meteorites
All 4 Building Blocks of DNA Have Been Found in Meteorites
After decades of searching, scientists found all the components for the source code of life in extraterrestrial rocks.
Lightning Strikes May Have Sparked Life on Earth, New Study Proposes
Lightning could have been a major source of the element phosphorus, which is necessary for life, on early Earth.
He Sold a Meteorite That Hit His Home. Then Things Got Weird.
Josua Hutagalung became an overnight celebrity in Indonesia. But did he really get rich?
'Pristine' Extraterrestrial Organic Compounds Found on Meteorite That Fell on Frozen Lake
The finding can help shed light on the origin of life on Earth, which might have been spurred in part by the delivery of organic compounds inside meteorites like Hamburg.
Scientists Think They Found the Only Guy Known to Get Killed by a Meteorite
The extremely unlucky fatality occurred in 19th century Iraq and was reported all the way up to the Sultan, newly digitized documents reveal.
A Mysterious 'Fireball' Was Spotted In Chile and Nobody Knows What It Was
A meteor? Space junk? Nobody knows, but officials investigated whether the mysterious object, or objects, started several fires.
A Meteorite Crashed Into the 'Super Blood Wolf Moon'
It was the first time an impact has been captured on film during a total lunar eclipse.
What Baby Stars and Meteorites Can Tell Us About Our Solar System’s Past
Rachel Smith studies the birth of stars to better understand the origins of life on Earth, and perhaps elsewhere in the universe.
These Alien Diamonds Belonged to a Lost Mars-Sized World
Earth survived the solar system’s tumultuous infancy more or less intact. Other planets were not so lucky.
These Stunning Blue Alien Crystals Contain Water and Organic Molecules
Asteroids have been spitballing life juice at each other for billions of years, and we have the receipts.
The White House Plan to Defend Against Killer Asteroids Is Here
In one of its final acts, the Obama Administration released a report outlining how federal agencies should prepare for an 'Armageddon'-sized impact.