The recent auction of a Martian meteorite—for a record-grabbing $5.3 million at Sotheby's New York—has sparked questions over ...

A large Martian meteorite found in Niger recently sold at auction. Now, the country is investigating the legality of its ...

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

Discovered in Niger in 2023, the largest Martian meteorite ever found was sold for $5 million in New York in July. Suspecting ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

"Brazen! It is brazen!" Prof Paul Sereno says down the phone line from Chicago. He makes no effort to disguise his anger that ...

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