The meteorite was inherited from the previous ... possession to be a rarity as it is made from an unusually high percentage of nickel. RELATED VIDEO: What’s the One Thing Astronaut Scott Kelly ...

The high nickel content in the iron indicated that the jewellery was crafted from an ataxite meteorite, known for its mirror-like finish. The researchers also suggested that the deliberate mixing ...

In April 2019, rare primitive meteorites fell near the town of Aguas Zarcas in northern Costa Rica. In an article published ...

If we cut our Earth in half, we would also see an iron and nickel core in the middle Caroline says, 'This type of meteorite is made from iron, nickel metal and a mineral called olivine. This is a ...

The shatter cones offer "unequivocal evidence" of a very high-speed impact about 3.47 billion years ago, the researchers said. The meteorite likely struck Earth at more than 22,370 miles per hour ...

The ancient Egyptians used these meteorites to create high status objects such as jewellery that they buried in tombs with important people. In February 2013, a fireball streaked through the clear ...