Did you ever go out with friends as a child and roam around the neighborhood, pretending to look for space rocks? Any time ...

A man kept what he thought was a gold nugget for years, only to discover it was far more valuable. The Maryborough meteorite, found in Australia, offers scientists an extraordinary glimpse into ...

Land north of Jacksonville could be hiding valuable meteorites that have gone undiscovered for years. Meteorite hunter Joe ...

Ioannis Baziotis is one of the leading Greek scientists in the field of planetary science and cosmochemistry. As Associate ...

ARTEFACTS made from extraterrestrial metal have been discovered by archaeologists in two ancient cemeteries in Poland. Four items of jewellery, three bracelets and a pin, containing a form of iron ...

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 ...

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 ...

But slag often has visible bubbles — and “bubbles are extremely rare in in meteorites.” What’s valuable and fascinating about sorting the “meteorwrongs,” as the scientific community ...

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 ...

According to RTBF, the meteorites weigh over two kilograms each. "We have found a number of rare specimens. A pallasite, for example. That is a type of meteorite that contains information about ...