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New Jersey Home Meteorite Yields Organic Molecules and Briny Water Evidence
A July 2024 meteorite that smashed a Hillsborough roof contains amino acids and signs of ancient briny water, shedding light on pre‑biotic chemistry.
CO Chondrite Identified as the Meteorite That Triggered the Dinosaur Extinction
Researchers used nickel isotopes to pinpoint a rare CO chondrite as the impactor that caused the Cretaceous‑Paleogene extinction.