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meteorite

[mee-tee-uh-rahyt] / ˈmi ti əˌraɪt /


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Roy Alexander, director of learning at Battlesteads Dark Sky Discovery Observatory in Northumberland, said there had been more than 190 reports of the incident online, which he believed was a "large meteorite".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

A resident has told of the "bizarre" moment he watched a suspected meteorite fly through the night sky.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

This setup allowed them to generate shock waves similar to those produced by meteorite impacts on Mars.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

During this celestial event the crew also saw flashes of light -- meteorite strikes on the lunar surface.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The next case housed a Canyon Diablo meteorite, one of many fragments of the asteroid that created the Barringer Meteor Crater in Arizona.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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