meteorite

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The huge specimen weighing more than 2.5 tonnes is believed to have come from the Aletai meteorite, one of the largest known iron meteorites on Earth, it said.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Russian investigators have prevented a giant meteorite fragment being smuggled to Britain disguised as a garden ornament, the Federal Customs Service reported Thursday.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Carbonaceous chondrites arrive on Earth naturally, but they account for only about 5% of all meteorite falls.

From Science Daily • Dec. 25, 2025

The team concluded that the object responsible was a meteorite rather than a comet.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2025

One second after entering the atmosphere, the meteorite would slam into the Earth’s surface, where the people of Manson had a moment before been going about their business.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson