Oldest-ever meteorite found in Africa… and could unlock the solar system’s secrets, scientists say

The oldest meteorite ever discovered could help researchers on their quest for truth: discovering how our solar system formed 4.6 billion years ago. The record breaking space rock was discovered in Mauritania, Northwest Africa. Found in a sand dune in Mauritania, the light-colored space rock is laced with green crystals and is about the size […]

Scientists think these meteorite diamonds formed on a long-lost planet

Scientists studying a meteorite fragment that fell to Earth in 2008 have found evidence that suggests it may have originated from a Mercury-sized planet that no longer exists. The makeup of a meteorite — the elements it contains, what ratios they’re in — can usually point us to where it came from, like say the […]

Lunar camera whacked by ‘speeding bullet’ meteorite produces ‘jittery’ pictures

Published time: 29 May, 2017 21:59 NASA scientists were stumped when the usually impeccable camera on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter produced a “wild and jittery” photo of the moon’s surface. The unusual photo features a squiggly pattern that the NASA team didn’t initially understand. They quickly figured out, however, that the orbiter must have been […]