Most meteorites are small — pebble-sized or smaller — chunks of rocky material that, in most cases, get buried in the soil or ...

Researchers claim that a layer of iron meteorites is hidden beneath Antractica's ice sheet. This assertion was made on the back of an intriguing method applied by Geoffrey Evatt, Senior Lecturer ...

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 ...

Have you ever seen a watch made of meteorite? ✓ Daan goes hands-on with Christiaan van der Klaauw's Grand Planetarium ...

NASA’s Mars rover is on the trail of a geological mystery in the Jezero crater. While exploring an area known as Witch Hazel ...

In a recent paper, researchers at Spain's National Archeological Museum discovered that the objects were forged from meteoric iron. The Treasure of Villena, discovered in the Valencia region of ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover continues its scientific journey across the surface of Mars, venturing into the lower region of ...

A Japanese research team has concluded that an iron dagger made of meteorites found in the tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun was forged at temperatures of about 950 degrees or lower.

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

Meteorites are pieces of stone or iron that have broken off from asteroids and planets and fallen from space to Earth. Meteorites have great scientific value, and rare types of meteorites also have ...