A team of scientists chemically analyzed chassignites and nakhlites, such as the one pictured, two kinds of Martian meteorites found on Earth, of which there are only 35 specimens. Credit: Scripps ...
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Researchers Developed a New Kind of Diamond From a Meteorite — And It's 58% Harder Than a Normal Diamond
Researchers Developed a New Kind of Diamond From a Meteorite — And It's 58% Harder Than a Normal Diamond A new kind of diamond is now in town, according to researchers. These are apparently 58% harder ...
Iron meteorites are remnants of the metallic cores of the earliest asteroids in our solar system. Iron meteorites contain refractory metals, such as iridium and platinum, that formed near the sun but ...
A bidder here on Earth shelled out a lot of green for a piece of the red planet on Wednesday when Sotheby's put a Martian meteorite up for auction. NWA 16788, the largest piece of Mars on Earth, was ...
Billions of years ago, Jupiter’s violent growth transformed the young solar system, smashing icy and rocky bodies together at incredible speeds. These cataclysmic collisions created tiny molten ...
The Perseid meteor shower over Inner Mongolia, China, on August 14, 2023. When a meteor falls to the ground, it's called a meteorite. Costfoto / NurPhoto via Getty Images Every day, 48.5 tons of ...
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