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He Was 14 Feet Away When Meteorite Struck at 2,237mph
He Was 14 Feet Away When
Meteorite Struck at 2,237mph
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Aug 16, 2025 6:00 AM CDT

He Was 14 Feet Away When Meteorite Struck at 2,237mph

Scientists say McDonough space rock predates our planet by 20M years

(Newser) - A meteorite that crashed through a Georgia home in June has turned out to be a true relic of the early solar system—older than Earth itself, according to researchers. The meteorite streaked across the sky in daylight before breaking apart and landing in McDonough, Georgia, on June 26....

Martian Meteorite Sells for Out-of-This-World Price

Martian rock NWA 16788 had been expected to fetch millions at Sotheby's

(Newser) - An out-of-this-world item sold for an equally out-of-this-world price on Wednesday. The largest Martian meteorite ever found on Earth—a 54-pound hunk known as NWA 16788—sold at a Sotheby's auction for $5,296,000, outpacing the $2 million to $4 million it was projected to go for. CBS...

Doorbell Camera Captures Meteorite Strike
Knock, Knock:
It's a Meteorite
Jan 18, 2025 10:05 AM CST

Knock, Knock: It's a Meteorite

A Canadian couple's Ring camera captured a meteorite crashing outside their home

(Newser) - A Canadian couple went to walk their dogs one evening in July and returned to find their home had welcomed an extraterrestrial visitor. The AP reports their Ring doorbell camera captured extremely rare audio and video of a meteorite impact on land, and it just so happened to end up...

Ancient Meteorite Was a 'Fertilizer Bomb'
Ancient Meteorite
Was a 'Fertilizer Bomb'
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Oct 22, 2024 8:34 PM CDT

Ancient Meteorite Was a 'Fertilizer Bomb'

Researchers believe meteorite 3.26B years ago aided development of early life

(Newser) - The meteorite that wiped out the dinosaurs was an insignificant chunk of rock compared to a monster that slammed into the Earth billions of years earlier, creating enough heat to boil off the top layer of the oceans, researchers say. The meteorite, known as S2, was up to 200 times...

There Was a Hole in Her Roof, a Still-Warm Rock on the Floor

NJ home may have been struck by a meteorite

(Newser) - It's not every day that meteorites come crashing through the roof, but that appears to have been the case at a residence in Hopewell Township, NJ. An oblong object measuring about 4 inches by 6 inches tore into the home around 1pm Monday, reports Space.com . CBS Philadelphia interviewed...

In Texas, a 'Flash,' ' 'Windows Rattling,' an 'Earthquake Like Shake'

Meteorite believed to have fallen west of McAllen around 5:30pm Wednesday

(Newser) - A meteorite slammed into the ground in South Texas on Wednesday, according to local and federal authorities, who are now searching for the space rock west of McAllen. The precise point of impact has yet to be determined, McAllen Sheriff Eddie Guerra says , per KXXV . No damage has yet been...

World's Most Expensive Fossil Vanished. Nat Geo Found It

Stan the T. rex has been hiding in UAE, getting ready to be displayed in Abu Dhabi museum

(Newser) - When one of the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex fossils ever found sold at a Christie's auction for $31.8 million in October 2020, experts worried the 39-foot-long specimen would be lost to the public, and to research. That prompted National Geographic to go looking for Stan, as...

Dog House Hit by Meteorite Sells for More Than Meteorite

Roky's former shelter goes for $44K

(Newser) - A dog house that was hit by a meteorite in 2019 was sold for $44,000 at an auction—well below Christie's high estimate of $300,000, but more than enough to get Roky, a German Shepherd in Costa Rica, a new home. "My first question when I...

Thanks to Hole in Roof, This Doghouse Could Sell for $300K

The hole was caused by a meteorite

(Newser) - A ramshackle doghouse with a 7-inch hole in its roof doesn't sound like it would be worth as much as $300,000. But that hole changes things. The structure, formerly home to a Costa Rican German shepherd named Roky, was hit by a meteorite on April 23, 2019, at...

