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On the hunt for meteorites in the far reaches of the Sahara
In the Mauritanian desert, nomadic herders look for unusual rocks with a dark surface, hoping to find rare meteorites and strike it big.
Earth’s Water Origin Unlocked: Meteorite’s Hidden Hydrogen Surprise
Oxford researchers have unearthed a cosmic surprise showing that the hydrogen needed for water was embedded in the very rocks ...
Why meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes — a planetary scientist explains
A planetary scientist explains new research explaining the differing compositions between space rocks that hit Earth and are ...
Dark, Pitted, and Possibly Alien: The Skull Hill Rock That Has Scientists Stumped
NASA’s Mars rover is on the trail of a geological mystery in the Jezero crater. While exploring an area known as Witch Hazel ...
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How a 'mudball' meteorite survived space to land in the jungles of Central America
"The fall of Aguas Zarcas was huge news in the country. No other fireball was as widely reported and then recovered as stones on the ground in Costa Rica in the past 150 years." ...
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Ancient Meteorite Tells Scientists Exactly When Water Last Flowed on Mars
Learn how scientists have made groundbreaking discoveries about water on Mars, indicating the potential for much more recent ...
Nasa discovers mystery ‘Skull Hill’ rock on Mars that may have come from alien world – and it’s left scientists stumped
NASA have made a mind-boggling discovery on Mars – which may have come from an alien world. The peculiar “Skull Hill” rock ...
Mystery of strange unscathed meteorite that crashed onto Costa Rica forest finally unravelled
Bizarre, oddly shaped meteorites that crashed into a jungle in Costa Rica in 2019 were “mudballs” that travelled through ...
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Why the meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes – a planetary scientist explains new research
Patrick M. Shober received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 945298. Patrick M. Shober currently ...