Researchers Claim There Is Are Several Undetected Iron Meteorites in Antarctica Using an Intriguing Method Researchers claim ...

"What if the iron stones were warming up to the point where they would actually melt the glacial ice beneath them and sink ...

Bands are formed by varying levels of nickel. There can be wide variation in the texture and mix of minerals present within iron meteorites, which will produce many groups and subtypes. Stony-iron ...

At times, the fall of a meteorite is noticed, and it can, for example, make a thump on the roof of a building. Stony meteorites are made up primarily of silicate minerals, whereas iron meteorites ...

As early as 3,000 BC in Egypt, people found iron-rich rocks scattered across the dry landscape and realised they were different. The ancient Egyptians used these meteorites to create high status ...

Countless celestial objects traverse the cosmos, each with its own unique characteristics and potential impact, literally, on Earth. Among ...

Analysis found the samples were ordinary chondrites, the most common type of stony meteorite found on Earth, accounting for about 86 percent of all space rocks recovered. — Spooky fireball ...

The meteorite was a run-of-the-mill stony chondrite that traveled to Earth from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, and it would have been traveling at least 125 mph (200 km/h) right ...

Most of the meteorites are regular chondrites, stony, non-metallic objects of iron, magnesium, silicon and oxygen. The research included a detailed survey of all the major asteroid families in the ...