Since the “Saharan Gold Rush” in the 1990s, one researcher has been fighting for the North African country’s contributions to ...

Hunting for meteorites can be a high-octane race as private collectors and scientists go head-to-head, reveals a new book by ...

Each day, roughly 48.5 tons of space rock hurtle toward Earth. While meteorites that fall into the ocean are lost […] The post 48.5 Tons Of Space Rock Head Towards Earth Daily, And Here’s Who Gets To ...

Every day, about 48.5 tons of space rock hurtle towards Earth. Meteorites that fall into the ocean are never recovered. But the ones that crash on land can spark debates about legal ownership.

"What if the iron stones were warming up to the point where they would actually melt the glacial ice beneath them and sink ...

and once the approximate coordinates are distributed there will surely be several meteorite hunting expeditions. Any remnants of the meteor will be dark gray or black in color, and likely smooth ...

This year, the moon will not interfere too much with Geminid meteor hunting as the last quarter moon falls on Dec. 11. A waning crescent moon will be present during the shower's peak. Unlike a ...

But the ones that crash on land can spark debates about legal ownership. Globally, meteorite hunting has become a lucrative business, with chunks of alien rock traded online and shipped between ...

But the ones that crash on land can spark debates about legal ownership. Globally, meteorite hunting has become a lucrative business, with chunks of alien rock traded online and shipped between ...

She had recently moved to work at the University of Manchester too and, as an expert on meteorites who had already been out to Antarctica hunting the things, it was obvious that she should join ...