Mitch’s Universe

In a CBS news article, it listed Mbale as one of the top five strangest meteorites you can buy. The others were Valera (cow killer),...

Dr. John Lawrence Smith (17 December 1818 – 12 October 1883) was an American medical doctor, chemist and mineralogist. Smith also studied civil engineering and...

In 1825, George Cuvier, a zoologist deemed the “founding father of paleontology,” first observed a mass extinction of animals between the Mesozoic and Cenzoic eras....

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...