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New Jersey Couple Aids Meteorite Discovery After it Crashes Through Their Roof
The New York Times • • science
Key Points:
- On July 16, 2024, at 11:17 a.m., an asteroid approximately a foot long streaked across the sky above New York City, producing a fireball and sonic boom heard as far as Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania.
- NASA initially stated the asteroid was too small to survive its descent and believed it vaporized entirely in the atmosphere without impacting the ground.
- Contrary to NASA’s assessment, a house in Hillsborough, New Jersey, experienced significant damage at 11:20 a.m., including a loud crash, shaking, and a hole in the ceiling above a bedroom.
- The incident suggests that fragments of the asteroid may have reached the ground, causing structural damage to the property.
