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World’s biggest Mars rock could sell for $4 million
A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
Ultra-Bright Meteor Seen in Broad Daylight, Stunning Residents Across the Southeast
More than 200 sightings were sent to the American Meteor Society, and a Georgia resident reported a rock falling through a ...
Bright 'fireball' lights up skies across the Southeast, may have hit Georgia home
A fireball flashed across the Southeast sky Thursday, with booms and shaking reported in Georgia. NWS meteorologists say ...
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What is a meteorite?
The fiery ball that streaked across the South Carolina sky Thursday could have been a meteorite, according to the National Weather Service.
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Bright 'fireball' lights up skies across the Southeast
Meteoroids: An asteroid is a small, rocky celestial body that orbits the sun. A meteoroid is a small piece of an asteroid or comet. Meteoroids are usually the size of a pebble but can range in size ...
What did you see falling through the sky? A meteor or meteorite?
A meteoroid is a piece of rock that’s broken off an asteroid or comet in outer space. But once it enters the Earth’s ...
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Meteor seen over Georgia, Southeast
The American Meteor Society has received 100 reports of fireball sightings from across Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee. Most of the reports are in Georgia, according to its website.
What is a fireball, and how often does rare event occur? See known SC meteorites
The object, identified as a fireball, "exploded 27 miles above West Forest, Georgia, unleashing an energy of about 20 tons of TNT," per CBS News.
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Meteorite falls in broad daylight and breaks through roof of house in Georgia in US
In the middle of the day, a spectacular fireball flashed over the southeastern United States and disintegrated with a loud ...
Space.com on MSN6d
Rare daytime fireball bright enough to be seen from orbit may have punched a hole in a house in Georgia
A fireball, or a bright meteorite, was seen across the southeastern United States on Thursday and later exploded over Georgia ...
What was the fireball in sky over region? We now have clear answers
A meteoroid is a space rock, often from a comet or asteroid that’s floating through space. A meteor is a bright streak of ...
Tellus Science Museum astronomer discusses meteorite landing in metro Atlanta
Channel 2 Action News spoke with Karisa Zdanky, an astronomer at the Tellus Science museum, who said the meteorite was probably made of rock and metal, and may even be connected to an unusual meteor ...