Scientists are asking meteorite hunters to refrain from using magnets to test the authenticity of their finds because this can destroy the specimen's magnetic memory, erasing valuable information ...

After a suspected meteor fell in metro Atlanta on Thursday afternoon, people in the area are hoping to find a fragment on the ground. Channel 2’s Audrey Washington caught up with some meteorite ...

Meteorite hunter Robert Ward has donated a piece of one of the rarest meteorites ever found to the UA Lunar and Planetary Laboratory to possibly help answer questions regarding the earliest forms of ...

On Dec. 27, 1984, a Mars meteorite was found in Antarctica. The meteorite, known as Allan Hills 84001, was found in Allan ...

FEDERALSBURG, Md. -- Two meteorite hunters canvased open land and downtowns on Wednesday, on the hunt for meteorites. With a little bit of patience and luck, Roberto Vargas and Mike Hankey just might ...

BETHEL, Maine -- Meteorite hunters, get ready to head into the woods. A museum in Maine is offering $25,000 for the remains of a space rock that streaked across the sky last week before landing near ...

The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum says it will pay big bucks for a verified piece of the fireball that fell in the state on Saturday. Reading time 2 minutes In need of some extra cash? Well then, dust ...

Some licensed hunters organize expeditions for tourists. Even so, Morocco now has by far the least restrictive laws among meteorite-rich countries for the trade and export of space rocks. Nearby, ...

PHOENIX -- The sunshine sparkling on his meteorite-encrusted wedding ring and Van Halen blaring from his car stereo, Bob Haag rolled into Portales, N.M., looking for space rocks. He had heard the news ...

There's been lots of excitement about the meteorites that fell from the California fireball. Hunters have converged around the town of Coloma, home of the famed Sutter's Mill where the California gold ...