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meteorite

[mee-tee-uh-rahyt] / ˈmi ti əˌraɪt /


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There are seagull puppets, a tandem bicycle, an oil stain in the shape of a rabbit, a meteorite.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Grizedale Observatory near Ambleside, Cumbria, opened in May 2024, offering public access to telescopes, a planetarium and meteorite laboratory, as well as staging a dark skies festival and other events.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The findings may also solve another puzzle involving the meteorite record.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Not long afterward, a meteorite weighing more than two pounds punched through the roof of a home in Hillsborough, New Jersey.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

He thinks it is likely a large meteorite.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

He gained international recognition for his lunar research before moving to Cambridge University, where he analysed meteorites found in Antarctica that were believed to have come from Mars.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

"Thanks to the homeowner's quick reaction, these are the most pristine CM1/2 meteorites we know of," said Jenniskens.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

With the new calculation, the Sun's silver abundance is now much more consistent with the amount found in these ancient meteorites.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026

The database could also improve scientists' ability to interpret the history recorded inside meteorites and asteroid fragments.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026

Eighteenth-century English and French scientists rejected the ample testimony as to the reality of meteorites, as we reject stories of alien abduction.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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