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Georgia Family Shocked as Meteorite Hits Home, Found to Be 20 Million Years Older Than Earth
Last June, a small meteorite crashed through the roof of a home in McDonough, Georgia, before landing in the living room. This fragment of space rock, now officially named the McDonough meteorite, has ...
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Meteorite that tore through southeastern US skies this summer found to be older than Earth
A meteorite that tore through the sky in June shaking the Southeast with a sonic boom is now believed to be 4.56 billion years old, according to researchers who studied it following its crash landing.
What began as a flash in the night sky and a dramatic crash in a suburban backyard has culminated in a scientific first for Georgia. A meteorite, which streaked through the sky as a brilliant fireball ...
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