However, not all of those celestial bodies survived, and a new analysis of a the meteorite NWA 15915 shows that it likely originated from a world that was similar to Mercury in its composition—but not ...

Meteorite falls capable of surviving atmospheric entry are rare; most land in oceans. In the case of the Charlottetown meteorite, research showed that it belonged to the class of ordinary chondrites.

Years after unearthing an unusual rock, David Hole found with the help of experts at the Melbourne Museum that a rock he found was a rare 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite. While searching for gold ...