Supernova Shrapnel Found In Meteorite
coondoggie writes "Talk about finding a needle in a cosmic haystack. Scientists this week said they found microscopic shrapnel in a meteorite of a star they say exploded around the birth of our solar system 4.5 billion years ago." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Supernova shrapnel slammed into meteorite
Talk about finding a needle in a cosmic haystack. Scientists this week said they found microscopic shrapnel Read more

Ancient Greeks spotted Halley's comet
Halley's comet and a meteorite the size of a "wagonload" triggered a turning point in ancient Greek astronomy

A meteorite in Woodside?
Anthony Moffett and his 15-year-old son Kalen set out to hunt for meteorites yesterday and just may have found one.

Hunt in Ireland for meteorite worth more than £80,000
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Meteorite that lit night skies this spring is named
A meteorite that lit up the night skies over the upper Midwest as it plummeted into southeastern Wisconsin April 14 now has a name: Mifflin, for rural Mifflin Township where it fell. Many tens of thousands of eye witnesses in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois saw the meteor as it streaked down to Earth shortly after 10 p.m., setting hundreds of professional and amateur meteorite hunters ...

Search on for Irish meteorite said to be worth nearly $130,000
Astronomers in Ireland are on the look out for a meteorite that could be worth about $129,000, after a meteor shower Wednesday night. David Moore , chairman of Astronomy Ireland , the national astronomy club, told the Herald that the discovery of a meteorite would be rare.

Meteorite takes name of Wisconsin township where it landed
Pieces of rock scattered over rural area A meteorite that lit up the night sky over the upper Midwest as it plummeted into southeastern Wisconsin on April 14 now has a name: Mifflin, for rural Mifflin Township where it fell.

Meteorite That Fell In Wisconsin Now Has Name
The meteorite that fell in Wisconsin in April is named Mifflin.