The 10 pound chunk of iron that fell in Roundup in 1990 is up for grabs through Christie's New York. As of press time, the ...

Laser-zapping of a globular, golf-ball-size object on Mars by NASA’s Curiosity rover confirms that it is an iron-nickel meteorite fallen from the Red Planet’s sky. Iron-nickel meteorites are a common ...

Opening with a thought‑provoking quote, mission scientist Luther Beegle noted, “Every rock on Mars has a story, but some tell ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has stumbled across another strange discovery in the Jezero Crater on Mars. While exploring the Vernodden area, where it first landed in February 2021, the rover found an ...

PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s Mars Rover Opportunity is investigating a metallic meteorite the size of a large watermelon that is providing researchers more details about the Red Planet’s environmental ...

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has made another strange discovery. While investigating the Vernodden area of Jezero Crater – the crater where the rover first landed on the Red Planet in February 2021 ...

The USGS says they adapted these tips from the University of New Mexico Meteorite Museum. Density: Meteorites are usually quite heavy for their size, since they contain metallic iron and dense ...

A stony-iron meteorite weighing an estimated 25 tons has been found in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of western China. It might even turn out to be heavier than that, since part of it's buried in the ...

Meteorites are like a time machine and spacecraft all in one. Discover how our scientists use rare specimens in the meteorite ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover may have stumbled on a visitor from outer space – a strange, shiny rock on Mars that scientists think could be a meteorite forged in the heart of an ancient asteroid.