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Named NWA 16788, this meteorite is believed to have been blasted off Mars by a colossal asteroid impact, hurtled 140 million ...
Earth may no longer be threatened by an impact from the asteroid 2024 YR4, but that doesn't mean this 200-foot-wide space rock can't still impact our lives.The asteroid, which at one point had a 1 in ...
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.
Sotheby's is putting some rare items up for auction, including what it calls the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth ...
In all, there are only 400 known Mars rocks on Earth, comprising less than 1% of all known space rocks on the Blue Planet.
Around 2 billion years ago, an asteroid the size of Mount Everest, or possibly even larger, struck Earth with catastrophic consequences. The Free Devort Impact in South Africa marks the largest ...
"NWA 16788 is a discovery of extraordinary significance — the largest Martian meteorite ever found on Earth, and the most ...
Discovered in Niger in 2023, the rare chunk weighs 54 pounds and represents more than 6 percent of all Mars material on Earth ...
Scientists found a rock in Africa that originally came from the Moon after being knocked off by an asteroid impact and ...
Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.
Sotheby's in New York will be auctioning what's known as NWA 16788 on Wednesday as part of a natural history-themed sale that ...