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Meteorite that tore through southeastern US skies this summer determined to be older than Earth itself, researchers say
A meteorite that tore through the sky in June shaking the Southeast with a sonic boom is now believed to be 4.56 billion ...
Meteorite that flew across sky now has a name
Back in June, people in multiple parts of the CSRA witnessed a meteorite flying through the sky before crashing down into a ...
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Chinese scientists create rare meteorite diamonds much harder than ones found on Earth
This is the first time these kinds of diamonds have been made synthetically under laboratory conditions, putting an end to 60 ...
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Martian meteorite went for $423 million at Sotheby’s
An “unbelievably rare” piece of Mars, the largest ever found on Earth, sold at a New York auction on Wednesday, July 16th, ...
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The largest Mars meteorite on Earth has sold for $5.3 million
It sold for more than the maximum estimated price of $4 million. On Wednesday (July 16), the largest Mars meteorite on Earth ...
Meteor streaks across Victorian sky, sparking ‘exciting’ meteorite hunt
A flash of light and a thundering boom have sparked a frenzy of excitement across central Victoria, as hundreds of residents ...
Niger claims rare Mars meteorite was ‘trafficked’ out of Africa
Niger has opened an investigation into whether a rare Mars rock was smuggled out of the country before it sold for £3.2m at a ...
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When did our solar system's planets form? Discovery of tiny meteorite may challenge the timeline
Evidence that rocky planets beyond Jupiter formed as rapidly, and at the same time, as the inner planets could transform our ...