Scientists are asking meteorite hunters to refrain from using magnets to test the authenticity of their finds because this can destroy the specimen's magnetic memory, erasing valuable information ...

The Martian meteorite is 54 pounds, or about the weight of a standard bag of cement. It's 70% larger than the next largest piece of Mars on Earth. NWA 16788 was discovered Nov. 16, 2023, by a ...

Cincinnati Observatory offers an out-of-this-world opportunity this weekend. Cincinnati Observatory offers an out-of-this-world opportunity this weekend. Can't visit the Moon or Mars? No problem. They ...

Part of my personal cosmic journey will come to an end on July 22, 2023, when my private meteorite collection is sold by Heritage Auctions of Dallas. I became entirely smitten with meteorites at the ...

Earlier this week, reports emerged of a woman in France who claimed she’d been struck by a tiny, rebounding piece of meteorite while chatting with a friend over a cup of coffee. It would’ve been an ...