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Jan 26, 2022
A meteorite-hunting AI will scout for space rocks buried in polar ice
Antarctic meteorite expeditions can be grueling, but scientists designed a new AI that could help locate hotspots.
Apr 19, 2021
5,000 tons of ancient ‘extraterrestrial dust’ fall on Earth each year
Earth is basically a gigantic cosmic dustbin.
Apr 19, 2021
Astronomers cooked up alien atmospheres in an oven
The secret ingredient is meteorite powder.
Apr 02, 2020
Mars might be made of mashed-up baby planets
An unexpected composition of two meteorites could rewrite our understanding of the Red Planet’s history.
Dec 13, 2019
Meteorite-eating microbes could help us look for alien life
The peculiar bugs could illuminate what signs to look for on Mars and beyond.
May 24, 2019
A ball of space mud just pelted Earth—and scientists couldn’t be happier
We haven’t seen a rock like this in 50 years.
Apr 19, 2019
This comet stuffed inside a meteorite is the ultimate cosmic turducken
And it could teach us about the early solar system.
Nov 15, 2018
Volcanoes might have formed on Mars the same way they did in Hawaii
By studying Martian meteorites, scientists think they've found an explanation for ancient eruptions on the Red Planet.
Aug 01, 2018
Ancient space crystals may prove the sun threw heated tantrums as a tot
You can learn a lot from 4.5-billion-year-old rocks.
