Space mining often sounds like a fast route to endless metals. In practice, the first question is simple: what are small ...

The second fragment of the Al Khor meteorite has been found after a four-month search, Sheikh Salman bin Jabor al-Thani, head of Qatar Astronomical Centre, has announced on his X account.

A soldier returned from the Sahara desert in 1916 with a wild story about a meteorite that dwarfed all others. Over 100 years ...

NEW YORKJonathan Siegel arrived at the meteorite auction yesterday (Oct. 14) with plans to buy his first rock from space. One particular meteorite topped his list: a 6.7-pound iron meteorite with an ...

"I was wanting a new bicycle, and I'd got the family hand-me-down, so I wanted to replace that," David said. He bought a ...

Perseverance rover found a rock on Mars named Phippsaksla with so much iron and nickel that it could be a meteorite.

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. A giant ...

Every so often, pieces of heaven crash into Earth. They can come from our own solar system, or millions of light years away. Few of us are lucky enough to get our hands on one of these space rocks.

Qatar Astronomical Centre head discovers a second meteorite fragment in Al Khor, confirmed as an iron meteorite after months ...