In a discovery that could rewrite what we know about where water comes from and the building blocks of life in the solar system, researchers have found rare meteorite pieces inside dust brought back ...

Collecting meteorites on Earth is often described as the cheapest form of space exploration. Scientists now have over five ...

Chinese scientists have identified impact remnants from meteorites in Chang’e-6 lunar samples, shedding light on the origin of water on the moon and offering new insights into material transfer in the ...

Scientists analysed lunar samples brought to Earth by China's Chang'e 6 mission and found rare meteorite fragments. This discovery could transform our understanding of mass transfer in the solar ...

GUANGZHOU -- Scientists studying lunar samples brought back by China's Chang'e 6 mission have identified rare meteorite relics that could reshape our understanding of mass transfer in the Solar System ...

Chinese scientists have recently made an astonishing discovery in researching lunar soil samples, which were brought back by the Chang'e-6 mission. The study found evidence of uncommon CI chondrites, ...

Chang’e-6 lunar samples reveal rare meteorite fragments, indicating early asteroid impacts delivered water and organic compounds to the Moon and Earth, providing insight into the Solar System’s ...

Meteorites, known as messengers of the Solar System, are critical objects for studying the formation and evolution of planets. However, most meteorites cannot be preserved on Earth due to atmospheric ...

On Earth, CI chondrites make up only 1% of all meteorites that have been collected, but they may be far more common on the moon. Fragments of a rare type of meteorite have been found in the sample of ...

China’s Chang’e-6 mission has brought back a stunning surprise. Scientists found fragments of a rare meteorite type inside lunar soil. The samples were collected from the far side of the Moon. This ...

China’s Chang’e-6 mission, the first sample return mission to the far side of the Moon last year, made a fascinating discovery. While poring over the returned lunar samples, which arrived on Earth in ...