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Meteorite that tore through southeastern US skies this summer determined to be older than Earth itself, researchers say

A meteorite that tore through the sky in June shaking the Southeast with a sonic boom is now believed to be 4.56 billion ...
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Meteorite that hit McDonough home may be over 4 billion years old

Scientists say a meteorite that struck a Henry County home is over 4 billion years old, making it about 20 million years ...
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A Meteorite Tore Through a Georgia Home’s Roof. It Turns Out the Space Rock Is Older Than Our Planet

A planetary geologist finds that the meteorite, which fell in June, came from the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter ...

Out of this world research: Analyzing and naming a new meteorite

A mysterious extraterrestrial visitor now has a permanent home and identity, thanks to University of Georgia researchers.
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Atlanta Home Struck by Meteorite Older Than Earth, Study Finds

The rock ended its space-faring days striking Earth's atmosphere, heating up and exploding in a spectacular fireball as it ...

A meteorite crashes into a Georgia home. Turns out it's older than Earth.

A meteorite "crash landed" in Georgia on June 26. Particles that tore through the roof of a home in Henry County, Georgia, 31 miles southeast of Atlanta, were donated to a planetary geologist at the ...
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What a 4.56-Billion-Year-Old Meteorite Reveals About Our Solar System

What does it signify when a rock that predates Earth itself bursts through a suburban roof? To planetary geologists, the ...

Cosmic Visitor: 4.56-Billion-Year-Old Meteorite Strikes into Georgia Home

A 4.56-billion-year-old meteorite from the asteroid belt tore through a Georgia home after a daylight fireball, offering scientists rare clues to the early solar system.