Unusual shape: iron-nickel meteorites are rarely rounded. Instead, they have an irregular shape with unusual pits like finger prints in their surface called “regmaglypts.” Fusion crust: stony ...

The fiery ball that streaked across the South Carolina sky Thursday could have been a meteorite, according to the National Weather Service.

It only took Ed Albin a few steps on Sunday to spot it as he wandered onto an empty construction site in Henry County, about ...

They’re not a perfect match, but it’s way too hot on the first planet for us to hop over and confirm for ourselves.

All the latest science news on meteorite from Phys.org. Find the latest news ... iron meteorites are largely composed of metallic iron-nickel; and, stony-iron meteorites contain large amounts of ...

Tucson is the epicenter of a meteorite hunt after a shower of space rocks landed north of the city Tuesday night. The event began at 7:11 p.m. with a window-rattling sonic boom, as a massive ...