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Science Study Points to Inner‑Solar‑System Origin for Moon‑Forming Impactor Theia

High‑precision iron isotopes paired with mass‑balance modeling indicate the impactor formed even closer to the Sun than proto‑Earth.

Perseverance Spots Iron–Nickel–Rich Rock on Mars, Raising Meteorite Suspicion

Early Jupiter Shaped the Inner Solar System, Study Finds

PNAS Study Finds Rare Water-Rich Meteorite Relics in Chang'e-6 Far-Side Samples

Study Pins Jupiter’s Birth to 1.8 Million Years After the Solar System Began

54-Pound Martian Meteorite Sells for Record $5.3 Million at Sotheby’s Auction

Bids for 54-Pound Mars Meteorite Top $1.6M Ahead of Sotheby’s Sale

Largest Martian Meteorite Goes on View in New York Ahead of $4 Million Auction

Georgia Meteorite Hotspot Continues to Yield Cosmic Fragments