The Earth is a wondrous place, but some of the most stunning things sometimes come from off-world. Take, for example, ...

What he had was no ordinary rock; it was a meteorite, one that likely hurtled to Earth between 100 and 1,000 years ago. “It’s quite, you might say, astronomical it being discovered at all ...

Meteorites have great scientific value, and rare types of meteorites also have significant monetary value. The meteorite collection of Luomus is a Finnish national treasure. It is developed and ...

Now, though, a rare meteorite could be providing some long-awaited answers. Back in 2021, a ball of fire streaked through the skies over the United Kingdom, crashing into the driveway of a family ...

In February last year Christie’s held an online-only auction called Deep Impact: Martian Lunar and Other Rare Meteorites. The auction “shattered records” totalling $4,351,750 (£3,227,801 ...

Most meteorites are bits of asteroid, which are themselves leftovers from the formation of the solar system. What is the difference between a meteor, a meteorite, a meteoroid and an asteroid?

In a major event for UK science, the meteorite that fell from the fireball that lit up the sky over the UK and Northern Europe on Sunday 28 February, has been found. Almost 300g of a very rare ...

A Stardew Valley player starts a new day in the game, only to find that a meteorite has landed in one of the worst possible ...