Analysis of a meteorite found in the Sahara Desert reveals the existence of water on Mars 4.4 billion years ago, scientists report. The mineral composition of Martian meteorite NWA 7533, found in 2012, reveals chemical signatures of oxidation – which would have occurred as water formed. The 84 gram meteorite, named partly after its landing … Read more
‘Fireball’ meteorite that smashed into a frozen US lake in 2018 contains ‘pristine’ organic compounds that could shed light on the origins of life Footage of the fireball which soared across the sky on Jan 16, 2018 went viral It has now been studied and contains raw materials for life to form Meteorites billions of years ago … Read more
Massive three mile wide meteorite crater is discovered by gold miners in Australia’s Outback that formed some 100 MILLION years ago A meteorite crater was discovered in Western Australia’s Outback Scientists determined the crater stretches three miles across The team found shoot cones at the site, which is a sign of a meteorite impact These … Read more
Massive three mile wide meteorite crater is discovered by gold miners in Australia’s Outback that formed some 100 MILLION years ago A meteorite crater was discovered in Western Australia’s Outback Scientists determined the crater stretches three miles across The team found shoot cones at the site, which is a sign of a meteorite impact These … Read more
Thousands of people have rushed to a remote Brazilian town after hundreds of chunks of a 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite began to fall ‘like rain’ from the sky. As many as 200 fragments of the meteorite, which fell on August 19, have been found so far in Santa Filomena, northeastern Brazil. The biggest weighed 40kg and … Read more
Thousands of people have rushed to a remote Brazilian town after hundreds of chunks of a 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite began to fall ‘like rain’ from the sky. As many as 200 fragments of the meteorite, which fell on August 19, have been found so far in Santa Filomena, northeastern Brazil. The biggest weighed 40kg and … Read more
A small, rainbow colored meteorite discovered in Costa Rica last year may be harboring the building blocks of life. The cosmic rock was once connected to washing machine-sized asteroid that fell to the Earth on April 23, 2019, scattering across two villages – La Palmera and Aguas Zarcas. The asteroid was a remnant of the … Read more
Scientists discover an alloy with superconducting properties in Australia’s Mundrabilla meteorite, marking the first time the material has been shown to form in space Scientists analyzed samples from the Mundrabilla meteorite in Australia They found traces of an alloy with superconducting properties It marks the first time superconductors have been shown to form in space … Read more
Tiny one-inch meteorite that fell to Earth in a ‘spectacular fireball’ proves liquid water existed in the earliest days of the solar system and hints at how the Earth got its oceans The tiny space rock landed on Earth in September 2019 with a ‘loud explosion’ It was found in Flensburg in north-Germany and has … Read more
First extraterrestrial PROTEIN discovered inside a meteorite found 30 years ago in Algeria suggests the building blocks of life could already exist in space The meteorite — named Acfer 086 — was collected from Algeria back in 1990 Experts found it contains a protein called hemolithin made of iron and lithium The ends of the protein are … Read more