Meteorite

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December 6, 2022
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15-ton meteorite found in Somalia contains minerals not found on Earth
(ORDO NEWS) — A meteorite that fell in Somalia in 2020 contains two minerals that are not found on our…
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December 5, 2022
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Scientists have discovered two unknown materials in a meteorite that fell to Earth
(ORDO NEWS) — Scientists from the University of Alberta have detected minerals in the El Ali meteorite that have never…
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December 3, 2022
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Canadian scientists discover new minerals in meteorite from Somalia
(ORDO NEWS) — Researchers at the Canadian University of Alberta have found at least two minerals in a sample from…
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December 1, 2022
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Minerals not found on Earth found inside a meteorite from the depths of space
(ORDO NEWS) — The minerals were extracted from a piece of the El Ali meteorite that was found in Somalia…
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November 29, 2022
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First ever predicted meteor fall over heavily populated area
(ORDO NEWS) — The space drama unfolded over southern Ontario on the night of Friday, November 18th. Shortly before midnight…
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November 1, 2022
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Mars shaken by meteorite impact, which gave a pleasant surprise
(ORDO NEWS) — A meteor crashed into Mars on Christmas Eve 2021 and shook the planet so hard that NASA’s…
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October 19, 2022
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Museum acquired a recently fallen meteorite in Junction City
(ORDO NEWS) — A meteorite exploded in the sky over southern Georgia on the night of September 26, 2022. Debris…
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October 13, 2022
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Astronomers have found that the largest meteorite was twice the size of the killer dinosaurs
(ORDO NEWS) — Scientists from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore found that the largest asteroid that hit the Earth was…
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October 10, 2022
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Meteorite that killed the dinosaurs was not the largest in the history of the Earth
(ORDO NEWS) — The most famous impact of the Earth with a meteorite is the Chicxulub crater, which destroyed the…
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September 23, 2022
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Culprit of the last ice age was probably not a meteorite at all
(ORDO NEWS) — At least, this is what the authors of a curious study claim, which established the exact date…
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September 10, 2022
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Fall of the meteorite was observed over several US states
(ORDO NEWS) — There were 105 reports of a fireball seen over several states on Saturday, September 3, 2022 around…
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September 9, 2022
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Geologists figured out how to identify meteorite impact sites
(ORDO NEWS) — Dozens of tons of extraterrestrial solid material collide with Earth every day. Most of it burns up…
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August 30, 2022
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Scientists have discovered a crater from a meteorite that fell during the extinction of the dinosaurs
(ORDO NEWS) — Scientists have discovered an ancient meteorite crater in the Atlantic Ocean, which fell around the time of…
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August 29, 2022
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Meteorite contains data on spitting asteroids
(ORDO NEWS) — In 2019, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft sent back an image of an amazing geological phenomenon: the asteroid Bennu…
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July 30, 2022
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Ancient ‘Canyon Diablo’ meteorite reveals mysterious diamond crystal structure
(ORDO NEWS) — While studying diamonds inside an ancient meteorite, scientists have discovered a strange, intertwined microscopic structure that has…
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July 27, 2022
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A meteorite that fell to Earth 50,000 years ago could accelerate technological progress
(ORDO NEWS) — A meteorite that fell to Earth 50,000 years ago hit with such force that a unique diamond…
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July 23, 2022
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Scientists have discovered material from intergrowths of diamond and graphene inside a meteorite
(ORDO NEWS) — Scientists have discovered unusual properties of materials that arose during the collision of asteroids with the Earth.…
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July 14, 2022
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Large meteorite exploded over Argentina
(ORDO NEWS) — Both in Mendoza and in the vicinity of Santiago de Chile around 5:30 in the morning, a…
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July 13, 2022
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New Zealand meteorite impact
(ORDO NEWS) — New Zealanders across the North Island are reporting rumbles, crackling, fireballs and a huge burst of light…
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July 2, 2022
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A meteorite flies in the sky over Japan
(ORDO NEWS) — The meteorite flew in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday over several areas of the island of…
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July 1, 2022
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Solving the mystery of the meteorite reveals the history of the origin of the solar system
(ORDO NEWS) — A powerful event that likely predated the formation of our solar system is solving a long-standing mystery…
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June 27, 2022
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Martian meteorite challenges leading theory of Red Planet formation
(ORDO NEWS) — A new analysis of a Martian meteorite material challenges current understanding of how Earth-like planets accumulated volatiles,…
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June 24, 2022
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Meteorite find challenges our understanding of how Mars formed
(ORDO NEWS) — A small piece of rock that once broke away from Mars and landed on Earth may hold…
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June 23, 2022
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Martian meteorite forced scientists to reconsider the theory of planet formation
(ORDO NEWS) — The study of a Martian meteorite has forced scientists to reconsider the theory of planet formation. An…
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June 22, 2022
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Analysis of rare meteorite sheds unexpected light on the origin of Mars
(ORDO NEWS) — A small piece of rock that once broke away from Mars and landed on Earth may contain…
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June 21, 2022
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Meteorite discovery challenges our understanding of how Mars formed
(ORDO NEWS) — A small chunk of rock that once broke away from Mars and found its way to Earth…
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June 10, 2022
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A meteorite collided with the James Webb telescope
(ORDO NEWS) — When designing the telescope, the engineers tried to take into account all the dangers that Webb may…
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June 1, 2022
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Stone monster underground how scientists discovered the footprint of a giant meteorite in Laos
(ORDO NEWS) — In 2020, scientists found a giant crater in Southeast Asia, which is 18 km long and 13…
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May 23, 2022
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Inside an ancient meteorite from Egypt, traces of a supernova explosion were found
(ORDO NEWS) — Geologists have discovered particles of cosmic dust from a Type Ia supernova explosion in the Hypatia meteorite.…
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May 13, 2022
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NASA says it has found fragments of a meteorite that exploded while flying over 3 southern US states
(ORDO NEWS) — Days after a fireball was spotted in the skies over three southern states, NASA scientists confirmed that…
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May 6, 2022
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What happens if a meteorite falls into the ocean
(ORDO NEWS) — To date, scientists have discovered more than 800 asteroids of large diameter, whose orbits can intersect with…
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April 28, 2022
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Meteorite hit near Lake Simcoe, Canada
(ORDO NEWS) — The bright fireball was spotted by a 360 degree camera network in southern Ontario at 11:37 p.m.…
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April 27, 2022
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Astronomer estimated the probability of a meteorite hitting an astronaut on the moon
(ORDO NEWS) — The chance that an astronaut, after spending an hour on the Moon, will collide with a meteorite…
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