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Martian meteorite sells for record $5.3 million at Sotheby's

Martian meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars found on Earth has sold for $5.3 million at Sotheby's, setting a new auction record for a meteorite.

CBS News · 23h

Largest piece of Mars on Earth sells for nearly $5.3 million at auction

A 54-pound meteorite from Mars sold for more than $5 million when it went up for auction on Wednesday at Sotheby's.

Daily Express US on MSN · 15h

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 auction of rare geological and archaeological objects on Wednesday in New York. The rock named NWA 16788 was discovered in November 2023 by a meteorite hunter in the Sahara Desert in Niger.

Perseid Meteor Shower Begins Thu.

The Baltimore Sun · 14m

Perseid meteor shower to light up August sky with fiery display

The Perseid meteor shower, expected to peak Aug. 12-13, will light up the night sky with up to 100 meteors per hour, offering stargazers one of the year’s best celestial shows.

CNET on MSN · 1d

The Perseids Meteor Shower Brings Bright Fireballs to the Skies, Starting This Week

A couple of dueling meteor showers will grace the skies later in July, and they will be joined by perhaps the most popular meteor shower of the year. Perseids are known for their bright fireballs and plentiful meteors.

Forbes · 1d

The Perseid Meteor Shower Begins Thursday: When To See It At Its Best

On July 17, the Perseid meteor shower begins just as the last quarter moon rises, but its peak night in August will be marred by moonlight.

4hon MSN

NASA tracking plane-sized asteroid approaching Earth today

The space rock came as close as within 4.15 million miles from our planet, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Space.com1h

China's Tianwen 2 asteroid-sampling probe snaps gorgeous shots of Earth and the moon (video, photos)

China's Tianwen 2 probe has captured striking pictures of home as it heads out to a near-Earth asteroid to collect samples. Tianwen 2 launched from Xichang on a Long March 3B rocket on May 28 and is ...

1hon MSN

Meteorite that shot through roof of Henry County home was moving at speed of sound, scientist says

The flash in the Georgia sky in June, described by witnesses as a fireball, traveled hundreds of millions of miles through ...

45mon MSN

Here's how a star beyond Earth's sun could offer a 'picture of the baby solar system'

International astronomers have for the first time witnessed the birth of a planetary system beyond Earth's sun that could one ...

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