Michigan fireball meteorite fragments could shed light on origins of solar system

US scientists release report on meteorite fragments from 2018 event

A fireball that struck near Hamburg, Michigan, in 2018 could offer new insights into the history of the solar system, researchers have said.

The fireball - a type of very bright meteor that would even be observed in daylight - was spotted in several states as it flew across the sky on the evening of 16 January 2018; the meteor also produced an atmospheric shockwave equivalent to a magnitude 2.0 earthquake.