Unusual shape: iron-nickel meteorites are rarely rounded. Instead, they have an irregular shape with unusual pits like finger prints in their surface called “regmaglypts.” Fusion crust: stony ...

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 ...

Meteorite hunters flocked to Georgia last week after a meteor disintegrated over the US state, but not everyone is in it for ...

Hundreds of people descended on Georgia after a meteor blazed across the sky last week. Enthusiasts collect and sell celestial debris from the event for up to $100 per gram.

Meteorite hunters flocked to Georgia last week after a meteor disintegrated over the US state, but not everyone is in it for the money.

Magnetic: Since most meteorites contain metallic iron, a magnet will often stick to them. For “stony” meteorites, a magnet might not stick, but if you hang the magnet by a string, it will be ...

Tucson is the epicenter of a meteorite hunt after a shower of space rocks landed north of the city Tuesday night.

North Charleston Academic Magnet High School students win first at international NASA contest aimed to research growing crops ...

Meteoritics is the study of meteorites — solid parts of asteroids or comets that have landed on another celestial body, notably (but not limited to) the Earth. Measuring the composition of ...