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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

The researchers studied microscopic grains inside a meteorite discovered in Antarctica in 2008.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 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

Scientists found evidence of ancient magnetic fields preserved in some of the oldest meteorite material ever identified.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 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

"Other meteorites went through many different processes over this 4.5 billion year history," Weiss says.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

The parent bodies represented by these meteorites contained so much radioactive aluminum-26 that they eventually melted completely.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Grewal and his colleagues approached the problem by examining chemical clues preserved in iron meteorites from the outer Solar System.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

He hops off the rock-slide and starts picking up the meteorites and loading them back into his bag.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson




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