For many years, planetary scientists have believed that water-rich meteorites arriving late in Earth's history (OK, the time ...

Ancient Moon dust, meteorite traces and Apollo samples are helping NASA scientists rethink where Earth’s water truly came ...

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 ...

It was long thought, up until recently, that asteroids and comets delivered Earth's oceans during the very early Solar System ...

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 ...

New research suggests Earth’s water came from sources other than meteorites, challenging long-standing theories on planetary ...

NASA research using Apollo lunar regolith data refines the Moon’s impact record and places limits on meteorite contributions to Earth’s water over geologic time.

How did meteorite impacts on the Moon influence water being delivered to Earth when both planetary bodies were forming? This is what a recent study publish | Space ...

A new NASA study using Apollo lunar soil samples challenges a long-held theory. It suggests meteorites were not the primary ...

Imagine walking across your field, picking up rocks like you've done a thousand times before, when suddenly you're holding a ...

A 12-pound chunk of the moon that fell to the Earth as a lunar meteorite has been sold at auction for more than $600,000. Boston-based RR Auction announced Friday the $612,500 winning bid for the ...