They are considered some of the most beautiful meteorites. There are two different types of stony-iron meteorites: pallasite and mesosiderite. Pallasites contain big, beautiful olive-green crystals - ...

The full-color images are taken in plane- and cross-polarized light and reflected light, and arranged to highlight textural variations in meteorites. Specimens are grouped to show the effects of ...

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 ...

The sight of a fireball streaking across the sky brings wonder and excitement to children and adults alike. It’s a reminder ...

As a result, the Sutter's Mill meteorite became the most pristine object of its type that meteorite scientists have yet had the opportunity to study. This image of delicate structures within a ...

Nikole Babb, [email protected] After several eyewitness reports of a possible meteorite landing around the Butler County ...

Krotite is a cosmic relic, one of the oldest minerals in the Solar System, formed under fiery conditions in the early ...

According to a new analysis of the Lafayette Meteorite, minerals within it formed in the presence of water 742 million years ...