I cover upmarket jewelry, timepieces & ethical ... meteorites are fragments of natural material emanating from asteroid belts, the Moon and Mars. What you may have forgotten since you studied ...

with the largest piece weighing about 3kg A meteorite that is one of the biggest pieces of the Moon ever put up for sale is being auctioned online by a US auction company based in Boston.

Examining old rocks with new technology reveals the source of the moon's atmosphere: Meteorites bombarding the lunar surface over billions of years have kicked up dust that forms the satellite's ...

The rock’s incredible price is a product of its rarity, size, and the fact that it originated from the Moon, as opposed to being a meteorite of unknown origin.

A team of European researchers has discovered a new high-pressure mineral named donwilhelmsite in the lunar meteorite Oued Awlitis 001. This new mineral from the Moon could explain what happens in ...

Read more about the Winchcombe meteorite - the fireball that blazed across the UK. In a porthole to your right as you enter Earth Hall from Exhibition Road, you'll see a Moon rock sample from the 1972 ...