 4.6 billion years ago, with the…
A Giant ‘Planet Factory’ Beyond Jupiter May Have Churned out the Building Blocks of the Solar System
Scientists may have found one of the main sources of rocky material for the solar system, forming diverse…
Mysterious dust ring beyond Jupiter formed many of our Solar System’s earliest worlds
In the young Solar System, a dust trap beyond Jupiter may have built wildly different meteorite parent bodies…
Earth’s origin mystery cracked? Meteorites may hold the secret to life’s ingredients |
Scientists involved in planetary formation studies, meteorites, and early solar system investigations have been wondering about the origins…
Planetary scientists reveal where Earth’s water and building blocks came from
For years, planetary scientists have argued that some of the material that built Earth must have drifted in…
Inside 2026’s Massive Fireball Surge
Still from video captured by NWS Pittsburgh’s Jared Rackley via X. On a Saturday afternoon this past March,…
Astronomers Say Recent Rash of Meteor Sightings ‘Warrants Serious Investigation’
Astronomers are still searching for answers behind this year’s unusual wave of loud and fiery meteor sightings. Over…
6-Million-Year-Old Meteorite Strike Created a Massive Field of Natural Glass in Brazil
Scientists uncovered a vast field of tektites in Brazil—a rare type of natural glass forged in the aftermath…