Four-year-old Tobin was one of the few people to see the meteor that streaked through the sky this week and resulted in a loud boom heard around Puget Sound. People across Puget Sound heard the loud boom Wednesday evening that was the result of a meteor, but few people saw it as it streaked across the sky. The boy described it scary and horrific
Scientists who were analyzing a meteorite have discovered the oldest material that exists on Earth. The scientists found dust in the meteorite that dates back to 7.5 billion years ago. The dust originated in a distant star before the birth of our solar system and landed on earth in the 1960s.
Scientists at NASA have discovered that some meteorites that landed on Earth billions of years ago contained sugars. These sugars contained chemicals that would have been essential for the creation of life. This is the first real evidence that these chemicals existed out in space and that extraterrestrial chemicals could have contributed to the creation of life.