A tiny glass bead retrieved by China's Chang'e-5 lunar mission is offering scientists a glimpse into the moon's hidden depths ...

An international study featuring scientists from Curtin University's School of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Space Science ...

The scientists used tiny zircon crystals in rocks as geological "time capsules" to date the meteorite impact. The research has been published in the journal Geology. Prof Chris Kirkland ...

The devastation of a giant meteorite impact on early Earth may have allowed life to flourish, new research suggests. A study of the remnants of a 3.26 billion-year-old impact reveals that ...

Chicxulub ejecta (microtektites, impact-melt glass) is found at the site within the event deposit ... occurred at the end of the Cretaceous Period and was among the largest asteroid impacts in effect ...

In the Mauritanian desert, nomadic herders look for unusual rocks with a dark surface, hoping to find rare meteorites and strike it big.