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March 2003
meteorite
Pieces of extraterrestrial rock crash-landed near Chicago after a bolide exploded in Midwestern skies early Thursday morning.
By Vanessa Thomas
Published: March 29, 2003
Intermediate Black Hole
Astronomers zero in on a new class of black holes.
By Andrew Fazekas
Published: March 27, 2003
Martian Core
Mars appears to have a molten iron core.
By Vanessa Thomas
Published: March 12, 2003
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