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Niger opens investigation after Sotheby’s auction of Martian meteorite

A large Martian meteorite found in Niger recently sold at auction. Now, the country is investigating the legality of its ...

Suspected meteorite hits Massachusetts home. Scientist says "it looks pretty convincing"

A Massachusetts couple suspects their home was hit by a meteorite. Late last week, Jim Dolan was sitting upstairs reading in ...
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Niger Republic probes $5.3m sale of rare Martian meteorite discovered in Agadez

Niger Republic has launched a formal investigation into the $5.3 million sale of a rare Martian meteorite, questioning the ...

Auction of world's largest Mars meteorite sparks ownership debate

The recent auction of a Martian meteorite—for a record-grabbing $5.3 million at Sotheby's New York—has sparked questions over ...

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 ...

In 1954, an Alabama woman became the first known person to be directly hit by a meteorite — here's her strange story

In 1954, Ann Hodges, was struck by a meteorite while taking a nap in her Alabama home. Overnight, Hodges became a celebrity ...

Out of this world research: Analyzing and naming a new meteorite

A mysterious extraterrestrial visitor now has a permanent home and identity, thanks to University of Georgia researchers.
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Meteorite that hit Georgia after in June thought to be 4.56B years old

McDonough Meteorite belongs to area between Mars, Jupiter scientists think may be linked to breakup of much larger asteroid ...