Scientists created a pure hexagonal diamond in the lab, confirming a long-debated carbon structure slightly harder than natural diamonds.

A meteorite that fell in Germany in 1724 contains a form of silica that conducts heat in a stable manner and baffles physicists.

A new study adds to a growing body of evidence that suggests asteroid impacts played a critical role in the emergence of life ...

Samples from the asteroid Ryugu revealed all five genetic nucleobases, suggesting the building blocks for life existed in ...

A fireball meteor exploded over Europe and scattered fragments across a German town, with one meteorite smashing through the roof of a house.

Oxygen isotope analysis of lunar soil shows meteorites delivered only a limited amount of water to the Earth–Moon system ...

After decades of debate, researchers say that they have found the clearest evidence yet for this rare form of carbon ...

Researchers made small, pure samples of the elusive mineral lonsdaleite – also known as hexagonal diamond — and tested its ...

The Perseverance rover has found tiny crystals that seem to be rubies or sapphires inside pebbles on Mars, where they have ...

A peer-reviewed study published in the journal Geology proposes that the same asteroid strike that carved Arizona’s Meteor ...