A mysterious fireball blazed across the sky in broad daylight on June 26, sparking hundreds of siting reports in Georgia and South Carolina.

A meteorite that crashed into a Georgia home in June is older than the Earth itself, according to scientists who are studying the space rock. Onlookers in the Southeast were stunned when a fireball streaked across the sky on June 26.

After examining the meteor under a microscope, scientists from the University of Georgia believe that it predates the Earth itself. "This particular meteor that entered the atmosphere has a long history before it made it to the ground of McDonough," Harris said.