Meteorite crashes into New Jersey home, narrowly missing residents.

A possible meteorite crashed into a bedroom of a New Jersey home, leaving residents rattled, though they were not home at the time. The metallic object looks like a shiny rock, about 4in by 6in, and police are working with other agencies to confirm if it is a meteorite. The College of New Jersey will work to determine whether the object is from Earth or space. The rock could be a fragment from the Eta Aquarid meteor shower, made up of pieces from the famous Halley’s Comet. About 500 meteorites hit Earth each year, but fewer than 10 are recovered as most fall into the ocean or hit remote areas, making appearances in urban settings rare opportunities for scientists to research them.