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

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

Prof Paul Sereno says down the phone line from Chicago. He makes no effort to disguise his anger that a rare meteorite from Mars discovered two years ago in the West African nation of Niger ended up ...

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 ...

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

Sotheby’s, the auction house, said the rock, named NWA 16788, was propelled from Mars by a massive asteroid strike, travelling 140 million miles (225 million kilometres) to Earth. It was discovered in ...

Sotheby’s insists the rock was exported legally but Niger, where the meteorite was found, is investigating the sale.

A 25 gm meteorite from Mars, heavily contested for its legality, fetched over $5 million at a New York auction. Originally ...

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

Brazen! It is brazen!” Professor Paul Sereno said down the phone line from Chicago. He made no effort to disguise his anger ...

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