When it comes to outer space, there is no such thing as useless. Scientists will dig up even the tiniest fragment of stardust ...

A tiny meteorite is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about the origins of our solar system. New evidence found in shavings from a meteorite known as Northwest Africa 12264 — a 50-gram (1.8 ...

Scientists have uncovered the "genetic fingerprint" of the dinosaur-killing Chicxulub impactor, potentially revealing the fateful rock's origins in the outer reaches of our solar system. When you ...

For the first time, researchers have dated the formation of Jupiter by studying tiny, bead-like spheres found preserved in meteorites. A study by Japan’s Nagoya University and the Italian National ...