Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history.

Researchers found the martian origin of the 4.48-billion-year-old Black Beautymeteorite, whose origin is one of the oldest regions of Mars.

Scientists can use modern rocks, moon samples and meteorites to figure out when and how the Earth and moon formed over 4.6 billion years ago

The stone named Hypatia from the Egyptian desert could be the first tangible evidence found on Earth of a supernova type Ia explosion.

Could the biblical description of the destruction of Sodom be explained by an exploding meteor? Excavation of the site began in 1985.

Using new analyses, scientists found the last two of the five informational units of DNA and RNA that had yet to be discovered in meteorites

Earth is believed to have formed partly from carbonaceous meteorites, which are thought to come from outer main-belt asteroids.

Researchers have been particularly interested in a citywide 1.5-meter-thick destruction layer of carbon and ash.