What if we could determine what material built our solar system, how old it is, and even the type of star it came from? Emilie Dunham, postdoctoral ...

In a part of the world where throughout history only the pure white of snow and ice could be seen, today green moss and grass ...

Researchers in Antarctica were in the right place at the right time when an iceberg suddenly broke off, revealing a shocking discovery.

In early 2023, scientists unearthed the biggest-ever space rock in Antarctica’s history of meteorites ... “But of course, finding a big meteorite like this one is rare and really exciting,” she added.

This means that they also carry secrets of the cosmos dating back millennia. When scientists found one such meteorite embedded in the thick ice of Antarctica, they unlocked a time capsule carrying ...

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The Antarctic Meteorite Collection at the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR) in Japan has been recognized as a Geo-collection by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS).

Earth’s oldest meteorite impact crater was just found in WA’s Pilbara ... Our first target was an unusual layer of rocks known as the Antarctic Creek Member, which crops out on the flanks of a dome ...

A Curtin University group has identified what may be Earth’s oldest meteorite strike in a remote part of Western Australia’s Pilbara region, near the North Pole Dome. Evidence in local rock indicates ...

(Credit: Curtin University) Johnson said that meteorite ... site a rare glimpse into the period when Earth’s surface first formed. The crater sits within a rock layer called the Antarctic ...