Perseverance rover found a rock on Mars named Phippsaksla with so much iron and nickel that it could be a meteorite.

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The Hoba meteorite weighs about 60 metric tons and has never been moved. It lies on a farm in Namibia, right where it fell ...

The second fragment of the Al Khor meteorite has been found after a four-month search, Sheikh Salman bin Jabor al-Thani, head of Qatar Astronomical Centre, has announced on his X account.

The fiery ball that streaked across the South Carolina sky Thursday was a meteor, according to NASA.So what is a meteorite? NASA says this: A meteorite is a solid piece of debris from an object, such ...

Until now, only a small fraction of meteorites that land on Earth had been firmly linked back to their parent body out in space – but a set of new studies has just given us compelling origin stories ...

A dagger buried alongside King Tutankhamun was made with iron from a meteorite, according to research published in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science. Using X-ray fluorescence, a team of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Feb 25, 2025, 03:34pm EST Feb 26, 2025, 12:30pm EST A ...

The universe is a vast expanse filled with wonder, and among its most intriguing entities are meteorites. These celestial bodies, which fall to Earth, offer vital insights into the history and ...

Qatar Astronomical Centre head discovers a second meteorite fragment in Al Khor, confirmed as an iron meteorite after months ...