The McDonough Meteorite originated in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and is 4.56 billion years old.

A meteorite fragment that crashed through a Georgia home’s roof is older than the Earth, according to researchers.

Planetary geologists analyzed the space rock after it blazed through the atmosphere on June 26, 2025. Now, they’ve determined the rock likely formed approximately 4.56 billion years ago — 20 million years before the Earth.

A Meteorite Crashes Into A Georgia Home

As the meteorite entered Earth’s atmosphere on June 26, people across the southeastern United States called authorities to report a fireball slashing through the sky. The space rock was traveling at a speed of “10 football fields in one second,” according to a statement released by the University of Geor

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