From gold-plated golf clubs to meteorites, a new report on traveler's unclaimed baggage from last year reveals the ...
Scientists uncovered a vast field of tektites in Brazil—a rare type of natural glass forged in the aftermath of meteorite ...
There are only a few known fields of tektites in the entire world, and scientists just found another in Brazil.
A $35,000 Rolex, a fully assembled robot, and a suitcase packed with rat poison are just some of the unusual discoveries found inside lost airline luggage in 2025.Unclaimed Baggage released its 2026 ...
Space-based experiments show fungi can efficiently extract valuable metals from meteorites in microgravity, advancing prospects for asteroid biomining and sustainable resource use. As humans look ...
A meteorite that fell in Germany in 1724 contains a form of silica that conducts heat in a stable manner and baffles physicists.
Analysis of a space rock that landed on a frozen Michigan lake revealed a rich array of extraterrestrial organic compounds. Learn how the meteorite might have been incorporated into life on Earth.
A meteorite chip sat in a small container, bathed in liquid, while the International Space Station floated overhead. Inside, ...
A fungus aboard the ISS extracted palladium from meteorite rock, hinting at future space mining powered by living microbes.
Microscopic crystals extracted from meteorites could help settle a debate about the birth of our patch of the Milky Way.