The Geminid meteor shower is an annual celestial event that occurs at the end of the year. And this year, it is expected to be a treat for stargazers around the world due to some special natural conditions. The meteor shower is expected to peak between December 13-14 and is …
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An Indonesian man saw a meteoric rise in his fortune after a rare type of precious meteorite crashed against his roof. According to the local media KompasJosua Hutagalung, a coffin maker by profession, was reportedly working outside his home in August when a precious 2.1kg space rock smashed through the …
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Josua Hutagalung sold the meteorite for more than a million pounds. An Indonesian man became a millionaire overnight after a meteor crashed through his roof. Josua Hutagalung, 33, is a Sumatran coffin maker who became astronomically richer after he recently sold the meteorite for more than 1 million pounds, or …
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NEW DELHI: The creators of the iconic Bullet embarked on strategy 2.0 with the Meteor 350, a cruiser that promises to outperform its predecessor Thunderbird. Royal Enfield, according to the company’s CEO Vinod Dasari, is attempting a market hijack with launches every quarter for the next 3-5 years. That’s a …
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[ad_1] The possibility of life on other planets is always based on evaluating whether the key ingredients such as nitrogen that are essential to sustain life are present or not. For example, when NASA’s Curiosity discovered that nitrogen gas compounds were being released from within the Martian surface, it was …
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[ad_1] A fresh look at a 4 billion-year-old Martian meteorite has revealed nitrogen-containing organic compounds, the first real evidence of fixed nitrogen molecules on the Red Planet. Nitrogen is essential to all known life forms, and while there is currently no evidence to suggest that this discovery was created by …
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[ad_1] Christies presents NWA 12691, a significant moon rock, among the largest known. Moon rock is among the rarest substances on Earth, with less than 650 kg of lunar meteorites known to exist. This example is the fifth largest piece of the Moon on Earth, larger than any returned by …
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[ad_1] After intense investigation over the years, experts have finally found the records and evidence of the first known human to be killed by a meteorite. The registry has been credited to multiple documents found in the General Directorate of State Archives of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey. …
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[ad_1] This article was originally published in The conversation. The post contributed the article to Space.com. Expert voices: opinion and opinion. Daniel Garcia-Castellanos, Earth Scientist, Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera (ICTJA – CSIC) The rock with possibly the most fascinating history on Earth has an ancient name: Tomanowos. Means …
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[ad_1] First evidence that a meteorite killed a human: study reveals 1888 report to Ottoman sultan of meteorite ‘falling like rain’ and killing one man and paralyzing another Meteorological Society researchers found evidence of an event in August 1888 Documents kept by Turkish government archives describe a meteorite in Iraq …
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