A small, rainbow colored meteorite discovered in Costa Rica last year may be harboring the building blocks of life. The cosmic rock was once connected to washing machine-sized asteroid that fell to the Earth on April 23, 2019, scattering across two villages – La Palmera and Aguas Zarcas. The asteroid was a remnant of the … Read more
First ever proof a meteorite killed a human: Study uncovers 1888 report to Ottoman sultan of a meteor ‘falling like rain’ and killing a man and paralysing another Researchers at the Meteoritical Society found evidence of event in August 1888 Documents kept by Turkish government archives describe a meteorite in Iraq It fell on village … Read more
Scientists discover an alloy with superconducting properties in Australia’s Mundrabilla meteorite, marking the first time the material has been shown to form in space Scientists analyzed samples from the Mundrabilla meteorite in Australia They found traces of an alloy with superconducting properties It marks the first time superconductors have been shown to form in space … Read more