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Ancient meteorite discovery may explain Earth’s missing elements
Scientists have long debated why Earth and Mars lack certain essential elements. A new study reveals that these missing ...
Meteorite-hunting in Minnesota entices and often disappoints, searchers say
The hunt for meteorites in Minnesota brings a handful of successes and tens of thousands more failures, but astronomy and mineral enthusiasts keep on searching. Calvin Alexander, professor ...
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Meteorite Impact Caught On Ring Camera, Shattering Sound And All
Kelly’s father, who lived nearby, encouraged her to report the rock to the U of A’s Meteorite Reporting System. The system walks users through a series of questions to help identify whether or ...
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A Meteorite Is Caught on Camera as It Crashes Outside a Front Door
The source of the splotch was officially registered on Monday as the Charlottetown meteorite, named after the city on Prince Edward Island, in eastern Canada, where it landed. Only 69 meteorites ...
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All RNA and DNA Base Types Are Found in Meteorites, Study Claims
All five nucleobases that make up DNA and RNA have now been detected in meteorite samples, according to a study published yesterday (April 26) in Nature Communications. The work used recently ...
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This Is Where ‘Shooting Stars’ Really Come From — Scientists
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Where do shooting stars come from? It’s long been known that meteors ...