One lucky bidder will soon fork over millions of dollars to take home NWA 16788, a 54-pound (24-kilogram) Martian meteorite.

The largest-known piece of Mars ever found on Earth is going up for auction on Wednesday and could fetch as much as $4 ...

In the scorching heat of the Sahara desert in November 2023, a meteorite searcher found something that would be felt by the scientific world as well as collectors: a 54-pound Martian meteorite, NWA ...

Of course, such a distinction is expected to also fetch a high price tag.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Here's everything to know about the ...

The auction house Sotheby's is putting up a rock from Mars for sale this month. Listed as NWA 16788, this rock is a meteorite ...

The 54 pound chunk from Mars was found in the Sahara Desert in 2023 and could set a record when it appears at auction this ...

In all, there are only 400 known Mars rocks on Earth, comprising less than 1% of all known space rocks on the Blue Planet.

This is the first time such an historical and rare piece is auctioned off. Sotheby’s says the eventual buyer of the items is ...

The Martian rock is a rare collectible, as it is one of only 400 Martian meteorites recovered on Earth. The auction also ...

A rare rock from Mars known as Meteorite NWA 16788 will be up for auction at Sotheby's on July 16. The meteorite may sell for ...

If rocks could talk, this one (NWA 16788) would have a great tale to tell. It was ejected from its own planet by a massive ...