Scientists are digging into the hidden makeup of carbon-rich asteroids to see whether they could one day fuel space ...

When Kate Middleton handled a small piece of rock at London’s Natural History Museum she became one of the few people on ...

Meteorite NWA 16788 is one of the rarest types of space rock on Earth Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously appeared in places like ...

Dust returned by China’s Chang’e-6 mission reveals rare, water-rich CI chondrite meteorite fragments—found on the Moon for ...

The largest piece of Mars to ever make its way to Earth is now also the most valuable meteorite in the world. The large space rock, which has the scientific name of NWA 16788, had its Martian origins ...

The piece of Mars auctioned through Sotheby's. Weighing in at 54 pounds, this is the largest piece of Mars on Earth, and is the most valuable meteorite ever found. Photograph Courtesy of Sotheby's In ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, a 2.35-billion-year-old lunar meteorite found in Africa in 2023 has unveiled fresh insights into the moon’s volcanic history. This meteorite, with a unique chemical ...

Katy has a BA in Humanities and Philosophy, with over 20 years of experience in online and print publishing. She was named the Association of British Science Writers' Editor of the Year in 2023. An ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has spent years combing Jezero Crater for traces of ancient water and potential biosignatures, but its latest find is something far more alien to the local bedrock: a dark, ...

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York on Wednesday. But a rare young dinosaur skeleton ...

THOUSANDS of meteorites crash land on Earth every year but the vast majority of them go unnoticed. Most either drop in remote ...