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Meteorite that tore through southeastern US skies this summer determined to be older than Earth itself, researchers say

A meteorite that tore through the sky in June shaking the Southeast with a sonic boom is now believed to be 4.56 billion ...
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Auction of world’s largest Mars meteorite sparks ownership debate

The jagged, ochre-colored stone was sold to an international dealer. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes ...

Out of this world research: Analyzing and naming a new meteorite

A mysterious extraterrestrial visitor now has a permanent home and identity, thanks to University of Georgia researchers.

In 1954, an Alabama woman became the first known person to be directly hit by a meteorite — here's her strange story

In 1954, Ann Hodges, was struck by a meteorite while taking a nap in her Alabama home. Overnight, Hodges became a celebrity ...

Meteorite fragment that slammed through homeowner's roof is billions of years old, predates Earth: professor

A meteorite that crashed through a Georgia home roof in June has been identified as billions of years old and older than the Earth, according to a geology professor.
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Meteorite that hit Georgia after in June thought to be 4.56B years old

McDonough Meteorite belongs to area between Mars, Jupiter scientists think may be linked to breakup of much larger asteroid ...
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Atlanta Home Struck by Meteorite Older Than Earth

A piece of space rock that crashed into a home in Atlanta, Georgia, had been zooming around in space for longer than Earth ...

Why Niger is investigating the $5 million sale of the largest Mars rock found on Earth

FILE — A Martian meteorite, weighing 54.388 lbs. (24.67 kg), said to be the largest piece of Mars on Earth, at Sotheby’s, in ...