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After nearly 5,000 days exploring Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover just spotted something that might not even be from the Red Planet. A mysterious dark rock nicknamed "Thola" could actually be a visitor from deep space. #
A glowing meteorite streaked across western Germany's sky Sunday evening, crashing through a Koblenz roof and leaving everyone safe but amazed. Thousands witnessed the celestial fireworks show that lit up six German states and four neighboring countries.
Scientists studying microscopic crystals older than our sun are discovering our solar system may have formed from massive star winds, not an explosive supernova. These tiny grains, preserved in meteorites, offer humanity's only window into the moments before our cosmic home existed.
India's highest court just stepped in to save a 50,000-year-old meteorite crater lake and nine ancient temples from an ecological crisis. The rare lake hosts microorganisms found nowhere else on Earth.
After analyzing 50-year-old lunar soil from Apollo missions, NASA scientists discovered that meteorites delivered far less water to Earth than previously thought. The finding rewrites our understanding of where Earth's oceans came from.