Do meteorites have dangerous levels of radioactivity?

The answer is not a simple yes or no. They are not radioactive as a piece of uranium ore or even a smoke detector for your home is radioactive. read more

But, freshly fallen meteorites do release activity from very short lived isotopes that scientists are very interested in. The sooner a stone can get to the laboratory for study the better these weak reactions do not last long and can only be detected in a lab. They pose no danger at all. read more

Meteorites are radioactive; One common myth about meteorites is that they contain strange unusual minerals, elements that would bring Superman to his knees like Kryptonite. Meteorites do contain some elements which are slightly radioactive but they are no more radioactive than some Earth rocks. read more

Many people have been to the desert, or river, or perhaps even their own backyard and found a rock that is unusual. Some of those rocks are thought to be meteorites. read more