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Scientists Have Never Confirmed a Meteorite From Mercury. Could These Space Rocks From the Desert Be the First?
Two meteorites found in the Sahara show tantalizing similarities to the innermost planet, and while researchers say they are ...
Cantonment man finds rare meteorite after fireball
Christian Varady was watching the sky outside his Cantonment home when he saw a color-changing fireball fall into the ...
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The largest known Martian meteorite just sold for more than $5 million
A martian meteorite — the largest single piece of rock from Mars known to be on Earth — just sold at auction for $5.3 million ...
Meteorite that shot through roof of Henry County home was moving at speed of sound, scientist says
The flash in the Georgia sky in June, described by witnesses as a fireball, traveled hundreds of millions of miles through ...
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Arizona Meteor Hunter Retrieves Georgia Meteorite Fragments, Sparks Ownership Debate
Arizona meteor hunter Robert Ward collected fragments of a meteorite in Georgia, including a 73.2-gram piece, adding to his ...
Meteorite fragments found in the Sahara turn out to be from the most mysterious planet in our solar system
Very few meteorites from this planet ever reach Earth and none have been scientifically proven. A study investigated two ...
Waterjet Channel on MSN4h
Cutting a $10,000 Meteorite with a 60,000 PSI Waterjet
Meet the robo-bunny: This tiny, furry robot is taking on invasive pythons in Florida ...
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Jurassic jackpot! Rare dinosaur skeleton sells for $30.5M, while Martian meteorite fetches $5M
The dinosaur skeleton, on the other hand, sparked a war among six bidders over six minutes. With a pre-auction estimate of $4 ...