The Widmanstätten pattern also hints at how the meteorite was processed by the ancient Egyptians. The cross-hatched texture, along with the presence of iron sulfide, hints that the dagger was forged ...

Forging a meteorite into a hammer is one of the toughest material challenges I’ve ever attempted. The metal reacts differently to heat, pressure, and shaping tools compared to anything made on Earth.

After a seven-ton fireball exploded above the Cleveland area, a group of meteorite hunters descended too, in the name of ...