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As a rare meteorite is added to the collections at the Museum, explore fascinating facts about these objects from space, including where to find them and how they can help to unravel our solar system’s secrets.

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Mighty Martian meteorite lands at Natural History Museum

Museum scientist Dr Caroline Smith holds the newly arrived Tissint Martian meteorite

A rare Martian meteorite that could help unravel the mysteries of Mars has arrived at the Museum. The Tissint meteorite weighs 1.1kg and is now the largest Martian meteorite in the Museum's collections.

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Museum marine biologist Adrian Glover reveals the diversity of life in the Antarctic deep sea and explains why it might be changing.

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