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[–] randon31415@lemmy.world -2 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Are we sure that isn't something that fell off of an airplane?

[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 days ago

tested as ordinary chondrite, the most common type of space rock to strike Earth.

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The article is three short paragraphs and has the answer at the bottom.
If people cannot be bothered to read beyond headlines we are truly fucked.

[–] Caboose12000@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

brother, we are truely fucked. you can remove the "if"

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 2 points 2 days ago

You mean like the front falling off?