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 into it, perhaps even descending far enough so as to be hidden below the ...

The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger ...

Archaeologists in Poland have discovered Iron Age ornaments crafted from rare meteorite iron, revealing advanced metalworking ...

Jambon and his team discovered four iron pieces containing “heavenly metal,” as they called it, including two bracelets, an ...

The space rock, dubbed the Charlottetown Meteorite, is an "ordinary" chondrite, a stony meteorite containing small mineral granules, with features that help explain why it broke apart as it hit ...

Stony meteorites are made up primarily of silicate minerals, whereas iron meteorites contain mainly metallic iron. Most stony meteorites are magnetic and quite heavy for their size, as they contain ...

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 ...

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 ...