A pristine chunk of space rock found within hours of hitting Earth can tell us about the birth of the Solar System
- Written by: Eleanor K. Sansom, Research Associate, Curtin University
Sarah McMullan / UKFN / Global Fireball ObservatoryAt about 10 o'clock on the night of February 28 2021, a fireball streaked through the sky over England. The blazing extraterrestrial visitor was seen by more than 1,000 people, and its descent was filmed by 16 dedicated meteor-tracking cameras from the UK Fireball Alliance and many dashboard and...