Encrusted with green crystals, Erg Chech 002 is a type of stony meteorite called an achondrite rock that has features similar to volcanic rock and is among the oldest known to date.

Erg Chech 002 is an andesitic achondrite – a type of stony meteorite among the oldest known of to date (Picture: PA) A 4.6-billion-year-old meteorite could shed light on the early solar system ...

As we know, meteorites can be split into three groups: stony, irons and stony-irons. If you look at the world collections of meteorites, the vast majority are stony meteorites; only 5.5% are ...

As the result of an unusual find by the joint managers of Mount Padbury sheep station, near Meekatharra, Western Australia (latitude 25° 40′ S.; longitude 118° 06′ E.), a peculiar occurrence ...

Researchers now believe that the water on Earth did not originate from melted meteorites, despite earlier claims to the contrary. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by water, yet ...

Meteorites contain a wealth of information about the origins of our solar system, helping us to understand their, and even Earth’s, origin and evolution.

Earth’s water did not come from melted meteorites – study Researchers analysed melted meteorites that had been floating around in space since the solar system around 4.5 billion years ago ...

As soon as meteorites melt, there is no remaining water.” Around 71% of Earth’s surface is covered in water, but how it got here remains a mystery. Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes.

THE aim of this communication is to describe some preliminary results on the magnetic behaviour of some stony meteorites, namely, Allais, Cold Bokkeveld and Orgueil. Paramagnetic resonance ...

Earth’s water did not come from melted meteorites as previous theories had suggested, researchers say. Water makes up 71 per cent of Earth’s surface, but it is not yet known how or when such ...

Water makes up 71% of Earth’s surface, but it is not yet known how or when such massive quantities of water arrived on the planet. But scientists say their new study brings them one step closer to ...