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Perseverance just spotted a rare Mars meteorite

NASA’s Perseverance rover has spent years combing Jezero Crater for traces of ancient water and potential biosignatures, but ...

Meteorite samples are time capsules from the early solar system

When a meteor streaks across the sky, it's not just beautiful. It's nature's way of delivering a time capsule to Earth.
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After 5 years on Mars, NASA's Perseverance rover may have found its 1st meteorite (photos)

NASA's Perseverance rover spotted a possible space rock on the surface of Mars. The meteorite's nickname is 'Phippsaksla.' ...

Weather watchers report meteorite falling in Michigan. What people saw

Here's what to know about recent online reports of a meteorite sighting in northeast Michigan Nov. 23.
USA Today

At 54 pounds, this Mars rock is largest on Earth. It could sell at auction for $4 million

The Martian meteorite is 54 pounds, or about the weight of a standard bag of cement. It's 70% larger than the next largest piece of Mars on Earth. NWA 16788 was discovered Nov. 16, 2023, by a ...
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The Leonid meteor shower peaks tonight: Here's where to look for 'shooting stars'

Leonid meteors may appear whenever the constellation Leo is above the horizon.
The New York Times

Watch Twin Meteor Showers Reach Their Simultaneous Peak in Summer Skies

The Southern Delta Aquarids and Alpha Capricornids are not the best showers of the summer, but they reach their peak on the same night. By Katrina Miller Our universe might be chock-full of cosmic ...

NASA discovers rock on Mars that shouldn’t be there — and scientists think it’s a visitor from outer space

NASA scientists were baffled after uncovering a rock on Mars that didn’t belong there — with a composition pointing to ...

What seven decades of hunting for aliens tells us

Since the 1950s, humanity has been searching for extraterrestrial life with increasingly sophisticated tools. But after ...