The largest piece of Mars ever discovered on Earth was sold for more than $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York. Named NWA 16788, the 54-pound (25-kilogram ...

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The world's second largest meteorite was unearthed last weekend in Argentina. It took two days to excavate the Gancedo meteorite, which weighs in at about 30 tons. That makes it the second largest ...

The largest Martian meteorite ever found on Earth is being auctioned off later this month and could fetch up to $4 million. One of only 400 of its kind ever found, the hunk of red-hued space rock was ...

Known as one of the brightest and most reliable celestial events of the year, the Geminids meteor shower will peak on Dec. 13 ...

The recent auction of a Martian meteorite -- for a record-grabbing $5.3 million at Sotheby's New York -- has sparked questions over its provenance and renewed debate over who gets to claim rocks ...

You won’t get a better chance this year to wish upon a star. The Geminids meteor shower peaks this Saturday and Sunday, and ...

Scotland and the UK will soon be able to witness what is often the strongest meteor display of the years, as the Geminid ...

The 54-pound Martian meteorite NWA 16788, the largest known piece of Mars ever discovered on Earth, was sold for a record $5.3 million at Sotheby's New York ...