Analysis of a space rock that landed on a frozen Michigan lake revealed a rich array of extraterrestrial organic compounds. Learn how the meteorite might have been incorporated into life on Earth.

When you find a strange looking rock in the desert, it’s likely worth having some experts take a proper look at it, just like in this case.

South Islanders saw a fireball break through the atmosphere near Wānaka overnight with a loud sonic boom. The cause was a falling meteorite which became a fireball and raced above Queenstown around ...

Fireballs Aotearoa, a group interested in meteorites, said a sonic boom was widely reported as the object came in overhead.

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When exposed to formaldehyde, which was also detected, ammonia can form amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.

Upheaval Dome is a giant rock formation in southeastern Utah with two potential origin stories, although most scientists ...

When asteroids like Bennu hit the young Earth, they could have provided a complete package of complex molecules and the ...

Chevrolet Impala sustained serious damage following a crash with a previous-gen Volkswagen Tiguan on a road somewhere in Utah ...

Samples from the asteroid Bennu contain the building blocks of life as we know it. Scientists are enthusiastic.

This photo of asteroid Bennu is composed of 12 Polycam images collected on Dec. 2, 2024, by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. NASA A ...

When asteroids like Bennu hit the young Earth, they could have provided a complete package of complex molecules and the ...