Most meteorites that have reached Earth come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. But we have 1,000 or so ...

A couple of meteorite samples currently being investigated could be the first pieces of Mercury on Earth. Ben Rider-Stokes, a ...

"NWA 16788 is a discovery of extraordinary significance — the largest Martian meteorite ever found on Earth, and the most ...

Meteorites from Mercury have never been found on Earth. But two pieces discovered in the Sahara desert might be remnants of ...

About the size of a computer monitor and made primarily of the mineral olivine, the meteorite is 70 percent larger than the next piece of Mars found on Earth, and weighs 54 pounds. Some of the ...

This could be one of the biggest auctions of extraterrestrial artefacts, a piece of rock that came from another planet - Mars. The largest Martian ...

A new study details the findings of two meteorites that likely originated from Mercury and might provide clues about its ...

It is the test bed for a collaboration between academics, space agencies and mineral exploration companies which aims to ...

Rocks from a coastal town are assisting scientists to develop equipment which could enable astronauts to investigate the ...

Portsoy has long been known for its important geological features but now researchers from the University of Aberdeen are using the rare assembly of rock types found in the harbour area to replicate ...

Meteorites originating from Mars have been discovered on Earth in the past, but none from Mercury. This intrigued planetary scientist Ben Rider-Stokes of The Open University in the UK. His study shows ...