4.5-billion-year-old meteorite becomes oldest item ever sold
A 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite, nearly as old as the Earth, was sold in an online auction for nearly â¬16,000 (over â¹12 lakh). The 26.5-kg space rock was termed the "oldest known meteorite on Earth". The meteorite, which is believed to have crashed into Earth around 1 million years ago, was unearthed in Sweden in the 1900s.