As the name suggests, these are made of rock. Only about 6 per cent of meteorites in collections around the world are iron-rich – these are rare and rather special beasts. They are thought to ...

In southern Poland, iron objects made from a single meteorite were uncovered by archaeologists. The artifacts were discovered ...

Iron meteorites may be large (hundreds of kg ... While it was known that the meteoric iron had been mixed with slag iron, the analysis revealed faint banding patterns on the metal.

In the Mauritanian desert, nomadic herders look for unusual rocks with a dark surface, hoping to find rare meteorites and strike it big.