Man’s “gold nugget” find in Australia turns out to be a 4.6-billion-year-old meteorite, offering rare clues to the early ...
Meteorites - space rocks that survived a fiery plummet through Earth's atmosphere - are the main attraction for an eclectic community of enthusiasts from around the world every February. It offers ...
Elmore County man Joe Champion claims he recently discovered a rare meteorite in a load of soil and rock he was sorting through. Champion identified the find as a pallasite meteorite, which are ...
A million-to-one find near an old Australian Gold Rush prospecting area turned out to be something far rarer than gold – a ...
David Hole thought he had struck gold with his metal detector but what he really discovered was far rarer - but it would take ...
David Hole was searching for gold in Australia when he discovered a 17-kilogram meteorite, estimated to be about 4.6 billion ...
Heritage Auctions will present an eclectic mix of rare meteorites, fossils, and gemstones in a virtual sale that highlights some of Earth’s—and the cosmos’s—most striking natural artifacts. Leading ...
Meteorite NWA 16788 is one of the rarest types of space rock on Earth Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously appeared in places like ...
CANNON FALLS — Finding a meteorite on Earth, astronomers say, is a rare occurrence. That is, unless you’re Larry Plucker. The Cannon Falls resident discovered an oddly shaped and extremely heavy rock ...
Rare gemstones, prehistoric fossils, crystals, meteorites and more are returning to the bi-annual New Jersey Mineral, Fossil, Gem & Jewelry Show this month. The family-friendly event at the New Jersey ...