Joe Velaidum of Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island narrowly avoided a collision with an incoming meteorite at his home in July.

It’s classified as an “ordinary chondrite” — dubbed “ordinary” because they are common as far as meteorites go. But its origin is no less fascinating: “We’re quite certain in the scientific community ...

He found the fragments were indeed a meteorite and said it was an ordinary chondrite with features that helped to explain why it broke apart as it hit the ground. Meteors can crash on Earth ...

However, as soon as Dr Herd looked at the samples, there was no question that this was no ordinary stone ... Meteorite after the capital of Prince Edward Island, was made of Chondrite - the ...

Herd confirmed that they originated from an “ordinary chondrite,” the most common type of meteorite which is comprised of nickel and iron, among other elements. He believed that the specimen ...

A man in Prince Edward Island got doubly lucky last July, recording a meteorite's impact on his home security cameras. The ...

The space rock—recorded with visuals and sound—landed where the homeowner had been standing just minutes earlier ...

According to expert Chris Herd, it's an "ordinary chondrite," the most common kind of meteorite Have you ever wondered what a meteorite hitting Earth sounds like? Last July, Joe Velaidum and Laura ...

There are many varieties of chondrite, with differences in mineralogy relating to the type of asteroid the meteorite came from. Chondrites are the material from which the solar system formed. They ...

The meteorite, which weighs over 37 pounds and is composed of a high percentage of iron, making it an H5 ordinary chondrite, was detailed in a scientific paper published by the researchers.

He found the fragments were indeed a meteorite and said it was an ordinary chondrite with features that helped to explain why it broke apart as it hit the ground. Meteors can crash on Earth ...