The McDonough Meteorite is likely over 4.56 billion years old. (Credit: Cade Massey/ CC-BY-SA-2.0/ UGA.edu)

In mid-June, over 200 people across the southeastern United States spotted a brilliant fireball streaking across the sky. It was a meteorite that soon slammed into a home in McDonough, Georgia. The space rock ripped through the roof, landing just 14 feet from the startled homeowner. The impact left a small crater on the floor.