Meteorites.

• Position: SCIENCE SCENE - Brief article

Meteorites--metallic or stony objects that fall to Earth from outer space--hold many clues into the creation and evolution of the solar system, says Michael Lipschutz, professor of inorganic chemistry and cosmochemistry at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. "Meteorites are the poor man's space probe. They offer otherwise unobtainable information...