Alien World Chemistry Found Inside Meteorite That Struck New Jersey Home

Re:Alien World Chemistry Found Inside Meteorite That Struck ... by ButlerianJihad on Saturday July 25, 2026 @11:50PM (#49054537)

The real jackpot here is how this large chunk happened to impact a home belonging to an astute and prepared individual:

  He then immediately preserved and documented the entire scene using disposable gloves and aluminum foil to place the meteorite fragments in glass jars.

I can think of many diverse reactions to a meteor strike, but even NASA is singing the praises of this guy and his quick thinking.

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Re:Alien World Chemistry Found Inside Meteorite That Struck ... by alex1138 on Sunday July 26, 2026 @12:39AM (#49054789)

"OW! STUPID METEORITE." flings it back into the air in hopes it'll reach space

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Re:Alien World Chemistry Found Inside Meteorite That Struck ... by scrollop on Sunday July 26, 2026 @02:53AM (#49055452)

"Dumb" is correct.

Hacknews is like an organism, and you have been subject to the immune system.

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Re:Alien World Chemistry Found Inside Meteorite That Struck ... by floren on Sunday July 26, 2026 @02:43AM (#49055410)

Next time, try a clever joke.

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Re:Alien World Chemistry Found Inside Meteorite That Struck ... by Cider9986 on Sunday July 26, 2026 @03:04AM (#49055516)

Indeed

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Re:Alien World Chemistry Found Inside Meteorite That Struck ... by lelanthran on Sunday July 26, 2026 @06:16AM (#49056534)

> The real jackpot here is how this large chunk happened to impact a home belonging to an astute and prepared individual:

Maybe chunks hit many people, but you only hear about the ones who are prepped and ready.

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Re:Alien World Chemistry Found Inside Meteorite That Struck ... by ozim on Sunday July 26, 2026 @09:31AM (#49058050)

I see a parody of preppers in there.

„Your bug out backpack is not enough, you need space bug out backpack”.

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Re:Alien World Chemistry Found Inside Meteorite That Struck ... by duxup on Sunday July 26, 2026 @04:08PM (#49061923)

I've seen enough sci-fi to know I shouldn't just grab the dang thing ...

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Re:Alien World Chemistry Found Inside Meteorite That Struck ... by tsoukase on Sunday July 26, 2026 @07:14PM (#49063319)

With the covered surface by a prepared observer being so small and the place of impact being independent and identically distributed over all earth, we can declare such an event a one in billion one.

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Re:Alien World Chemistry Found Inside Meteorite That Struck ... by ASalazarMX on Sunday July 26, 2026 @10:30PM (#49064575)

I think I have a pair of disposable gloves somewhere, and maybe could manage to get several glass jars, but I have no idea what the aluminium foil is for, or how to preserve the samples with it.

If this had happened to me, I would probably use Ziplock bags in the best scenario.

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Re:Alien World Chemistry Found Inside Meteorite That Struck ... by andrewflnr on Sunday July 26, 2026 @11:03PM (#49064751)

I'm told aluminum foil is pretty close to intrinsically sterile, at least fresh. The process of forming it kills all life and it's not hospitable to new colonizers.

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Re:Alien World Chemistry Found Inside Meteorite That Struck ... by lt_kernelpanic on Monday July 27, 2026 @12:51PM (#49072346)

The aluminium foil forms a Faraday cage that prevents the tiny meteorite aliens from calling home for rescue.

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