From CBS News: A meteorite that ripped through the roof of a home in Georgia earlier this summer is older than Earth itself, according to a scientist who examined fragments of the space rock.
A mysterious fireball blazed across the sky in broad daylight on June 26, sparking hundreds of siting reports in Georgia and South Carolina. According to NASA, the meteor exploded over Georgia, creating booms heard by residents in the area.
University of Georgia planetary geologist Scott Harris said in a press release Friday that he examined 23 grams of meteorite fragments recovered from a piece the size of a cherry tomato that struck a man’s roof like a bullet and left a dent in the floor of the home outside Atlanta.
“This particular meteor that entered the atmosphere has a long history before it made it to the ground of McDonough,” he said.
After examining the meteorite fragments with a microscope, Harris claimed the meteorite is 4.56 billion years old, which is about 40 million years older than the Earth, according to scientists.
However, there are multiple opinions about how old the Earth is. According to some interpretations of the Bible, the earth is only estimated to be around 6,000 years old in all.
The stunning incident that happened on June 26 was caught on video by several people.
Fox News shared a video that appears to have been captured on a dash camera.
A meteorite fragment that crashed through a Georgia man’s roof is older than Earth, a geologist says. pic.twitter.com/wltU1nxbN1
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 9, 2025
CBS News shared additional dashcam footage of the meteorite as it plummeted to earth:
A fireball, or a bright meteorite, was seen across the southeastern United States on Thursday and later exploded over Georgia, creating booms heard by residents in the area, according to NASA.
The American Meteor Society said it received more than 160 reports of a fireball… pic.twitter.com/c7yBQjAQan
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 27, 2025
A mysterious fireball blazed across the sky in broad daylight on June 26, sparking hundreds of siting reports in Georgia and South Carolina.
According to NASA, the meteor exploded over Georgia, creating booms heard by residents in the area. https://t.co/5JK1ehsr6t
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 9, 2025
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