Scientists have long questioned whether an early Earth could have contained the appropriate hydrogen and oxygen on its own to ...

In a recent paper, researchers at Spain's National Archeological Museum discovered that the objects were forged from meteoric iron. The Treasure of Villena, discovered in the Valencia region of ...

In southern Poland, iron objects made from a single meteorite were uncovered by archaeologists. The artifacts were discovered ...

Earth's rocky layers are mysteriously low in nitrogen compared with carbon and argon. A scientific team explored our planet's molten youth using advanced quantum mechanical simulations, revealing ...

A Japanese research team has concluded that an iron dagger made of meteorites found in the tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun was forged at temperatures of about 950 degrees or lower.

Meteorites are pieces of stone or iron that have broken off from asteroids and planets and fallen from space to Earth. Meteorites have great scientific value, and rare types of meteorites also have ...

If we cut our Earth in half, we would also see an iron and nickel core in the middle. “This type of meteorite is made from iron, nickel metal and a mineral called olivine. This is a green-yellow iron ...

"We now see that 12 of the iron-rich ordinary chondrite meteorites (H chondrites) originated from a debris field called "Koronis," which is located low in the pristine main belt," said Jenniskens.

Where do meteorites of different types come from? In a review paper in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science, astronomers trace the impact orbit of observed meteorite falls to several ...

"We now see that 12 of the iron-rich ordinary chondrite meteorites (H chondrites) originated from a debris field called "Koronis," which is located low in the pristine main belt," said Jenniskens.

“We now see that 12 of the iron-rich ordinary chondrite meteorites (H chondrites) originated from a debris field called “Koronis,” which is located low in the pristine main belt,” said Jenniskens.