Yes, That’s a Lego Brick Made Out of Meteorite Dust
In the 5th Avenue Lego store in Manhattan, in the back toward the stairs going to the second level, there’s a small gray brick spinning lethargically on a thin pedestal.…
Seismic Rumble From an ‘Alien Technology’ Meteor Was Actually a Passing Truck, Scientists Say
In January 2014, a meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere in the Western Pacific, as evidenced by apparent vibrational signatures of the event in a seismic station in Papua New Guinea. Last…
Bennu Asteroid Samples Expected to ‘Fundamentally’ Shift Our Perspective on Cosmic Life
We’ve all been there: You’re getting some peanut butter, or looking to nosh a nice pickle, when you find your wrist strength is insufficient to get at the jar’s delicious…
Unprecedented Meteorite Believed to Have Originated From Earth
The meteorite NWA 13188 was found in Morocco in 2018.Photo: Albert Jambon Five years ago, a partially crusted, dark red meteorite crashed in the Sahara desert and was sold in…
Possible Meteorite Crashes Through Roof of New Jersey Home
The metallic object believed to be a meteorite on the floor of a home in New Jersey. Photo: Hopewell Township Police Department A metallic oblong-shaped rock may have made its…
Calling All Meteorite Hunters: Maine Museum Offers $25,000 Reward for Space Rock
In need of some extra cash? Well then, dust off your meteorite hunting boots and get yourself to rural Maine. A geology museum in the Pine Tree State has a…
Scientists discover monster 17-pound meteorite in Antarctica
A team of researchers working in Antarctica have discovered a massive meteorite, weighing in at a hefty 17 pounds. Rocks falling to Earth from space aren’t uncommon, but it’s very…
Meteor Network solves Thursday’s fireball mystery
Folks in parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland were treated to an unexpected light show on Wednesday when a mysterious object streaked across the night sky.