Meteorite-stricken doghouse up for auction at Christie’s

An unsuspecting German shepherd named Roky, in Costa Rica, was evicted when his little shelter was hit by a small meteorite in 2019. Roky’s house sold today for more than $40,000 at Christie’s annual auction of rare and unusual meteorites from space. Also for sale were pieces of Mars and the moon and space rocks. Marco Werman has the story. 

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