Science Channel Commissions More Meteorite Men

SILVER SPRING: Science Channel has commissioned LMNO Cable Group for six further episodes of Meteorite Men, which chronicles modern-day treasure hunters Geoff Notkin and Steve Arnold as they traverse North America in search of lost pieces of our universe.

Slated to debut January, 20, 2010, Meteorite Men watches as the duo use cutting-edge technology to detect remnants of meteorites and space debris. For the new season, Notkin and Arnold are looking to find answers to The Tucson Ring Mystery, an anomaly of the meteorite world. The pair head to Odessa, Texas, to explore a 65,000 year-old meteor buried deep in the ground, and scour West Texas for tiny pieces of the Ash Creek meteorite.

"Meteorite Men uniquely combines adventure with science," said Debbie Myers, Science Channel’s general manager. "Steve and Geoff are helping us learn more about the universe by bridging the gap between the earth sciences and their passion for finding and studying meteorites."

"There have been many reality television shows that have attempted to search for ‘visitors’ from outer space," added Eric Schotz, the show’s executive producer. "With our new series, we are actually finding them. It is very exciting to follow Steve and Geoff as they gather objects from space that can answer all sorts of incredible questions about our past as well as our future."