Meteorites

The American Meteor Society has described it as a bolide, a large and rare fireball that creates a sonic boom.

New research suggests a meteorite hit north-west Scotland 200 million years later than previously thought.

The flaming ball was possibly the remains of a rocket booster, an astronomer says.

Experts from the University of Alberta believe this is the first time audio of a meteorite fall is recorded.

The American Meteor Society received at least 170 eyewitness reports of the falling star from both countries.