A meteorite strike was captured on video by a Canadian home’s doorbell camera
The photo provided by the University of Alberta Meteorite Collection shows fragments collected from a meteorite which fell in front of a resident’s home in Marshfield, P.E.I., Canada, in July 2024. (University of Alberta Meteorite Collection/The Canadian Press via AP)
NEW YORK (AP) — A doorbell camera on a Canadian home captured rare video and sound of a meteorite striking Earth as it crashed into a couple’s walkway.
When Laura Kelly and her partner returned home after an evening walk in July, they were surprised to find their walkway littered with dust and strange debris , according to the Meteoritical Society, which posted the video with its report .
They checked their security camera and saw something slamming against their entranceway, producing a cloud of smoke and a crackle.
The pair reported what they found to the University of Alberta’s Meteorite Reporting System and the curator, Chris Herd, examined samples of the debris to confirm its interstellar origins.
