Helen Gordon

Excited to be talking all things meteorite @stanfordsbristol.bsky.social this evening!

I wrote this for Apollo mag

How interesting. Just looked at your website and I see what you mean. I'm not sure exactly what the cover image is taken from and how it has/hasn't been manipulated but roughly yes, this is what a magnified thin section of a meteorite could look like.

'From the stone’s perspective my lifetime was a flicker; less than a flicker ... I stretched out my hand, conscious that this would be the oldest object I would ever touch.'

'The Meteorites' author @helenlpgordon.bsky.social on her fascination with ancient, extra-terrestrial rocks: buff.ly/4hO5IAw

The Meteorites by Helen Gordon — to catch a falling star An irreverent tour of the science and folklore behind the space debris that makes it to Earth and the people for whom these rare finds are almost a religion

'It is a book in which there is an infinite amount to explore but it’s Gordon’s eye for these human tales that keeps The Meteorites in focus'

#TheMeteorites by Helen Gordon reviewed in the FT 🪐

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The Meteorites by Helen Gordon review — secrets of space rocks Tens of thousands of meteorites, some billions of years old, fall to Earth every year. Each one gives us a clue about how the planets came into being

“That a 4.6 billion-year-old rock can travel for several hundred million miles to land outside a house in suburban Gloucestershire is a reminder that anywhere can be animated by magic.” I reviewed @helenlpgordon.bsky.social’s fascinating The Meteorites for the @thetimes.com: tinyurl.com/bde95ak3

Many thanks for the review -- I was delighted! So glad you enjoyed.

Thank you!

A piece of Mars to toy with Since reading Helen Gordon’s The Meteorites, I keep catching myself in imaginary conversation with an Essex thatcher called Frederick Pratt. On 9 March 1923, he was working in a wheat field at Ashdon ...

Really enjoyed reviewing #TheMeteorites by @helenlpgordon.bsky.social . So what if all the tech bros use one as a million dollar paperweight? You can find your own micrometeorite on the roof of your local Tesco with a magnet and a sandwich bag... www.spectator.co.uk/article/a-pi...

Thank you for the thoughtful review. So glad you enjoyed!

A piece of Mars to toy with Since reading Helen Gordon’s The Meteorites, I keep catching myself in imaginary conversation with an Essex thatcher called Frederick Pratt. On 9 March 1923, he was working in a wheat field at Ashdon ...

Read about #TheMeteorites by Helen Gordon in The Spectator – the fascinating story of fallen celestial objects and the lives they've touched ☄️

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#TheMeteorites by Helen Gordon publishes today 🪐

'Stunning and riveting' Noreen Masud ✨

'Dazzling' Financial Times ✨

'The Meteorites conjures a small epiphany about our own place in the universe' Sunday Times ✨

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Today’s #FirstLinesFriday is #TheMeteorites by @helenlpgordon.bsky.social @profilebooks.bsky.social
An absolutely fascinating and addictive read!

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Thanks for reading. So glad you enjoyed1

It came from outer space: the meterorite that landed in a Cotswolds cul-de-sac Meteorite falls are extremely rare and offer a glimpse of the processes that formed our world billions of years ago. When a space rock came to an English market town in 2021, scientists raced to find ...

Extract from the The Meteorites running in the @theguardian.com today: www.theguardian.com/news/2025/fe...

The Meteorites! New book landing Feb 6th.