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meteorite

[mee-tee-uh-rahyt] / ˈmi ti əˌraɪt /


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Because CO chondrites contain relatively little sulfur, the new evidence suggests that sulfur from the meteorite itself may not have been the main driver of the catastrophe.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

That closely matches what the team observed in the Murchison meteorite.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

Some were present when the meteorite formed, while others likely came from biological contamination after it landed.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

He said he believed the meteorite was tracked from near Cardiff across to Hull and Grimsby before potentially landing in the North Sea.

From BBC Apr. 13, 2026

Two days after the president left, and even before he reached his Virginia home, a meteorite fell out of the morning sky and thudded into Third Street.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

That difference was difficult to explain because the Sun and those meteorites formed from the same cloud of gas and dust about 4.6 billion years ago.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

Carbonaceous chondrites are primitive, carbon-rich meteorites that contain some of the oldest material formed in the solar system.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

It also raises new questions about how organic molecules found in meteorites acquire contamination and what increasing levels of petroleum related pollution in Earth's atmosphere may mean for future studies.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

Like many meteorites, it contains a mixture of organic compounds.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 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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