Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA meteorite crashed through the roof of a New Jersey home in 2024, producing a sonic boom over New York. The homeowner's quick action in preserving the fragments allowed scientists to study the most pristine meteorites of their kind ever found. Researchers discovered the meteorite contains preserved bits from near the surface of a primitive asteroid, featuring concentrated salty fluids. This finding reveals a previously unknown process from this type of protoplanet world, offering new insights into asteroid composition. The study helps scientists better understand asteroids and their potential role in delivering materials necessary for life to Earth. In full‘Alien chemistry’ found on meteorite that dropped on New Jersey homeMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

"Thanks to the homeowner’s quick reaction, these are the most pristine CM1/2 meteorites we know of."

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A meteorite recovered immediately upon its fall to Earth on July 16, 2024, is helping NASA scientists uncover new clues about ancient water, the chemical evolution of primitive…

A meteorite that struck a New Jersey home contains extraterrestrial amino acids, offering insights into ancient water and chemical processes in the solar system.

When scientists examined the preserved fragments of a meteorite that crashed in 2024, they found brine-like fluids and key molecules.

Científicos del Instituto SETI y de la NASA descubrieron compuestos y restos alterados por fluidos salinos en el meteorito que atravesó el techo de una casa en Nueva Jersey. El…

Un equipo internacional encabezado por Peter Jenniskens, del Instituto SETI y la NASA, halló aminoácidos y compuestos orgánicos solubles, además de una concentración inédita de…

An analysis of the space rock traced its origin to a primitive asteroid from the early solar system.

Il proprietario di una casa del New Jersey, che si è visto entrare un meteorite in camera da letto, ha fatto analizzare il frammento: ha un valore scientifico