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With a value of up to $ 1,000 per gram, the stones from this space are always the target of many hunters. The following tips may help the process of finding them, but ke…
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The meteorite mining company was born
A series of top US entrepreneurs set up a company to exploit precious metals and water on 9 meteorites near the earth. Planetery Resources, the name of the new company,…
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Found a meteorite pattern falling in America
On April 26, US scientists announced that small meteorite fragments found in the northern state of California were part of a giant fireball that exploded over the weeken…
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Dig gold from meteors
That scenario was unveiled by an American company, supported by renowned director David Cameron and leading executives from Google. Planetary Resources co-founder Peter…
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The spectacular beauty of 'cosmic treasures'
The mysterious meteorite is named Fukang. When it falls to Earth, its appearance is not special. Later, scientists discovered
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Life migrates from the earth
For years, scientists have hypothesized that bacteria might have been brought to earth on a comet or meteorite, seeding life today. But the panspermia theory poses the o…
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Large meteorite by bus has just approached the Earth
On Sunday (1/4), the 2012 EG5 meteorite with a diameter of 46m flew over Earth at a distance of 230,000km - closer than the distance between the Moon and Earth, but does…
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The earth has thousands of moons
Scientists have modeled supercomputers to track the orbit of 10 million meteorites passing through the Earth System - the Moon. The orbits of the Sun with Earth-like orb…
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Russia will follow the 'threat of earth'
Scientists have warned 99942 Apophis - meteorite about 487m across - capable of hitting the earth. In 2029, Apophis will be about 57,600km away from the globe, equivalen…
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Two medium asteroids flutter across the Earth
NASA meteorite project scientists said the two small 2012 FP35 and 2012 FS35 meteorites have flown over Earth at very close distances on the evening of March 26 (interna…
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The magnetic field on the Moon is produced by the ancient meteorite
A recent scientific study said, the phenomenon
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New evidence confirms that meteors once crashed into the earth
An international team of scientists has discovered nearly 13,000 years old sediment at the bottom of Lake Cuitzeo in central Mexico. This sediment contains a group of st…
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How does the broom star constitute water on Earth?
One of the biggest mysteries about planets is how water appears on Earth. Back in the time when our planet was formed 4.5 billion years ago, the heat from the Sun caused…
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The meteorite pierced the roof
The stone weighs 585g, and is split in half after falling. According to experts, it is possible that this stone originated from meteorite observed from Norway on March 1.