meteorite

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In addition, the elevated platinum levels persisted for about 14 years, indicating a sustained process rather than a sudden event like a meteorite or comet impact.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

This discovery was once seen as evidence that Earth may have been struck by a rare meteorite or comet.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

The huge specimen weighing more than 2.5 tonnes is believed to have come from the Aletai meteorite, one of the largest known iron meteorites on Earth, it said.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Russian investigators have prevented a giant meteorite fragment being smuggled to Britain disguised as a garden ornament, the Federal Customs Service reported Thursday.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

“My meteorite bag’s still packed,” he says, and I nod like this explains something.

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