Mitch’s Universe

American James Maxime DuPont (7 April 1912 – 1 July 1991) was an industrialist and passionate meteorite collector. His father was Jean Rene Claudius DuPont,...

  Dedication to Dr. Carleton Moore I dedicate this article to my good friend, Dr. Carleton Moore. For those of you who were fortunate enough...

UCLA Meteorite Museum In August 2017, I scheduled a visit to the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Meteorite Gallery (Museum) and a meeting...

Recently, I was talking with my friend Dr. Carleton Moore, and he suggested that I write an article about Oscar Monnig. I had always planned...

As I write this article, the tragic events of the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas unfolded. Two teachers and nineteen students died...

In August 2014, I purchased a tektite from my friend, Norm Lehrman. It was a 137 gram Rizalite tektite. Norm enclosed a letter with my...

Since this is Meteorite Times twentieth anniversary, I am including this bonus article. Congratulations Paul and Jim on twenty wonderful years! A small ancient coin...

I have always admired the world class Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), especially the meteorite museums and meteorite collection. The RAS was established on February...

From the knights of medieval legends to Indiana Jones, the Holy Grail has been the most sought-after Christian relic in popular culture for centuries. The...

My articles are under the heading “Mitch’s Universe.” The reason for the name is that the meteorites, tektites, and ephemera are all from my personal...

Like many cultures, the Japanese revere its meteorites. Japan is home to the Nogata meteorite which is the oldest recorded witness fall that occurred over...

The Paris, Los Angeles and New York meteorites share a common history of being meteorites that were found outside those large famous metropolitan cities that...