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Sahara Meteorite Points to Moon‑Size Lost Protoplanet

A peer‑reviewed mineral pressure analysis finds the angrite NWA 12774 crystallized at roughly 17.5 kilobars, implying a parent body far larger than an asteroid.

AI and Crowd Sleuths Home In on Rival Sites for the Long-Lost Luna 9 Lander

Perseverance Cleared for Years More Mars Driving With New Push Toward 'Lac de Charmes'

Bennu Samples Yield Ribose, Glucose and a Novel Polymer in Peer-Reviewed Analyses

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

UGA Researchers Propose 'McDonough Meteorite' Name for 4.56-Billion-Year-Old Space Rock

Georgia Meteorite Dated at 4.56 Billion Years, Heads for Official Naming