“(The Black Beauty meteorite) contains hundreds of rock and mineral fragments, each with a different part of the 4.5 billion years of Martian history,” said study coauthor Dr. Aaron ...

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

A devastating meteorite strike over three billion years ago may have been just what early life needed to thrive. While it’s ...

In April 2019, a rare and powerful meteorite fell near the town of Aguas Zarcas in northern Costa Rica. Scientists say it’s ...

curator of the meteorite collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Speaking to NPR’s Debbie Elliot, McCoy added: “I think this is a rock that we can’t quite ...

The rock contains minerals formed through reactions with water, thus providing evidence that there was once liquid water on the red planet. The Martian meteorite set to go on public display at ...