Later this month, Sotheby’s will offer NWA 16788, the largest known piece of Mars on Earth, during its Natural History sale ...

It only took Ed Albin a few steps on Sunday to spot it as he wandered onto an empty construction site in Henry County, about ...

The fiery ball that streaked across the South Carolina sky Thursday could have been a meteorite, according to the National Weather Service.

The meteorite’s composition is approximately 91% iron, 7.62% nickel, with traces of cobalt and phosphorus. This composition has helped scientists determine its origin and classification within the ...

Meteorites carry clues that are pivotal in exploring the history of our Solar System, yet they don’t all look the same after impact. Colliding with a planetary surface sends shockwaves through ...

The iron-nickel Willamette meteorite, found in 1902, is the largest one that’s been found in the USA and is 7.8 m long and weighs 15.5 tonnes. Other examples are the Mbozi meteorite, found in ...

Although there are many sub-classifications, meteorites are divided into three main types: irons, stones, and stony-irons. Almost all meteorites contain some extraterrestrial nickel and iron. It’s ...

Scientists know that while some of these meteorites come from the Moon and Mars, the majority come from asteroids. But two separate studies published in Nature today have gone a step further.

Their Genesis Composition. Classification, and Their Relation to Ore-Deposits with a Chapter on Meteorite. John Wiley & Sons. has been cited by the following article: TITLE: Petrographic and ...

Scientists, dealers, collectors and nomadic tribesmen have formed a surprising alliance that's advancing the study of space rocks — and making, for some, a tidy profit. Every year, this varied cast of ...

The Nqweba Meteorite is believed to be an achondritic meteorite, a rare type in the Howardite-Eucrite-Diogenite group. It weighs less than 90g and has a pre-fragmentation diameter of about 5cm.