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Two meteorites found in the Sahara could be from the solar system’s least studied rocky planet, scientists say
Researchers suspect that two meteorites found in the Sahara Desert in 2023 may originally have come from Mercury, which would ...
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€1 million giant 4.6-billion-year-old meteorite up for auction to save Dutch observatory
A massive 240-kilogram iron meteorite, believed to be 4.6 billion years old, is set to be auctioned later this summer in a ...
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Out of this world: meteorite sale expected to raise €1 million
An iron meteorite weighing 240 kilos will be auctioned off in Noorwijk at the end of August to help fund a new planetarium in ...
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It’s official — scientists are using quantum chemistry to solve one of the planet’s greatest mysteries – the origin of water
Chemistry has a reputation for filling high‑school notebooks with equations, yet in astrophysics it can overturn planetary ...
Scientists Found 2 Meteorites That Could Be the First Pieces of Mercury Ever Discovered
They’re not a perfect match, but it’s way too hot on the first planet for us to hop over and confirm for ourselves.
Historic in Space research: Meteorites, which may have escaped the sun’s gravity, found in Sahara Desert
Scientists suspect two meteorites found in the Sahara in 2023 may have come from Mercury, marking a first in Space research.
The mystery of Mercury’s missing meteorites – and how we may have finally found some
The meteorite Northwest Africa (NWA) 7325 was initially proposed as a possible fragment of Mercury. However, its mineralogy ...
Meteorites in Sahara Desert may be first fragments from Mercury
CAIRO (Jared Collins/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - Researchers have discovered two meteorites in the Sahara Desert that they believe may have originated from Mercury.
Largest piece of Mars on Earth sells at New York auction for over $5 million
The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York, while a juvenile dinosaur skeleton went for ...