At 4.5 billion years old, the Imilac meteorite dates back to the beginning of our solar system. Dr Caroline Smith, Head of Earth Sciences Collections at the Museum, sheds light on the secrets the ...

In that case, the lump left on the ground after this cosmic journey is the meteorite. If you’ve ever found a meteorite in real life, chances are overwhelmingly high that it was what’s called a ...

It was classed as a gemstone by the World Jewellery Confederation ... including a 125-kilogram (275-pound) Siderite meteorite retrieved from a hotspot for meteorite hunters in Kansas.