These should produce meteorites that reflect the same makeup. Yet when scientists look at the over 83,000 meteorites collected on Earth, less than one in twenty come from these types.

In the Mauritanian desert, nomadic herders look for unusual rocks with a dark surface, hoping to find rare meteorites and strike it big.

Meteorites are quite rare since most materials in space never come anywhere near the Earth, and of those that do come toward ...

Gem-quality peridot has been identified in multiple pallasite meteorites, earning it the title of a “gemstone from another ...

Only once, said Bagouma, did he find a stone of any value, but he remains hopeful, recalling the story of another local herdsman who found a meteorite so valuable he was able to move his family to ...

"We found that the momentum of the ensuing explosion is enough to eject the surrounding highly shocked rock material into space." What happens when two carbon-rich space rocks slam into each other?

(MENAFN- Jordan Times) AMMAN - A rare lunar meteorite has been discovered in the Wadi Rum desert, marking the first confirmed find of its kind in Jordan and the Middle East. The meteorite ...

You'd expect to see clear signs of impact in the ensuing meteorites — but for over 30 years, scientists have puzzled over why meteorites that contain carbon appear less affected by such violent ...

A rare lunar meteorite has been discovered in the Wadi Rum desert, marking the first confirmed find of its kind in Jordan and the Middle East (JT file) AMMAN — A rare lunar meteorite has been ...

Rare gemstones, prehistoric fossils, crystals, meteorites and more are returning to the bi-annual New Jersey Mineral, Fossil, Gem & Jewelry Show this month. The family-friendly event at the New ...

All five nucleobases that make up DNA and RNA have now been detected in meteorite samples, according to a study published yesterday (April 26) in Nature Communications. The work used recently ...