These rare samples, uncovered on the moon by China’s Chang’e 6 mission, might help to reveal secrets of how the solar system ...

Chang'e 6 made history in 2024, by bringing back 1,935.3 grams of lunar samples from the Moon's South Pole-Aitken Basin.

Researchers initially believed the samples came from the Moon’s mantle. Testing iron, manganese, and zinc levels showed their ...

In a discovery that could rewrite what we know about where water comes from and the building blocks of life in the solar ...

Experts at a laboratory in Botswana managed by the Gemological Institute of America recently examined an extraordinary ...

Hidden deep in ancient rocks, scientists have found the surviving traces of Earth’s first form—unchanged for 4.5 billion ...

Today I’m giggling at the finalists of the 2025 Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards.From what appears to be a frog-on-frog baptism, to a monitor lizard fight reframed as a loving cuddle, the snaps show us ...

Here's where, when, and how to watch Orionids meteor shower and the Comet Lemmon against the darkness of tonight's sky and ...

Dust brought back to Earth by China's Chang'e-6 mission contains rare meteorite relics that could change our understanding of sources of water and other life-essential ingredients in our solar system.

Keep an eye on the night sky in October—you might catch a falling star! The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak on the night of Oct. 21-22, and the Draconids will also be visible earlier in the ...

CI chondrites are the most water- and volatile-rich of meteorites, with compositions similar to space rocks like Ryugu and ...