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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.

Up to 100 meteors an hour possible tonight. Will the weather and moon allow it in Georgia?

Tonight is the last night of Perseids Meteor Shower's peak. But Georgia stargazers will need the right Moon and as little cloud cover as possible.

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 ...