Meteorite recovered
Extremely rare fireball meteorite found: First of its kind ever recovered in UK
On 28 February, cameras captured a meteoroid entering Earth’s atmosphere in a blaze of yellow-green glory.
Stories written by Nicky Jenner
Captured by UKFAll team
February's record-breaking fireball may have dropped meteorites
At 9:54pm on Sunday 28 Feb a meteoroid entered Earth’s atmosphere, creating a spectacular yellow-green fireball in the skies over Gloucestershire, UK.
Dinosaur killer confirmed
Space dust found in Chicxulub crater confirms asteroid’s dinosaur-killing role
Space dust found in the Chicxulub crater has provided evidence that the asteroid impact and dinosaur extinction are ‘indisputably linked’.
PhD students excel
2020 Postgraduate Prizes in the Department of Earth Science and Engineering
On 10 February 2021 we announced the winners of the 2020 PG Prizes at an online event.
