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Alien World Chemistry Found Inside Meteorite That Struck New Jersey Home(seti.org)
22 points by spzx 4 hours ago | 7 comments
xnx an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Source paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aea2105

fractallyte 10 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

"Our cameras in Northford, Connecticut, and Douglassville, Pennsylvania, as well as a doorbell camera in Wayne, New Jersey, captured the meteor, and from that we measured its trajectory... The path traced back to low in the asteroid belt."

I don't doubt it, but that's an astounding trajectory estimation...

defrost 2 minutes ago | parent [-]

Desert Fireball Network, and less public precursor projects have been doing this for a while now:

* https://dfn.gfo.rocks/

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Fireball_Network

* https://pawsey.org.au/researchers/desert-fireball-network-te...

ButlerianJihad an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The real jackpot here is how this large chunk happened to impact a home belonging to an astute and prepared individual:

  He then immediately preserved and documented the entire scene using disposable gloves and aluminum foil to place the meteorite fragments in glass jars.
I can think of many diverse reactions to a meteor strike, but even NASA is singing the praises of this guy and his quick thinking.
alex1138 37 minutes ago | parent [-]

"OW! STUPID METEORITE." flings it back into the air in hopes it'll reach space

andrewstuart 25 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

Scene one of a Steven Spielberg movie.

fractallyte 7 minutes ago | parent [-]

Color Out of Space (2019) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5073642/)

Evolution (2001) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251075/)

Both fun movies, in completely different ways!