As you watch the night sky, streaks of light often flash for a moment, then disappear. These brilliant flashes—called ...

Scientists have long been baffled by carbon-rich meteorites that show little evidence of violent space collisions. But new ...

Scientists discover hydrogen in a rare meteorite, suggesting Earth had the ingredients to make water from the start.

Scientists speculate that asteroids colliding with Earth delivered water—an essential building block of life—but new research ...

Most meteorites are small — pebble-sized or smaller — chunks of rocky material that, in most cases, get buried in the soil or ...

Oxford researchers have unearthed a cosmic surprise showing that the hydrogen needed for water was embedded in the very rocks ...

All that said, the findings can’t confirm the terrestrial life theory beyond a doubt. There’s still a chance hydrogen-heavy ...

In the Mauritanian desert, nomadic herders look for unusual rocks with a dark surface, hoping to find rare meteorites and strike it big.

A team of researchers at the University of Oxford have uncovered crucial evidence for the origin of water on Earth. Using a ...

Researchers say they discovered evidence that early Earth was home to more hydrogen than previously thought, calling into ...