I absolutely would have been struck and probably killed by this meteor.” Months later, after undergoing lab analysis that confirmed it was, in fact, a rock that had plummeted from space ...

This is a science story of sheer luck. A meteorite made “auditory history” in July 2024 when a Ring doorbell camera captured footage of the space rock impacting just outside a door.

“To the best of my knowledge, it’s the first time that a meteorite hitting the surface of the Earth has been recorded on video with sound,” said Herd, who identified the space rock after the ...