The stone named Hypatia from the Egyptian desert could be the first tangible evidence found on Earth of a supernova type Ia explosion.

Could the biblical description of the destruction of Sodom be explained by an exploding meteor? Excavation of the site began in 1985.

Using new analyses, scientists found the last two of the five informational units of DNA and RNA that had yet to be discovered in meteorites

Earth is believed to have formed partly from carbonaceous meteorites, which are thought to come from outer main-belt asteroids.

Researchers have been particularly interested in a citywide 1.5-meter-thick destruction layer of carbon and ash.