Bright fireball over Madrid traced back to comet of origin - Space.com

A meteor that erupted in a fireball over Madrid, Spain, on July 31, has been traced back to a field of debris left by Comet 169P/NEAT.

A particularly bright meteor seen in the skies of Earth on July 31 has been tracked back to a comet that created a field of debris when it began to disintegrate thousands of years ago.  Scientists b… [+2750 chars]

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