MAGNETIC FISHING

Meteorites, Magnets, and Metal Detecting I’ve probably been watching too much “Meteorite Men” on the Science Channel. I’m starting to see little rusty rocks everywhere I go, and since I visit a lot of gravel bars in the course of rockhounding and gold prospecting, I’m getting nervous that I’ve passed over a valuable piece of [...]

SCIENTISTS PLAN A MAGNETIC FISHING TRIP TO FIND A METEOR In 2014, the first known meteor from outside of our Solar System crashed into the ocean near Papua New Guinea. It was one and a half feet wide, but broke up into smaller fragments. Scientists will attempt to bring pieces about 0.1 millimeter (about the [...]