Experts Studying Meteorite Find Stunning Object Hidden Inside

NASA has a big job: learn everything we can about the universe. It's a monumental task, but sometimes we get lucky and objects from space land in our backyard. When researchers found a meteroite that had landed in a remote location in Siberia, analysis proved it had... unusual properties. It's called the Khatyrka meteorite, and it could very well transform what we know about space. 

Big, Big World

Researchers could hardly believe their luck in actually locating the specimen. The circumference of the entire planet is just under 25,000 miles, which seems massive. And yet they stumbled upon one strange object. Getting to it was far from easy.

Koryak Mountains

In 2011, a meteorite named Khatyrka landed in the Koryak Mountains of eastern Siberia. While the landing site was incredibly remote, scientists were soon making their way to Russia to investigate.

Impact Crater

Given the fact that meteorites literally come from outer space, they almost always have scientific value. Each impact crater provides a new opportunity for discovery; it's like Christmas morning for an astronomer.

Recovered Shards

But in this case, scientists didn't find any massive meteorites. They did manage to remove a few shards of interstellar material from the clay-like soil. Those pieces, however, still proved to be significant.