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 ...

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

The meteorite's long bright trail looked like a fireball streaking across the sky on its way to the Eastern Townships ...

From a small bag, Henoun took out a magnifying glass and a magnetic strip. Most meteorites contain iron-nickel, an alloy that attracts magnets and isn’t found in terrestrial rocks.

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 ...

Found in the Sahara Desert, the space rocks contain some materials we haven’t detected on Mercury, but we’re not ruling it ...

Being 'bombarded' by meteorites, study says The moon can thank the longevity of its fragile exosphere to the space rocks that have reliably "bombarded" it throughout its 4.5 billion-year history ...

Using a vacuum and magnet — which can attract the metals found in meteorites — they scraped together a 95-gram (3-ounce) sample. A sample of the "Charlottetown" meteorite is pictured in the ...

Meteorites record the tumultuous history of the solar system’s formative years, but the origins of these ancient space rocks are often unknown (SN: 4/18/18).). “It’s absolutely like a pot of ...