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meteorite

[mee-tee-uh-rahyt] / ˈmi ti əˌraɪt /


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Clifton’s, with its collection of oddities, be it a taxidermied bear or a bartop meteorite, is just the sort of fantastical place, they reason, to house a never-ending “Dungeons & Dragons”-inspired game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

One of the documented meteorite falls investigated in this study.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Their chemical signatures also differ substantially from those of other known asteroids, meteorite groups, and planets.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

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

His meteorite bag is wrapped around his shoulder and their arms are crisscrossed behind them, his hand in the back pocket of her jeans and hers in the back pocket of his.

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

Earth may have created a substantial amount of its own water as the planet was forming, rather than relying entirely on comets, meteorites, or other objects to deliver it from space.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

"Those small meteorites fall in a narrow strip on the ground."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

These observations offer more than an explanation of how small meteorites reach the ground.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

The researchers found that rocks can start fragmenting when the air pressure acting on their leading surfaces reaches only about one-fifth of the strength measured in meteorites recovered on Earth.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

And then they’re fleeing in a second rain of meteorites, their arms helmetting their heads, as they run away from us.

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


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