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An 82-pound iron meteorite originating from an asteroid recently sold for $44,100 — about $540 per pound. Other meteorites fetch much more.
An Indonesian man became astronomically rich after a precious meteorite worth nearly $2 million smashed through the roof of his home.
Of the roughly 45,000 meteorites retrieved from Antarctica over the past century, around 100 are this size or bigger.
A Michigan man recently learned that this 22-pound rock he used for decades as a doorstop on his farm was in fact a meteorite worth over $100,000.
According to the buying guide, they usually sell for $300 per gram or more, which means a one pound piece of meteorite could be worth $1 million.
The 16.7-pound meteorite is thought to be an ordinary chondrite, the most common kind of space rock. Maria Valdes A team of researchers has discovered five new meteorites in Antarctica—one of ...
Million-dollar space rock unearthed A rare 1,400-pound meteorite was discovered seven feet underground by a collector in an area of Kansas long known for producing prized space rocks.
How much is 1 pound of gold worth? If you look at how gold is usually measured and sold, you may find that one ounce of gold isn't the same weight as one ounce of sugar.
A massive meteorite discovered in Somalia in 2020 has been hiding what researchers call a "phenomenal" discovery – two new minerals, and potentially a third, that have never before been seen on ...
The meteorite is believed to have been about two feet wide and 1,000 pounds before it entered Earth’s atmosphere at approximately 27,000 miles per hour.