The Meteorite Hunters

‘They fall from the sky, and tell us about the universe: a passionate story of the excitement and the science of searching for and deciphering meteorites.’ —Carlo Rovelli

‘Richly informative, readable… It’s not difficult to appreciate the lure of tracking down meteorites.’ —Daily Mail

‘Like a meteorite streaking through the night sky, this book really inspired me. It’s full of incredible stories about the stuff that rains down from space every day and yet goes unnoticed except by a few intrepid science detectives. A thrilling read about the origin of the solar system that will change what you think when you next see a shooting star.’ —Mark Miodownik, author of Stuff Matters

‘A wonderful historical introduction – informative, conversational and very readable.’ —Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell

‘Part scientific detective story, part adventure tale, The Meteorite Hunters is the fascinating story of the quest to find and understand pieces of other worlds on our own planet. Joshua Howgego tells these remarkable stories, and the cutting-edge science they enable, to show how messengers from space are transforming our understanding of Earth’s history and revealing our place in the cosmos.’ —Neil Shubin, author of Your Inner Fish

Joshua Howgego is a science journalist based in London. Josh originally trained as a chemist and obtained his PhD at the University of Bristol. He also has a degree in science communication from Imperial College London. After having written for numerous titles, including Times Higher Education, SciDev.Net and Nature, he now works as a feature editor at New Scientist magazine, where he covers physical science.