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Six planets are hanging out in the sky this month. It’s what’s known as a planetary parade and it’s the last one of the year.
A large Martian meteorite found in Niger recently sold at auction. Now, the country is investigating the legality of its ...
The recent auction of a Martian meteorite—for a record-grabbing $5.3 million at Sotheby's New York—has sparked questions over ...
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Niger looks into $5M sale of Mars rock

It’s the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth—a 25-kilogram (54-pound) meteorite that fetched more than $5 million at a ...
The West African country of Niger is investigating after the largest ever piece of Mars rock, which was found there, was sold ...
DAKAR, Senegal -- It’s the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth — a 54-pound (25-kilogram) meteorite that fetched more ...
A 25-kilo rock from Mars sold for over $5 million (€4.3 million) at Sotheby’s in New York last month. But Niger, where the ...
"If you can send people to Mars, you should be able to figure out how to make this doable for residents," Laura Kody, another local, said to ABC7.
Niger State government has dragged the Federal Government to the Supreme Court, challenging its omission as a beneficiary in the 13 percent derivation.