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Ten years after his death, David Bowie's final album Blackstar is celebrated as a profound farewell that redefined the art of saying goodbye, showcasing his innovative spirit and leaving a lasting legacy in music and art.
A man in Victoria thought he found a gold nugget but it turned out to be a rare 4.6-billion-year-old meteorite, worth more than gold, providing valuable insights into the early solar system.
A meteorite crashed into a home in Georgia, and analysis revealed it is over 4.56 billion years old, making it older than Earth, and providing insights into asteroid history and potential threats.
Fragments of a meteorite nearly hit a resident in McDonough, Georgia, after falling from a daytime fireball in June; the meteorite, older than Earth, created a sonic boom and dust upon impact, marking a rare incident of a space rock hitting a person.
A meteorite that crashed through a Georgia man's roof is estimated to be about 4.56 billion years old, making it 20 million years older than Earth, and is linked to a larger asteroid breakup in the asteroid belt.
A fireball that crashed into a Georgia home in June was identified as a 4.56 billion-year-old meteorite, older than Earth, originating from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, providing insights into asteroid history and potential threats to Earth.
A meteorite that struck a home in Georgia is estimated to be 4.56 billion years old, making it about 20 million years older than Earth, and is linked to a breakup of a larger asteroid in the asteroid belt.
A meteorite that struck a home in Georgia and created a hole in the roof is estimated to be over 4.56 billion years old, making it older than Earth, according to scientists who examined its fragments.
A meteorite that struck a home in Georgia and created a hole in the roof is estimated to be over 4.56 billion years old, making it older than Earth, according to scientists who examined its fragments.
The largest Martian meteorite ever found on Earth, NWA 16788, weighing 54 pounds, is expected to sell for up to $4 million at Sotheby’s auction, highlighting its rarity and significance for planetary science.
A 54-pound piece of Mars, the largest ever found on Earth, is up for auction at Sotheby's in New York with an estimated price of $2-4 million. The meteorite, believed to have been ejected from Mars by an asteroid impact and traveled 140 million miles to Earth, is a rare find, representing nearly 7% of all Martian material on Earth. The auction also features a juvenile Ceratosaurus dinosaur skeleton.
Experts suggest that pieces of a meteor may have landed on Ben Nevis after a bright meteor was observed over Scotland, with UKMON involving amateur astronomers to track and locate potential meteorites in the area.
A small asteroid, 2022 WJ1, exploded in a green fireball above southern Ontario on November 19, 2022, marking it as the smallest asteroid ever measured before impact. Discovered just hours before entering Earth's atmosphere, the asteroid was about the size of a domestic cat. The event was observed by astronomers using telescopes and cameras, allowing for detailed analysis of its size and composition. This marks a significant advancement in the ability to detect and study small space rocks before they impact Earth.
A homeowner in East Liverpool discovered a rock that may have originated from space, potentially being a meteorite.
NASA confirmed sightings of a spectacular meteor streaking across the sky over Connecticut and nine other states, with eyewitness reports and video evidence. The fireball was first visible 50 miles above Mamaroneck, New York, before disintegrating around 30 miles above Norven Green State Forest. The meteor was not associated with any active meteor shower, and was observed moving at 38,000 miles per hour.