New Jersey home meteorite fragments contain 'extraterrestrial' amino acids - 6abc Philadelphia
Scientists have discovered extraterrestrial amino acids in a meteorite that crashed through a New Jersey home in 2024. The rare, primitive space rock provides researchers with valuable data regarding the early solar system and the presence of water.
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The discovery offers scientific insights into the origins of life and the chemical composition of the early solar system.
NEW JERSEY -- A meteorite weighing more than 2 pounds (1 kilogram) that crashed through the roof of a New Jersey home two years ago could shed light on ancient water in the solar system.
Observers across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania reported seeing a fireball streaking across the sky during the daytime on July 16, 2024. As the object whizzed by just south of the Statue of Liberty, it caused a sonic boom felt by New York City and New Jersey residents.
The spectacle came from a space rock, estimated to be the size of a heavy airline bag, that zipped through Earth's atmosphere at a speed of 32,000 miles per hour (14.4 kilometers per second).
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