A Michigan man recently learned that a rock he's been using as a doorstop is a meteorite worth $100,000. The Smithsonian Museum and Central Michigan University say the nearly 23-pound hunk of iron and ...

ATLANTA (The Weather Channel) – A Michigan man’s 1930s doorstop turned out to be a 22-Pound meteorite worth $100,000. Sirbescu, a geology faculty member at Central Michigan University, has always had ...

A man who had been using a meteorite as a doorstop is set for a financial windfall, after discovering it may be worth $100,000. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. From ...

The USGS says they adapted these tips from the University of New Mexico Meteorite Museum. Density: Meteorites are usually quite heavy for their size, since they contain metallic iron and dense ...

Laser-zapping of a globular, golf-ball-size object on Mars by NASA’s Curiosity rover confirms that it is an iron-nickel meteorite fallen from the Red Planet’s sky. Iron-nickel meteorites are a common ...

Analysis of Tutankhamun's iron dagger revealed its blade was forged from meteoric iron, evidenced by high nickel and cobalt content, a Widmanstätten pattern, and the presence of troilite, confirming ...

NASA's Curiosity Rover confirms that an object the size of a golf ball examined with laser is, in fact, an iron-nickel meteorite that fell from Mars' sky. On Earth, iron-nickel meteorites are common ...