Thousands of hidden meteorites could be lost forever as they sink in Antarctic ice, taking their cosmic secrets with them A new study warns that 5,000 meteorites could be sinking beneath Antarctica's icy surface every year as a result of climate change, depriving scientists of vital information about our solar system. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W6xk64XNSakHtKtHFtaBCH.jpg https://www.space.com/thousands-of-hidden-meteorites-sinking-in-antarctica