The Yale Peabody Museum is now home to one of the oldest and most valuable scientifically significant meteorite collection. Their second donation — this trove from the Planetary Studies Foundation ...

A wafer-thin slice of meteorite at the Yale Peabody Museum contains otherworldly gems. Olivine crystals, known as peridots to jewelers, are embedded in the specimen’s shiny iron-nickel alloy. When ...

I’ve always found it hard to explain to people what my real job was. One year, as a guest at San Diego Comic-Con, I was sharing a ride to the venue with a fellow guest, whom I did not know. “So, what ...

A collection of meteorites has been added to James Madison University’s Mineral Museum. The Richard F. West Meteorite Collection was unveiled on Friday and includes everything from primitive ...

The Antarctic Meteorite Collection at the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR) in Japan has been recognized as a Geo-collection by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS). An IUGS ...

This post was updated Feb. 28 at 2:10 p.m. Jason Utas has long been in the craft of buying and selling meteorites. But Utas – a graduate student studying earth, planetary and space sciences – said ...

Cari Corrigan gathers meteorites from the South Pole to help researchers understand the mineral makeup of asteroids and planets Abigail Eisenstadt Smithsonian planetary geologist Cari Corrigan travels ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. This is a science story of sheer luck. A meteorite made “auditory ...

Christie’s presents Meteorites from the collection of Michael Farmer, the first London online-only sale of rare meteorites. Having travelled the world hunting for meteorites for decades, Michael ...

From the colors they glow to where they come from, learn all about these space rocks in celebration of the year’s largest meteor shower Megan Kalomiris During a meteor shower, several meteors can ...