Only case in United States of meteorite striking a human was in Alabama
Ann Hodges was taking a nap on her sofa in November 1954 in her home near Sylacauga when a grapefruit-sized rock came through the ceiling.
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Just Smooshed a Rock on Mars and Uncovered Hidden Clues
Perseverance is pushing the limits of Martian science by using its SHERLOC instrument to detect organic compounds, but harsh ...
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Politics and IVF, NASA, VA: Down in Alabama
The NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in Chile reported the rock, which could be as wide as a football field, back in December. AL.com’s Leada Gore reports that the ...
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NASA is going to return an ancient Mars rock to its home planet
The space agency is planning on taking a piece of the meteorite known as Sayh al Uhaymir (SaU008 ... surface.” The rock should work perfectly for the test, and NASA sending it to Mars will ...
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Did Mars harbour life? One of the strongest signs yet is spotted in a peculiar rock
The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity — or not.
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Former director of the Alabama NASA center during the Challenger space shuttle explosion dies at 102
who led the NASA facility that shouldered much of the blame for the 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, has died. Lucas was 102. Lucas died Monday at his home in Huntsville, Alabama ...
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NASA extends missions of 'deep space rock stars'
but NASA has extended their respective missions by shutting down some of its instruments to conserve their remaining power sources. "The Voyagers have been deep space rock stars since launch ...