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New minerals discovered in massive meteorite may reveal clues to asteroid formation

Inside a massive meteorite in Somalia, two minerals are never seen before on Earth were discovered. They could hold vital information about how asteroids form. The two new minerals were discovered in a single 2.5-ounce (70-gram) slice of the 16.5-tonne (15 metric tonnes) El Ali...

Martian meteorite upsets planet formation theory

A new study of an ancient meteorite challenges current theories about how rocky planets like Earth and Mars acquire volatile elements like hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and noble gases as they form. The study was published in Science on June 16th. According to Sandrine...

Shocked zircon finds a one-off gift from Mars

Curtin University researchers studied a Martian meteorite. They have found the first evidence of high-intensity damage caused by asteroid impact. It has implications for understanding when conditions suitable for life may have existed on early Mars. The study has been published in journal Science Advances. Scientists...

Scientists denied life in Mars from meteorite found in Antarctica

Scientists said that a 4-billion-year-old meteorite from Mars have caused a splash on Earth decades ago. This event contains no evidence of ancient Martian life after all. A NASA-led team announced in 1996 that living creatures left organic compounds in the rock. Some scientists were skeptical about...