meteorite

Canadian man's home security camera captures the sight and sound of a meteorite strike

4:29pm January 16, 2025

Joe Velaidum's home security camera captured the instant a meteorite smashed against his home's brick walkway. The video is thought to be the first recorded sound of a meteorite's direct impact.

Fire officials responded to a blaze earlier this month near California's Lake Englebright.

Science

A California man says a meteor may have set his home ablaze. Scientists are skeptical

5:00am November 15, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Witnesses saw a "flaming basketball" streaking across the sky, then heard a loud crash, then Dustin Procita's house went up in flames. But that may be a coincidence, not the fire's cause.

An employee of Sotheby's Dubai presents a 555.55 Carat Black Diamond called "The Enigma" on Monday that will be auctioned at Sotheby's Dubai gallery, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Sotheby's unveils 555.55-carat black diamond thought to come from outer space

9:00pm January 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

Black diamonds are extremely rare, and are found naturally only in Brazil and Central Africa. The cosmic origin theory of "The Enigma" is based on carbon isotopes and high hydrogen content.

Indian authorities inspect the site of a suspected meteorite landing that killed a bus driver and injured three others on Feb. 6.

World News

NASA Says Man In India Likely Wasn't Killed By A Meteorite

3:10pm February 10, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The crater in the ground was more more consistent with a land-based explosion, a NASA spokesman said.

Indian authorities inspect a crater left by a suspected meteorite in southern Tamil Nadu state. Local officials say the impact killed a bus driver and injured three others on Feb. 6.

Did A Meteorite Kill A Bus Driver In India?

8:20pm February 08, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The chance of being killed by a meteorite is approximately 1 in 75 million. If experts confirm a meteorite caused the blast, the death would be the first of its kind since 1825.