Intensive new nano-analysis of the Winchcombe meteorite by a team including University of Leicester scientists has revealed how it was affected by water and repeatedly smashed apart and reassembled on the journey it took through space before landing in an English sheep field in 2021.
Researchers believe studying an asteroid could offer insights into the formation of the Solar System and potentially the origins of life on Earth.
Netflix has donated a fragment of a Semychan Pallasite meteorite, similar to the fictional comet in the hit film DON'T LOOK UP, to Space Park Leicester in a bid to inspire the next generation of space pioneers.
A leading space scientist from Leicester says there is no need to panic about a giant asteroid bigger than the Eiffel Tower passing across Earth’s orbit – but says tracking is vital in avoiding future catastrophe.
