meteorite

Scientists discover an alloy with superconducting properties in Australia’s Mundrabilla meteorite

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Scientists discover an alloy with superconducting properties in Australia’s Mundrabilla meteorite, marking the first time the material has been shown to form in space Scientists analyzed samples from the Mundrabilla meteorite in Australia They found traces of an alloy with superconducting properties It marks the first time superconductors have been shown to form in space … Read more

Meteorite reveals liquid water existed in the early Solar System 

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Tiny one-inch meteorite that fell to Earth in a ‘spectacular fireball’ proves liquid water existed in the earliest days of the solar system and hints at how the Earth got its oceans The tiny space rock landed on Earth in September 2019  with a ‘loud explosion’ It was found in Flensburg in north-Germany and has … Read more

First extraterrestrial PROTEIN discovered inside a meteorite found 30 years ago in Algeria

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First extraterrestrial PROTEIN discovered inside a meteorite found 30 years ago in Algeria suggests the building blocks of life could already exist in space The meteorite — named Acfer 086 — was collected from Algeria back in 1990 Experts found it contains a protein called hemolithin made of iron and lithium The ends of the protein are … Read more