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 ...

A Martian meteorite has become the centre of global attention as its sale grabbed $5.3 million from an anonymous bidder at a ...

The government of Niger has launched an investigation into what they call possible "illicit international trafficking" after ...

In July, the largest meteorite from Mars was auctioned off in New York for a record sum. It is now being investigated whether ...

Niger has opened an investigation into whether a rare Mars rock was smuggled out of the country before it sold for £3.2m at a ...

The largest piece of Mars on Earth became the most valuable meteorite ever sold at auction at Sotheby’s annual ”Geek Week,” ...

The meteorite was discovered in Niger in November 2023 and is 70% larger than the next biggest piece of Mars recovered on Earth.

A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth has sold for $5.3 million, with taxes and fees, to an anonymous bidder at a Sotheby’s New York auction Wednesday.

Martian meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars found on Earth has sold for $5.3 million at Sotheby's, setting a new auction record for a meteorite.

It sold for more than the maximum estimated price of $4 million. On Wednesday (July 16), the largest Mars meteorite on Earth ...