The Northwest Africa (NWA) 12774, an angrite meteorite discovered in the Sahara Desert, likely in Mauritania, appears to be a fragment of a vanished protoplanet, offering the strongest evidence yet that a large planetary body formed and was later destroyed during the Solar System’s chaotic infancy.

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Une boule de feu en plein jour, une détonation digne d’une petite bombe, des bâtiments qui tremblent… et pourtant, un objet minuscule à l’échelle cosmique. Faut-il vraiment craindre ces visiteurs venus de l’espace ?

Un meteorite ha esploso sopra il nord-est degli USA, generando boati e preoccupazione. Scopri le caratteristiche e l'importanza della sorveglianza.

Dopo l'ipotesi di un terremoto, a fare chiarezza ci hanno pensato gli esperti dell’American Meteor Society