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Astronomers tracked the entry of a small space rock into Earth’s atmosphere, and then meteorite hunters made an unexpected discovery.

The asteroid that made its impact near Berlin last Sunday has now been successfully recovered. In a significant find, our team, including Dr. Peter Jenniskens from the SETI Institute, located two samples of the asteroid 2024 BX1 this afternoon. This discovery brings the total number of recovered meteorites from this event to four. Polish meteorite enthusiasts Filip Samuel Nikodem, Michal Nebelski, Kryspin Kmieciak, and Kazimierz Magneto had made headlines yesterday with their recovery of an ast…

These tiny metallic spherules were found during the search for the remains of IM1 - the first recognized interstellar meteorite.

Iron particles from meteorites and volcanoes could have catalyzed chemical reactions to form some of the organic compounds essential for life.