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

The record-breaking sale of a massive Martian meteorite has sparked controversy over its rightful ownership and raised urgent ...

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

Niger has initiated an investigation into the "trafficking" of a meteorite from Mars. The piece of rock was sold by Sotheby's last month for a whopping $5 million (someone really wanted a piece of our ...

A 54-pound (25-kilogram) meteorite – the largest Martian rock ever found on Earth –is now the subject of an investigation in Niger. The meteorite fetched more than US$5 million (£3.71 million) at an ...

DAKAR, Senegal -- It’s the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth — a 54-pound (25-kilogram) meteorite that fetched more than $5 million at a New York auction last month, setting a world record.

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

Niger is investigating how a $4.3m Martian meteorite left the country for auction in New York, amid disputes over legality ...

A rare and exceptionally large Martian meteorite, NWA 16788, weighing 24.5 kilograms and measuring nearly 38.1 centimeters in ...

Aug 08, 2025 // Diplomatic Courier’s Stephanie Gull brings you weekly under–the–radar stories from around the world. This week in Subsaharan Africa: An escalating conflict between Nigeria’s farmers ...