Meteorite Crashes Through Roof, Nearly Hits Woman
Space Debris Crashes Through
Roof, Onto Woman's Pillow
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Oct 16, 2021 10:47 AM CDT

Space Debris Crashes Through Roof, Onto Woman's Pillow

Canada woman says it's a nice reminder that life is precious

(Newser) - A British Columbia woman was awakened the night of Oct. 4 by a crashing sound and the feeling of debris hitting her face. Ruth Hamilton looked up to see a hole in her ceiling and a rock on her pillow and called 911, not sure what had happened. The truth...

In UK, a Fireball in the Sky, Sonic Boom, and a 'Shock' Find

First meteorite in 30 years is found on a driveway

(Newser) - Experts say a rare chunk of space rock, believed to contain the most primitive material in the solar system, is in such good shape that it's comparable to samples returned from space missions. But this one didn't come to Earth under careful conditions. Instead, it fell from the...

Somewhere Here Lies an Ancient Space Relic
Somewhere Here Lies
an Ancient Space Relic
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Mar 7, 2021 7:40 AM CST

Somewhere Here Lies an Ancient Space Relic

It just dropped from space, and the search is on

(Newser) - The search is on for an apricot-sized meteorite somewhere near Aiguillon, France. Cameras at an astronomy facility in Mauraux spotted the small space rock falling to Earth over southwest France last weekend, per the Guardian . The meteorite landed at 10:43pm Saturday near Aiguillon, some 60 miles southeast of Bordeaux,...

Scientists Find Evidence of 1888 Death by Meteorite

It's the earliest evidence of such an occurrence

(Newser) - Researchers in Turkey are on the trail of a killer from space. After searching state archives, the researchers believe they have found the earliest confirmed case of a person being killed by a meteorite, Space.com reports. The researchers say the luckless man was killed and another man was paralyzed...

Giant Impact Crater Reported in Unusual Place
Under Greenland's Ice,
a Surprise Find
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Nov 18, 2018 12:10 PM CST

Under Greenland's Ice, a Surprise Find

Scientists think they've found one of the world's biggest impact craters

(Newser) - Scientists think they've found one of the world's biggest impact craters, but confirmation is tricky given its location—under a glacier in Greenland. In the journal Science Advances , researchers make the case that a meteorite perhaps a mile wide slammed into Greenland somewhere between 12,000 and 3...

12-Pound Moon Chunk Sells for No Small Amount

Buyer agrees to fork out $612K

(Newser) - A 12-pound chunk of the moon that fell to the Earth as a lunar meteorite has been sold at auction for more than $600,000, the AP reports. Boston-based RR Auction announced Friday the $612,500 winning bid for the meteorite, composed of six fragments that fit together like a...

Small Meteorite Hits Space Station
Small Meteorite
Hits Space Station
Aug 30, 2018 9:22 AM CDT

Small Meteorite Hits Space Station

NASA and Moscow say the resulting 'minute' leak poses no danger to crew

(Newser) - The crew aboard the International Space Station is dealing with a unique workplace hazard, but NASA says nobody is in danger. It seems a small meteor caused a "minute" pressure leak, reports AFP . The six-member crew is now repairing the leak, which was found not on the station itself...

4.5B-Year-Old Meteorite Launches Bizarre Legal Fight
 4.5B-Year-Old Meteorite 
 Launches Bizarre Legal Fight 
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Apr 16, 2016 11:15 AM CDT

4.5B-Year-Old Meteorite Launches Bizarre Legal Fight

"This isn't a typical theft"

(Newser) - The question of who owns a particular chunk of a famed meteorite is heading to federal court with the filing of a lawsuit and countersuit, SF Gate reports. It all started billions of years ago with the Fukang meteorite slammed into China's Gobi Desert. Fast-forward to the year 2000:...

Man Believed to Be First Ever Killed by Meteorite

But some scientists remain skeptical

(Newser) - There's the slim chance of being hit by lightning, and then there's the almost nonexistent chance of being hit by a meteorite. A man in India, however, was apparently killed by the latter, which would likely make him the first person recorded killed by an object that fell...

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