Meteorite hunter Roberto Vargas tracks fireballs on the internet and then goes to see if he can find them. Usually I’m al ...

Magnetism itself may have given our solar system the architecture needed for habitability. A team at the University of Oxford ...

The study identified when water interacted with the meteorite and established that the dating was unaffected by events after ...

A new study suggests Mars’ magnetic field may have persisted far longer than previously believed, creating a protective ...

An asteroid struck Mars 11 million years ago and sent pieces of the red planet hurtling through space. One of these chunks of ...

Such estimates of the early magnetic field are based on meteorites that landed on Earth and are thought to have originated in the inner nebula. “But how far this magnetic field extended ...

And the absolute no-no: do not put a magnet near the object. This could destroy important information needed to study the rock. "We've learned over the years that most meteorites carry a kind of ...

Such estimates of the early magnetic field are based on meteorites that landed on Earth and are thought to have originated in the inner nebula. "But how far this magnetic field extended ...

which has been the subject of much dispute ever since — indicated that there was evidence for magnetic field reversals recorded by the ferromagnetic minerals within the meteorite.

Check if the rock feels heavy, as meteorites are dense and feel heavier than most other rocks Test if the rock has magnetic ability using a fridge magnet, as nearly all meteorites have iron-nickel ...