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Alien World Chemistry Found Inside Meteorite That Struck New Jersey Home

by spzx on 7/26/2026, 1:35:03 AM

https://www.seti.org/news/alien-world-chemistry-found-inside-meteorite/

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by: xnx

Source paper: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.science.org&#x2F;doi&#x2F;10.1126&#x2F;sciadv.aea2105" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.science.org&#x2F;doi&#x2F;10.1126&#x2F;sciadv.aea2105</a>

7/26/2026, 4:08:47 AM


by: ButlerianJihad

The real jackpot here is how this large chunk happened to impact a home belonging to an astute and prepared individual:<p><pre><code> He then immediately preserved and documented the entire scene using disposable gloves and aluminum foil to place the meteorite fragments in glass jars. </code></pre> I can think of many diverse reactions to a meteor strike, but even NASA is singing the praises of this guy and his quick thinking.

7/26/2026, 3:50:33 AM


by: fractallyte

<i>&quot;Our cameras in Northford, Connecticut, and Douglassville, Pennsylvania, as well as a doorbell camera in Wayne, New Jersey, captured the meteor, and from that we measured its trajectory... The path traced back to low in the asteroid belt.&quot;</i><p>I don&#x27;t doubt it, but that&#x27;s an astounding trajectory estimation...

7/26/2026, 5:06:32 AM


by: andrewstuart

Scene one of a Steven Spielberg movie.

7/26/2026, 4:51:47 AM