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Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches $5.3 million at auction, but young dinosaur steals the show
The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth has sold for just over $5 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York.
New interstellar comet will keep a safe distance from Earth, NASA says
NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard. The space agency spotted the object with the ...
A Mars rock was expected to sell at auction for $4 million. The final bid was for more
A chunk of the Martian surface that at some point crashed into Earth sold Wednesday, July 16 to an anonymous bidder for a record $5.3 million.
Astronomers capture the birth of planets around a baby sun outside our solar system
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby ...
Astronomers capture the birth of planets outside our solar system
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby ...
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Largest piece of Mars found on Earth sells for millions, sets new auction record
Billed as the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth, the 25 kilogramme rock named NWA 16788 was discovered in the Sahara Desert in Niger by a meteorite hunter in November 2023. It was blown off ...
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Largest chunk of Mars on Earth blasted through space by meteorite sells for $5.3 million
The largest piece of rock from Mars ever found on Earth, weighing 54 pounds, was sold for an extraordinary price at an ...