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Meteorite STRIKE! Scientists confirm identity of metallic object that crashed through US home
16May By adminNo Comments
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Meteorite STRIKE! Scientists confirm identity of metallic object that crashed through US home

[ad_1] A mysterious metallic object has caused a stir after crashing through the roof of a residence in the US. The Hopewell Township NJ Police shared images of the metallic, oblong-shaped object on Facebook, demonstrating it could be a meteorite. The incident took place on Old Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, with no reported injuries. According to a press release from the police department, the object measured approximately 4" x 6" and had a metallic appearance. It penetrated through the roof, and ceiling, and impacted the hardwood floor before coming to a rest. The department is coordinating with various agencies to officially identify the object. Metallic object revealed to a meteoriteScientists from The College of New Jersey, aided by retired meteorite expert Jerry Delaney, cond...
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Flash over Kyiv believed to be meteorite
21Apr By adminNo Comments
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Flash over Kyiv believed to be meteorite

[ad_1] A bright flash seen over Kyiv was probably a meteorite, Ukraine's space agency said Thursday, after officials denied it was a satellite or a Russian missile attack.The head of the city's military administration had said that the flash was caused by a NASA satellite returning to Earth. But a NASA spokesman told AFP that this was not the case as the satellite in question was "still in orbit". "We cannot identify what it was exactly, but our assumption is that it was a meteorite," Igor Korniyenko, the deputy head of a control centre at Ukraine's national space agency said Thursday.But he said there was not sufficient data to determine "the exact nature" of what might have caused the flash."Our observation devices showed it was a powerful explosion. We recorded it and determined wher...
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This Meteorite that crashed in Assam holds secrets to the origin of life on Earth
19Dec By adminNo Comments
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This Meteorite that crashed in Assam holds secrets to the origin of life on Earth

[ad_1] A meteorite that crashed in Assan around seven years ago carries some secrets about the origin of life on Earth. Asteroids out in space and meteorites that have crashed on Earth have been a big source of information for scientists to understand how life originated on Earth. The OSIRIS-REx mission to collect a sample from Asteroid Bennu and bring it back to Earth is a perfect example, as scientists aim to study the origins of life on Earth. Now in the latest development, a meteorite named Kamargaon that crashed in Kamargaon town in the Golaghat district of Assam, India around seven years ago, is said to hold secrets of the origin of life. It is the chemical composition of the meteorite which hints that it all began in the core of stars.A study by the Indian Institute of Technolo...
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Historic! This meteorite that crashed in UK has ALIEN water; check shocking findings
18Sep By adminNo Comments
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Historic! This meteorite that crashed in UK has ALIEN water; check shocking findings

[ad_1] Scientists have found extra-terrestrial water for the first time in a meteorite that crashed in 2021 in the UK. Here is all you need to know. Scientists and researchers are trying to find every bit of evidence that can throw some light on the existence of life outside Earth. Water is said to be one of the most prominent proofs that points towards signs of life. Last year in the month of February a meteorite crashed and landed into a driveway in Gloucestershire town in the United Kingdom and now scientists have found extra-terrestrial water in the meteorite, according to a latest report. This is a historic event as it has happened for the first time ever. The water found in the meteorite is believed to have some answers...
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