Using microorganisms to mine meteorites could be an effective way to extract precious metals in space, scientists say. This ...

When we eventually mine asteroids, humans and robots will not leave unprotected microbes on the surface. Instead, machines ...

A meteorite chip sat in a small container, bathed in liquid, while the International Space Station floated overhead. Inside, ...

Stumbling upon a meteorite might seem like a once-in-a-lifetime event, but it’s not as uncommon as you might think. What’s crucial, however, is knowing how to handle such a cosmic treasure to preserve ...

Analysis of an ancient meteorite suggests that rocky planets both near and distant from the sun may have formed at the same ...

Microscopic crystals extracted from meteorites could help settle a debate about the birth of our patch of the Milky Way.

A fungus aboard the ISS extracted palladium from meteorite rock, hinting at future space mining powered by living microbes.

On a dreary day in a nondescript field, I visit the site where a 4.56 billion-year-old bit of space rock came to Earth ...

The Mars Perseverance rover has been investigating the Jezero Crater and came across something that is not native to Mars at all. It is a meteorite that collided with the red planet. Though various ...

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — In June, a piece of rock flew at extremely high speeds and struck a house in McDonough, fireball flashing in the skies over Georgia included. Now, the McDonough Meteorite, as it’s ...

Precursors of the molecules needed for the origin of life may have been generated by chemical reactions promoted by iron-rich particles from meteors or volcanic eruptions on Earth approximately 4.4 ...