The type of space rock that hit his property, however, is not all that rare. It’s classified as an “ordinary chondrite” — dubbed “ordinary” because they are common as far as meteorites go. But its ...

Credit: University of Alberta Meteorite Collection/The Canadian Press via AP A doorbell camera on a Canadian home captured rare video and sound of a meteorite striking Earth as it crashed into a ...

The meteorite is classified as an ordinary chondrite, a common type of meteorite ... them the nickname of “shooting stars.” What’s rare is to hear a meteorite at the moment of impact.