The Lafayette meteorite was discovered in a drawer at Purdue University in 1931, with no clear indication of how it got there ...

Other members of the public have since come forward with their own finds. It's 30 years since a meteorite was seen to fall in the UK and then be recovered. Researchers are particularly thrilled ...

A complete visual reference for meteorite classification, this atlas combines high resolution optical microscope images with detailed descriptions. It provides a systematic account of meteorites and ...

However, iron-based meteorites are significantly under-represented from such collection missions, as compared with meteorite finds over the rest of the globe. A University of Manchester ...

"I've seen this story so many times before," he adds. "Someone finds a meteorite and they look on Ebay and think it's worth millions because they see small fragments sold for a large amount." ...

“Antarctica is suitable for meteorite finds because the black stones are easily visible on the white snow,” Schönbächler said. She said that due to the migration of the glaciers, new ...

Everybody knows where some meteorites are but not all so theories started being developed around it. Meteorites are one of ...

A meteorite from Mars has a history of interacting with water, probably as a result of volcanic activity melting ice on the Red Planet over 700 million years ago. The findings help reveal the ...