Gem-quality peridot has been identified in multiple pallasite meteorites, earning it the title of a “gemstone from another ...

Take, for example, pallasite meteorites – extra-terrestrial rocks that are strung through with gemstones, offering ...

At 4.5 billion years old, the Imilac meteorite dates back to the beginning of our solar system. Professor Caroline Smith, our Head of Collections and a meteorite expert, sheds light on the secrets the ...

In the Mauritanian desert, nomadic herders look for unusual rocks with a dark surface, hoping to find rare meteorites and strike it big.

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.

But when others failed to locate the larger Chinguetti meteorite, people started to doubt Ripert's story. "I know that the general opinion is that the stone does not exist; that to some ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...