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Writer Fuel: Where Did the Water Come From?

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An ancient meteorite that crash-landed on a U.K. driveway may have solved the mystery of where Earth’s water came from. The 4.6 billion-year-old space rock, which landed in front of a family home in the English town of Winchcombe in February 2021, contains water that closely resembles the chemical composition of water found on Earth … Read more

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Writer Fuel: How Many Meteorites Hit the Earth Each Year?

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Every year, millions of rocky shards from outer space burn up in Earth’s atmosphere, many briefly flaring and appearing in the sky as “shooting stars.” But how many survive their high-speed plunges to strike the ground? Rocks from space that land on Earth are known as meteorites. Giant impacts, such as the one that likely … Read more