There are only a few known fields of tektites in the entire world, and scientists just found another in Brazil.

In a groundbreaking achievement, scientists have successfully synthesized an elusive type of diamond that is predicted to be 50% harder than traditional diamonds found on Earth. This remarkable feat, ...

Rare gemstones, prehistoric fossils, crystals, meteorites and more are returning to the NJ Gem Show in October. The family-friendly event at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave.

As mysterious as large parts of our solar system are, we're learning more and more about Mars all the time. As it turns out, the red planet has quite a lot in common with Earth, and is of particular ...

A fireball that lit up the sky over the United Kingdom and Northern Europe on February 28 was an extremely rare type of meteorite. Fragments of the space rock discovered on a driveway in the Cotswolds ...

A meteorite that tore through the sky in June shaking the Southeast with a sonic boom is now believed to be 4.56 billion years old, according to researchers who studied it following its crash ...

Sifting through the first-ever rock samples collected from the far side of the Moon, scientists in China have unearthed a surprise: fragments of a rare type of meteorite that could help to piece ...

Christie's is proud to present its fourth online only auction of important and aesthetic meteorites. Led by prized examples of naturally sculpted metallic meteorites, the sale features some of the ...

A fungus aboard the ISS extracted palladium from meteorite rock, hinting at future space mining powered by living microbes.