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Fragments of asteroid 2024 BX1 confirmed as rare meteorites as old as the solar system

Asteroid fragments that exploded over Germany on January 21 and were found five days later have been confirmed as a rare type of space rock that could shed light on the origin of the Earth. As Space.com first reported on February 1, scientists suspected that the strange appearance of meteorite fragments from parent asteroid 2024… Read More »