Space mining often sounds like a fast route to endless metals. In practice, the first question is simple: what are small ...

Much of what scientists know about the early solar system comes from meteorites—ancient rocks that travel through space and survive a fiery plunge through Earth's atmosphere. Among meteorites, one ...

An all-female research group, As Meteoriticas, scours the South American country’s interior aiming to preserve meteorites for scientific study and public display. From right, Elizabeth Zucolotto, ...