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

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 ...

The majority of meteorite finds are stony meteorites, consisting mostly of silicate minerals. There are two main types of stony meteorite: chondrites (some of the oldest materials in the solar system) ...

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 ...

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 ...

A man named David Hole was once searching for valuable items using his metal detector in Maryborough Regional Park, located ...

But we just got a big clue: a meteorite that was ejected from Mars 11 million years ago and subsequently made its way to Earth reveals there was liquid water on Mars less than a billion years ago.

"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." ...

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