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The largest-known piece of Mars to be found on Earth will be up for bid and could be sold for up to $4 million at auction.
A 54-pound meteorite from Mars is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for auction later this month at ...
In all, there are only 400 known Mars rocks on Earth, comprising less than 1% of all known space rocks on the Blue Planet.
Scientists found a rock in Africa that originally came from the Moon after being knocked off by an asteroid impact and ...
A 2.35-billion-year-old meteorite with a unique chemical signature, found in Africa in 2023, plugs a major gap in our ...
The discovery of an ancient meteorite impact crater was recently reported in Western Australia. But not everyone is convinced ...
Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.
Discovered in Niger in 2023, the rare chunk weighs 54 pounds and represents more than 6 percent of all Mars material on Earth ...
In July 2023, a meteorite hunter found a 54-pound rock in Niger. They sent it to the Shanghai Astronomy Museum for analysis and experts determined the rock, dubbed NWA 16788, had likely broken away ...
Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.
Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest – but an independent analysis shows they might be off by ...
The meteorite's long bright trail looked like a fireball streaking across the sky on its way to the Eastern Townships ...