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A group of scientists have published a paper describing two meteorites that were found in the Sahara Desert. They believe the ...

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth has sold for just over $5 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York.

At first glance, it might seem like an ordinary hunk of stone, but this particular rock just got snapped up for a mere AU$8.2 million.