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Largest Martian meteorite on Earth could fetch millions at New York auction
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.
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NASA's asteroid-crash Earth defense tactic has a complication — DART ejected large boulders into space
When NASA's DART mission crashed into the asteroid Dimorphos, the first stage of the impact saw the spacecraft's solar panels ...
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.
Largest Martian meteorite on Earth to be auctioned in New York
The Martian rock is a rare collectible, as it is one of only 400 Martian meteorites recovered on Earth. The auction also ...
At 54 pounds, this Mars rock is largest on Earth. It could sell at auction for $4 million
A chunk of the Martian surface that made unlikely voyage to Earth will be available to highest bidder at Sotheby's auction in ...
The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going up for auction in New York
The red, brown and gray hunk is about 70% larger than the next largest piece of Mars found on Earth and represents nearly 7% ...
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 ...
A Major Annual Meteor Shower Is Set to Kick Off This Week and It's Expected to Be Visible Across the U.S.
The Perseids meteor shower is expected to peak overnight from Aug. 12-13, with about 50 to 100 meteors visible per hour ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 won't Earth but it could still ruin your day: Here's how
"The impact could pose some danger to equipment or astronauts on the moon, and certainly to satellites and other Earth-orbiting platforms, which are above our atmosphere." ...