Nine-year-old Ariana Church discovered a 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite older than Earth itself - while exploring a beach in Penarth, Wales with her family. The rare Ferrous Iron Aerolite, spotted ...

Planetary scientists analyzing oxygen isotopes in lunar soil from the Apollo mission sites conclude that meteorite bombardment over 4 billion years could only have delivered a tiny fraction of Earth’s ...

For a long time, scientists assumed that Earth's water was delivered by asteroids and comets billions of years ago. This coincided with the Late Heavy Bombardment (ca. 4.1 to 3.8 billion years ago), a ...

A rare iron meteorite has been found in the Sahara Desert, providing scientists a unique glimpse into the cores of ancient ...

A long-standing idea in planetary science is that water-rich meteorites arriving late in Earth's history could have delivered a major share of Earth's water. A new study by Universities Space Research ...

Moon dust is sharp, corrosive, and potentially fatal. NASA’s new electric force field shield is designed to blast it away.

DOHA: Head of the Qatar Astronomical Center Sheikh Salman bin Jabor Al Thani has discovered a second fragment of a meteorite in Al Khor after four months of intensive ...

Space mining often sounds like a fast route to endless metals. In practice, the first question is simple: what are small asteroids actually made of, in measurable detail? Researchers at the Institute ...

The F-35A completed ground vibration testing and fit checks at Edwards Air Force Base ahead of the beginning of flight testing. The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) has announced the completion of a ...

The integration of the MBDA Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile onto the conventional-takeoff-and-landing (CTOL) version of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has moved a step ...

MBDA’s Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile has moved a step closer to commencing flight trials with the Lockheed Martin F-35A, following a recent integration test activity. Staged at Edwards ...

Brazil has notched a major milestone in its campaign to phase in Saab’s latest Gripen E jet as the country’s frontline fighter. The Brazilian air force (FAB) on 1 December confirmed having test fired ...