However, far fewer iron-rich meteorites are found in Antarctica than anywhere else on Earth. The reason behind their scarcity has remained a mystery until now, but Dr Geoff Evatt and his team appear ...

who was part of the Antarctica mission. Most meteorites found weigh only about 20 grams, she said. A meteorite is a solid piece of debris that originates in outer space and survives its passage ...

Presently, 10 times fewer iron meteorites are found in Antarctica compared with other parts of the globe. The scientists say this discrepancy has nothing to do with differing fall rates ...

About 60 per cent of meteorites discovered on Earth are found in Antarctica and recovering these is essential for the UAE astronaut mission. Dr Aisha Al Suwaidi, associate professor, Earth Science ...

Iron meteorites are rare, however, especially in Antarctica. Less than 1% of all ... dragged array incorporates a lot of the electronics found in standard mine-detection equipment.

a Carnegie Institution for Science research team announced its discovery of primitive dust particles from a comet encased inside a meteorite found on Antarctica. (CN) – Much like the popular movie ...

NASA and co-researchers from the United States, South Korea and Japan have found a new mineral named “Wassonite” in one of the most historically significant meteorites recovered in Antarctica ...

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

As it turns out, one of the most fascinating meteorites ever recovered did come from Mars, which was identified as ALH84001, ...

"We think the water came from the melting of nearby sub-surface ice called permafrost, and that the permafrost melting was ...

ANSMET looks for meteorites in the blue ice areas of the transantarctic mountains. In the 2023-2024 field season, the team ...