Two meteorites found in the Sahara show tantalizing similarities to the innermost planet, and while researchers say they are ...

One lucky bidder will soon fork over millions of dollars to take home NWA 16788, a 54-pound (24-kilogram) Martian meteorite.

Evidence that rocky planets beyond Jupiter formed as rapidly, and at the same time, as the inner planets could transform our ...

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and ...

Christian Varady was watching the sky outside his Cantonment home when he saw a color-changing fireball fall into the ...

The red, brown and gray hunk is about 70% larger than the next largest piece of Mars found on Earth and represents nearly 7% of all the Martian material currently on this planet, Sotheby’s says. It ...

The largest Mars meteorite ever found on Earth was sold at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Wednesday for $5.3 million.

Martian meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars found on Earth has sold for $5.3 million at Sotheby's, setting a ...

The USGS says they adapted these tips from the University of New Mexico Meteorite Museum. Density: Meteorites are usually quite heavy for their size, since they contain metallic iron and dense ...

The collision of a meteorite in what is now Arizona left an indelible mark: Meteor Crater. At nearly the same time, a massive landslide blocked the Colorado River, creating a temporary lake in ...

Last year, in a quiet part of Nigeria near Agadez, someone found a rock in the desert. It turned out to be from Mars. Not ...