This record-breaking rock had losing bidders seeing red. At one of Sotheby’s Geek Week events, this Martian meteorite smashed through bidding expectations, which were between $2M to $4M. This ...

The fiery ball that streaked across the South Carolina sky Thursday was a meteor, according to NASA.So what is a meteorite? NASA says this: A meteorite is a solid piece of debris from an object, such ...

BIR MOGHREIN, Mauritania — You may have seen a meteorite before, even if you didn’t know it. Nearly 100,000 pounds of meteoritic matter enters Earth’s atmosphere every day, scientists estimate. The ...

"What if the iron stones were warming up to the point where they would actually melt the glacial ice beneath them and sink into it, perhaps even descending far enough so as to be hidden below the ...

The vast majority of Earth's meteorites come from these three asteroid families, according to researchers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Until now, only a small fraction of meteorites that land on Earth had been firmly linked back to their parent body out in space – but a set of new studies has just given us compelling origin stories ...

This timepiece comes as a reimagining of the DB28 Steel Wheels that was first released in 2018, which is now translated into smaller dimensions. Measuring 39mm in case diameter, a staggering 4mm ...

Astronomers have traced the origins of 200 meteorites to five impact craters in two volcanic regions on Mars, known as Tharsis and Elysium. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

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Geoff Notkin is like an eager child who brings his glove to a baseball game. Only his baseballs are meteorites, and his baseball stadium is the globe. Along with his meteorite-hunting partner, Steve ...