The 54 pound chunk from Mars was found in the Sahara Desert in 2023 and could set a record when it appears at auction this ...

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 ...

Seventy percent of meteorites that hit Earth today can be traced back to only three families of asteroids a finding that overturns decades of hypotheses regarding the randomness of cosmic rubble and ...

Most meteorites that impact the Earth come from the asteroid belt—the region between Mars and Jupiter's orbits, where over a million space rocks, each more than 0.6 miles wide, circle the sun.

The iron from this planet used in the smelting was likely traded to this region of Poland, but the iron that came from a meteorite was most likely local, researchers said.

The iron from this planet used in the smelting was likely traded to this region of Poland, but the iron that came from a meteorite was most likely local, researchers said.

Ancient bracelets — made with meteorites — found in Poland cemetery. Take a look By Irene Wright February 20, 2025 10:37 AM ...