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Meteorite that tore through southeastern US skies this summer determined to be older than Earth itself, researchers say

A meteorite that tore through the sky in June shaking the Southeast with a sonic boom is now believed to be 4.56 billion ...

Out of this world research: Analyzing and naming a new meteorite

A mysterious extraterrestrial visitor now has a permanent home and identity, thanks to University of Georgia researchers.

Meteorite Crashes Into Georgia Home, Turns Out to Be 20 Million Years Older Than Earth

On a clear June day in Georgia, a blazing fireball suddenly fell out of the sky over the Atlanta metro area. The source of ...

McDonough Meteorite: 23-Gram Visitor Older Than Our Planet Blasts Through Family Roof

University of Georgia researchers say the 23-gram 'McDonough meteorite' came from a main-belt asteroid shattered 470 million ...
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This Meteorite Crashed Through a Georgia Home—Experts Warn the Next Impact Could Be a “Catastrophic Situation”

A scientist who analyzed fragments of the McDonough meteorite, which struck a home in June, now warns of a future ...
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The Georgia Meteorite That Carries the Solar System’s Earliest History

It’s older than the Earth.” In a mere five words, planetary geologist Scott Harris summed up the staggering nature of a ...
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Atlanta Home Struck by Meteorite Older Than Earth, Study Finds

The rock ended its space-faring days striking Earth's atmosphere, heating up and exploding in a spectacular fireball as it ...
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Meteorite that blazed across US skies is 20m years older than Earth

A meteorite that was spotted over the US skies and cracked into a Georgia home on June 26 is believed to be older than Earth, ...