1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auRae Paolettahttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/raepaoletta-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NBJa1X107o"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2017/01/why-466-million-year-old-meteorites-are-still-raining-down-on-earth/">Why 466-Million-Year-Old Meteorites Are Still Raining Down On Earth</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2017/01/why-466-million-year-old-meteorites-are-still-raining-down-on-earth/embed/#?secret=NBJa1X107o" width="600" height="338" title="“Why 466-Million-Year-Old Meteorites Are Still Raining Down On Earth” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="NBJa1X107o" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/26/cy0o8khiu4hz7jbufomf.jpg?quality=751024576When the solar system was in its rebellious stage about 466 million years ago, two massive asteroids collided in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, sending tiny pieces of shrapnel flying all over the solar system. After examining bits of crystals that fell to Earth just before the collision, an international team of scientists […]