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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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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, ...
Meteorite spotted in the Southern sky
Dashcam footage captures a large fireball in the sky over Lexington, South Carolina, which was recently confirmed to be a meteorite fragment that crashed into a Georgia home on June 26, 2025. (Credit: ...
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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 ...
Space.com25d
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 ...
Social media lights up with reports of Victorian meteorite crash
Victorians have reported a meteorite crash landing on Sunday night just before 8pm.Social media was filled with people ...
Science Daily5d
AI cracks a meteorite’s secret: A material that defies heat
A rare mineral from a 1724 meteorite defies the rules of heat flow, acting like both a crystal and a glass. Thanks to AI and ...