They’re not a perfect match, but it’s way too hot on the first planet for us to hop over and confirm for ourselves.

A research team has, for the first time, successfully replicated the formation of barred olivine—a unique crystalline texture found in chondrules from meteorites and asteroids—using ...

While studying the matter, called the matrix, surrounding one of the chondrules (tiny spherical components), the team hit the jackpot: hydrogen sulfide.

The August 2020 study found that the space rock’s chondrules, or minuscule spherical objects, and organic material contained within it had traces of hydrogen.

Scientists have discovered where Earth's water comes from, and say that it wasn't brought to the planet by asteroid impacts after all.

When scientists examined its interior, they discovered chondrules—a rare feature that offers insights into the early stages of planetary formation.

Chondritic meteorites (chondrites) are some of the oldest rocks in our solar system, forming 4.5 billion years ago. Therefore, their primitive composition means that they offer a window into the ...

Early results from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission to Bennu have uncovered exotic versions of chondrules — rocks commonly found in meteorites.

Space missions and laboratory analyses provide a constant supply of new data and questions to work on. “Most meteorites contain chondrules — small, previously molten, particles,” Johnson said.

Chondrules, spotlighted with polarized light above, were once molten drops of rock in the Solar System billions of years ago. They are found in most meteorites from asteroids.

The beads of glass inside these meteorites are called chondrules. But what exactly caused the formation of these chondrules remains unclear.