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Meteorites from flaming fireball over Mississippi scattered across the stateNASA is urging people not to send them in for analysis.
By Tia Ghose Published
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These meteorites contain all of the building blocks of DNACould these compounds have helped to spark life on Earth?
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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Massive fireball scattered loads of meteorites across southern OntarioOn Sunday (April 17), skywatching cameras in Ontario recorded a massive fireball that likely produced tens to hundreds of grams of meteorites.
By Stefanie Waldek Published
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Massive meteorite impact created the hottest mantle rock everIt's confirmed: The hottest rock ever discovered in Earth's crust really was super-hot.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Infamous Mars meteorite contains organic molecules. But they aren't proof of life.Organic molecules in a Mars meteorite that crash-landed on Earth are not signs of life, but instead formed in chemical reactions between water and rock.
By Charles Q. Choi Published
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How to watch the Quadrantid meteor shower this weekEvery year, Earth briefly encounters the Quadrantid meteor shower in early January. Here's how to catch the show.
By Joe Rao Published
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Meteorite crash-lands in woman's bed in CanadaA meteorite that landed in British Columbia crashed through a roof and narrowly missed hitting a woman who was asleep in her bed at the time.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Brilliant dashcam fireball videos help scientists find 3 meteorites in SloveniaBrilliant dashcam fireball videos help scientists find 3 meteorites in Slovenia
By Meghan Bartels Published
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Art project creates 'human-alien hybrids' with meteorite-infused waterThe water flowing from a medieval fountain in the Italian village of Fontecchio bubbles with extraterrestrial effervescence.
By Mike Wall Published
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