This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Recent isotopic and paleomagnetic data point to a possible connection between carbonaceous chondrites and differentiated planetary materials, ...

In a new paper published in the journal Nature Communications Earth and Environment, researchers at the University of Rochester were able to use magnetism to determine, for the first time, when ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On a chilly February night in 2021, Winchcombe, a garden-girdled ...

Space mining often sounds like a fast route to endless metals. In practice, the first question is simple: what are small ...

Scooping up a meteorite within 12 hours of crashing turned out to be a scientific boon for researchers investigating the hydrogen makeup of this visitor from outer space. The one pound of carbonaceous ...

On March 15, 1806, a meteorite fell from the sky near the town of Alais, France. Known as the Alais meteorite, this was the first object from space in which scientists discovered organic chemicals.

The meteorite is a rare carbonaceous chondrite. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A crumbling hunk of rock found in a field in ...

How and when life first took root on Earth is still not very well understood. We have a relatively vague timeline that indicates life was indeed present on Earth some 4.5 billion years ago but we ...

Late last month, a spectacular fireball lit up the night sky over the United Kingdom and Northern Europe. Now, locals are starting to recover leftover meteorite fragments — and scientists say they may ...