India, July 18 -- Sotheby's witnessed a jaw-dropping auction on July 16, 2025, where two rare relics of Earth and space stole the show, according to NBC. A Martian meteorite, named NWA 16788, weighing 54 pounds and hurled from Mars by an ancient asteroid impact, fetched over $5 million, well above its projected price. Found in Niger's Sahara Desert in 2023, the rock travelled 140 million miles to land on Earth. But it was a young dinosaur skeleton that made more noise, hammering in at more than $30 million. Bidders competed fiercely, turning the auction process into a high-stakes fight of science and history.

Reportedly, the meteorite, sold for $4.3 million ($5.3 million after fees), set a new record as the most valuable of its kind, tho...