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Tellus Science Museum studying piece of meteor that fell in Georgia
Dozens of people captured the meteor falling from the sky on their cellphones last week. WRDW’s sister station got a look at ...
Tellus Science Museum astronomer discusses meteorite landing in metro Atlanta
Channel 2 Action News spoke with Karisa Zdanky, an astronomer at the Tellus Science museum, who said the meteorite was ...
Meet the meteorite hunters chasing space rocks that can fetch US$400 a gram
Meteorite hunters flocked to Georgia last week after a meteor disintegrated over the US state, but not everyone is in it for the money.
Rare 'bolide' fireball falls from sky, sightings reported across metro Atlanta and broader Southeast
Sightings have come from Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee. The National Weather Service station in ...
Meteorite hunters searching for fragments in Henry County
HENRY COUNTY, Ga. — After a suspected meteor fell in metro Atlanta on Thursday afternoon, people in the area are hoping to ...
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Tellus Science Museum studying piece of meteor that fell in metro Atlanta
A part of the meteorite that fell in metro Atlanta last week will soon be on display at Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville ...
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Meteor over Georgia delights, intrigues scientists, space lovers
Meteor spotted over Georgia, Southeast, reports say “It’s like a miniature gold rush,” he said of the quest to find meteorites. “It’s worth more ...
What did you see falling through the sky? A meteor or meteorite?
A meteoroid is a piece of rock that’s broken off an asteroid or comet in outer space. But once it enters the Earth’s ...