meteorite
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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 researchers examined samples from DOM 08006, a meteorite found in 2008 in Dominion Range, a mountain range along the East Antarctic Ice Sheet.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
The findings may also solve another puzzle involving the meteorite record.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
Collisions among the asteroids happen frequently, and occasionally a piece is chipped off and accidentally intercepts the Earth, falling to the ground as a meteorite.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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
The diversity of those compounds provides further evidence that the Hillsborough material experienced more extensive alteration by water than most other CM-type meteorites.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
"The Hillsborough meteorite contained 1.8% by weight of carbon and 0.07% of nitrogen, and had carbon and nitrogen isotopes typical for CM-type meteorites."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Such diamonds are already known to exist in meteorites that have survived impact, and that may originate ultimately from comets.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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