The Rock of the Millennium

In February of 2013, a meteor streaked across the sky and exploded over Russia. On Wednesday, October 16th, a massive chunk of the meteor was finally pulled out of Lake Chebarkul. The meteor weighed in over 1000lbs when they pulled it out, and is estimated to be 4.5 billion years old. The plan is for officials to analyze this meteor and then eventually give it to a museum to be displayed for the public.
This story is the pinnacle of our topic of science. It presents our mysterious past as a universe and the exciting advent of modern technology giving us the ability to study this space rock and learn more about our origins. From the planning of pulling out the meteor to the very studies and knowledge that will come out of it, we are creating a wonderful scientific experience out of what was a very scary situation for people in Russia.