YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...

Diamond is the hardest mineral on Earth. This fact would likely pass muster at your local trivia night, but scientists ...

Have you ever had the stellar experience of spotting a meteorite falling from the sky? It seems pretty impossible, right?

The oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth (3.5 billion years old) has been discovered in Western Australia's Pilbara region ...

The find could hold implications for understanding the origin of life here on Earth.

By Adam Bartow Click here for updates on this story CODYVILLE, Maine (WMTW) -- NASA has confirmed small meteorites fell in ...

First identified in 1967, lonsdaleite is the hardest naturally-occuring mineral ever discovered—yes, it’s even harder than diamonds. Lonsdaleite, however, has only been found in meteorites ...

"Given how rare such evidence is due to [Earth's] geological recycling processes, this is a major breakthrough in ...