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Meteor Crater: Arizona’s 50,000-Year-Old Impact Landmark
Roughly 37 miles east of Flagstaff, Meteor Crater—formally known as Barringer Crater—was formed approximately 50,000 years ...
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☄️ It shouldn't be there: what is this mineral doing on asteroid Ryugu?
A simple dust grain brought back from asteroid Ryugu is shaking up certain certainties. A rare mineral, djerfisherite, was ...
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Discovery of Meteorite From Lost Protoplanet Upends Timeline of the Solar System’s Formation
Ancient meteorite reveals a protoplanet formed in the outer Solar System earlier than thought, reshaping planet formation ...
The dazzling legacy of iconoclastic jewelry designer Attilio Codognato
Known for his snake- and skull-shaped jewelry, the iconoclastic designer who died in 2023 also left behind an astonishing ...
Researchers study Sahara meteorites for possible Mercury origin
Researchers suspect that two meteorites found in the Sahara Desert in 2023 may originally have come from Mercury, which would ...
Biggest Martian Meteorite Ever Found Could Fetch $4 Million at Auction
One lucky bidder will soon fork over millions of dollars to take home NWA 16788, a 54-pound (24-kilogram) Martian meteorite.
Martian meteorite expected to sell for $2 million at auction in New York
Among items going up for auction at Sotheby's in New York is a 54-pound rock that the auction house calls the largest piece ...
Things on Mars that look like they shouldn't be there
The more scientists study the Red Planet, the more they find unusual objects and patterns scattered across Mars' surface. As ...
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Why collect asteroid samples? 4 essential reads on what these tiny bits of space rock can tell scientists
REx sample return capsule contained rock from the asteroid Bennu. NASA/Keegan Barber Mary Magnuson, Collecting asteroid samples China’s Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission is set to launch this ...