Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.

Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest – but an independent analysis shows they might be off by ...

Ancient meteorite reveals a protoplanet formed in the outer Solar System earlier than thought, reshaping planet formation ...

Death toll from Texas flood hits triple-digits as tally of missing tops 180 The death toll from the July Fourth flash flood ...

Sotheby’s has unveiled the largest Martian meteorite ever recovered on Earth, a 54-pound (24.4-kg) specimen known as NWA ...

It’s the only known juvenile specimen of the Ceratosaurus, a carnivorous dinosaur that lived around 149 to 154 million years ...

Discovered in Niger in 2023, the rare chunk weighs 54 pounds and represents more than 6 percent of all Mars material on Earth ...

How did Earth, alone among the solar system's rocky planets, become the home for life? How, among all this frigid ...

Another highlight from the category is the “largest piece of Mars on Earth.” The Martian Meteorite, which Sotheby’s has ...

For those who associate Sotheby’s with blue-chip art sales, Geek Week is a reminder that the auction house doubles as a ...

A small, inconspicuous meteorite may be about to change our understanding of how and when our solar system formed. Tiny shavings from the meteorite Northwest Africa 12264 are challenging the long-held ...

Most meteorites that have reached Earth come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. But we have 1,000 or so ...