Synopsis

Each year, countless objects – both of earthly origin and forged in the vastness of space – descend through our atmosphere, impacting the planet's surface. These dramatic arrivals offer scientists invaluable glimpses into the cosmos' natural and less predictable processes. From space rocks striking homes to colossal celestial bodies sparking mass extinctions, and from rocket fragments finding unexpected places on lawns, consider the objects that fall from the heavens: asteroids, comets, meteor s