It’s time to drop the magnets, meteorite hunters. The commonly used method for identifying space rocks can destroy scientific information. Touching even a small magnet to a meteorite can erase any ...

Try searching for your own micrometeorites by collecting particulates from roofs or drain spouts. Use a magnet to see if any particles are attracted, and discard nonmagnetic ones. Use your microscope ...

So you think you've found a meteorite. Rachel Micander, a graduate student in the Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering and a geologist for the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, shares ...

An all-female research group, As Meteoriticas, scours the South American country’s interior aiming to preserve meteorites for scientific study and public display. From right, Elizabeth Zucolotto, ...