An extremely rare meteorite — found on an unassuming ... which weighs just 10.6 ounces. The special type of meteorite is known as a carbonaceous chondrite. “This is really exciting ...

In a major event for UK science, the meteorite that fell from the fireball that lit up the sky over the UK and Northern Europe on Sunday 28 February, has been found. Almost 300g of a very rare ...

Meteorites are pieces of stone or iron that have broken off from asteroids and planets and fallen from space to Earth. Meteorites have great scientific value, and rare types of meteorites also have ...

That piece is now in the university’s meteorite collection. Because it’s largely made up of iron, it weighs a hefty 19.23 kilograms — 42 pounds. This type of iron meteorite is thought to ...

The meteorite is made up of six fragments, with the largest piece weighing about 3kg A meteorite that is one of the biggest pieces of the Moon ever put up for sale is being auctioned online by a ...

The owners contacted the university and provided a piece to be classified and analyzed. That piece is now in the university’s meteorite collection. Because it’s largely made up of iron, it weighs a ...

Initially mistaking it for a gold nugget, experts later identified it as an H5 chondrite meteorite, offering rare insights into the solar system's formation. This significant scientific find ...