Scientists have discovered the origin of a rare iron meteorite that fell to Earth in 2020. It's the first iron meteorite from a parent body with a known orbit.

A simple dust grain brought back from asteroid Ryugu is shaking up certain certainties. A rare mineral, djerfisherite, was ...

A rare collection of stunning, ... The most expensive piece is a foot-long “gun metal-hued” iron meteorite found in the Kalahari Desert — that’s expected fetch up up to $80,000.

The Esquel meteorite, consisting of iron-nickel and olivine, was discovered in central Argentina. It is an example of a rare meteorite that may have been born from the collisions of magnetic ...

Scientists are scouring the remote Antarctic ice cap for rare meteorites chock-full of iron and holding secrets to the history of our solar system going back some 4.5 billion years.

Iron meteorites are of most interest to the art crowd, says Pitt. But he says of the iron meteorites that are esthetically pleasing, only “an exceedingly small number” can be considered ...

Rare meteorites from the moon, Mars and more to go under the hammer Amy Woodyatt. 2 minute read ... as well as aesthetic iron meteorites and rocks containing gemstones. ...

Rare, gem-studded meteorites that resemble stained-glass windows when backlit may have come from magnetic asteroids that splintered apart in ancient collisions, scientists say.The solar system ...

A Buddha statue possibly dating back to the 8th to 10th centuries A.D. is carved from a rare iron meteorite. Elmar Buchner A Tibetan Buddha statue, possibly dating back to the ...

Scientists have studied a rare iron meteorite in detail, discovering what orbit its parent body occupied before crashing into Earth. It is the first iron meteorite for which such orbit has been ...