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The World Is Coming to An End

Rudolf — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:06:01 +0000

I am not the final prophet. But I am heading to Texas to open the seven seals. I took the personality test at our local org and failed. I went through introspection rundown with Kathie Holmes. I survived and accepted the beauty of the doctrine...

Stolen Meteorite Slice Found at Gun Show

AP — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:53:23 +0000

A piece of meteorite stolen from a museum was recovered after a man who owns another slice of the same rock saw it at a gun show. Someone stole the 12-by-16-inch meteorite slice valued at $5,000 from the Joshua Tree Earth and Space Museum in...

2 Meteorites Get Little Auction Action

AP — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:47:25 +0000

Two of the world’s most famous meteorites failed to attract buyers at an auction Sunday, while an ordinary metal mailbox zapped by a falling space rock in 1984 was sold for the unearthly price of nearly $83,000.A 30-pound chunk of the...

Correction: Peru Meteorite Story

AP — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:35:50 +0000

In a Sept. 19 story about a crater in Peru, The Associated Press misidentified an expert who said it was caused by a meteorite. His name is Jose Ishitsuka, not Isisuka. He is an astrophysicist with the Geophysical Institute of Peru, not a geologist...

Geologists confirm the mysterious object to be orbital debris

Ankush — Sat, 12 May 2007 10:59:25 +0000

Geologists have discovered a mysterious looking rock-like object that came crashing through a rooftop of a home located somewhere in New Jersey. They have confirmed that this is however not a meteorite as per the earlier assumptions. They...

$93,000 Valley of the Sky : The most expensive meteorite ever sold

Esther — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:52:58 +0000

This is rocking news; a recent report reveals that a meteorite from the asteroid belt in between Mars and Jupiter, weighing 335 pound sold for $93,000 at a Bonhams auction of rare space ’sculptures’. This meteorite, which is supposed to...

Meteorite auctioned for $93K

Vikas Shekhawat — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 04:27:54 +0000

Meet ‘Valley of the Sky’, the new, unsullied and real McCoy starting a fresh chapter in the world of art, and of course creating lots of ripples. It’s a meteorite believed to have descended from the belt between Mars and Jupiter...

There Might Be Life in Martian Meteorite Earlier

Irani — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 03:17:37 +0000

It seems the possibility of life on Mars is a never ending debate. The controversy is again kicked-up with another new finding. Scientists found that a mix of carbon compounds is filling the miniscule veins in a Martian meteorite. The possibility...

This Week (8-14 Jan.): Events of the Space This Week

Irani — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 06:06:16 +0000

Space is always eventful. Explore it with our weekend reminiscence. To satisfy their impertinent minds, the scientists are always up with their gloves exploring the outer world with new probes and discoveries. Here are some of the latest...

2005: Record Year for Canada for Recovering Meteorite

Irani — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 04:37:04 +0000

Canada creates record this year - for recovering four new meteorites from outer space in the Country. These findings also confirm the belief of a University of Calgary scientist that an extraordinary concentration of meteorites left behind after...