Winchcombe Meteorite

WHY IN NEWS? The National History Museum located in London is to display a piece of the meteorite that touched down the town of Winchcombe in Gloucestershire in the UK. The meteorite touched the UK soil in February 2021. About: The Winchcombe meteorite is 103 grams in weight. It is a fragment of black rock resembling coal. It was founded by a team from University of Glasgow. On February 28, 2021, around hundreds of people spotted a fireball blazing across the sky. The flash of light lasted for six seconds. Meteorites, Meteors and Meteoroid: The Meteoroids are objects that range....Read More