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

A meteorite that tore through the roof of a U.S. home in June 2025 has been dated at 4.56 billion years old, making it roughly 20 million years older than Earth itself. The impact occurred on June 26 ...

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A 25-kilo rock from Mars sold for over $5 million (€4.3 million) at Sotheby’s in New York last month. But Niger, where the ...

A meteorite-born mineral with both crystal and glass traits has defied the known rules of heat conduction. Its constant heat ...

Meteorite that tore through southeastern US skies this summer determined to be older than Earth itself, researchers say ...

DAKAR, Senegal -- It’s the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth — a 54-pound (25-kilogram) meteorite that fetched more than $5 million at a New York auction last month, setting a world record.

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A Martian meteorite said to be the largest piece of Mars on Earth is displayed at Sotheby's in New York, July 9. The 54-pound rock fetched nearly $5.3 million at an auction on Wednesday. (Richard ...

The largest Mars rock ever found on Earth, NWA 16788, just sold for $5.3 million at a Sotheby's auction to an unnamed bidder.

Yesterday, auction house Sotheby’s just auctioned off the largest known Martian meteorite. The stone NWA 16788 sold for $5.3 million, more than expected and the highest price ever for a meteorite.