Micrometeorites are thought to shower down on planets throughout the universe, so the discovery that they help protocells ...

Micrometeorites raining down from space may have provided the perfect surfaces for the first primitive cells to form on Earth ...

Micrometeorites photographed under the microscope. Credit: Jon Larsen For a long time, micrometeorites were largely ignored by science due to the perceived difficulty in trying to find them.

The study reveals mechanisms preventing the accumulation of micrometeorites on Saturn's rings. These mechanisms imply that the rings could be as old as the Solar System itself. These results highlight ...

Like dinosaur bones, tiny micrometeorites reveal much about the ancient past.

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A new project is aiming to trace micrometeorites - tiny, melted remnants of space rocks that plummeted to Earth - back to their origin.

According to a new study, researchers now believe the exosphere is maintained by collisions of tiny micrometeorites with the moon’s surface.

It comes from outer space. Mary Westover talks to the scientists searching for hidden micrometeorites in Antarctica and on cathedral roofs.

This Retired Science Teacher Is Perusing Roofs and Gutters for Space Dust The self-proclaimed “science nerd” from Durham is on the hunt for micrometeorites.

Micrometeorites discovered by a local resident are part of an exhibit.

There might be an upside to NASA's James Webb Space Telescope being pelted by showers of micrometeorites once to twice a month.