A 54-pound Martian meteorite, the largest ever discovered on Earth, sold for $5.3 million at Sotheby’s. Learn about its origin, scientific significance, and the debate over private ownership.

Scientists Have Never Confirmed a Meteorite From Mercury. Could These Space Rocks From the Desert Be the First? Two meteorites found in the Sahara show tantalizing similarities to the innermost ...

The martian meteor, which is the largest in history, just sold to a private buyer for $5.3M in auction. This record-breaking rock had losing bidders seeing red. At one of Sotheby’s Geek Week ...

Out of the 122 lots, the main event is NWA 16788, a Martian meteorite that is the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth.

A rock is expected to fetch up to $4 million in an auction — it's the biggest chunk of Mars on Earth Sotheby's auction also includes a piece of the moon shaped into a sphere, and a space rock ...

Meteorites found in the Sahara Desert might be pieces of Mercury that broke off as the result of a collision when the Solar System was still forming.

Meteorite hunters chase treasures after fireball streaks across Georgia by Chaya Tong edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors' notes ...

Hundreds of people descended on Georgia after a meteor blazed across the sky last week. Enthusiasts collect and sell celestial debris from the event for up to $100 per gram.

Channel 2’s Audrey Washington caught up with some meteorite hunters in Henry County who think they might have found something.

The fiery ball that streaked across the South Carolina sky Thursday could have been a meteorite, according to the National Weather Service.