NEW YORK (AP) — A doorbell camera on a Canadian home captured rare video and sound of a meteorite striking Earth as it crashed into a couple's walkway.
When Laura Kelly and her partner returned home after an evening walk in July, they were surprised to find their walkway littered with dust and strange debris, according to the Meteoritical Society, which posted the video with its report.
They checked their security camera and saw something slamming against their entranceway, producing a cloud of smoke and a crackle.
The pair reported what they found to the University of Alberta's Meteorite Reporting System and the curator, Chris Herd, examined samples of the debris to confirm its interstellar origins.
Meteorites are bits of space rock that hit Earth after surviving a trip through its scorching atmosphere. About 48 tons (43,500 kilograms) of similar debris strikes Earth every day, according to NASA, but is much more likely to plunge into an ocean than onto someone's front stoop.
The space rocks also streak the night sky as shooting stars during meteor showers which happen several times a year.
The footage is believed to be a first. While cameras have captured meteors streaking through the sky, it's rare to capture the sound of a complete meteorite strike on video.
The space rock, officially registered Monday, was named Charlottetown after the city on Prince Edward Island in eastern Canada where it struck.
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The photo provided by the University of Alberta Meteorite Collection shows fragments collected from a meteorite which fell in front of a resident's home in Marshfield, P.E.I., Canada, in July 2024. (University of Alberta Meteorite Collection/The Canadian Press via AP)
BISHA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Dakar Rally front-runner Daniel Sanders crashed and fell out of motorbike title contention and Nasser Al-Attiyah snatched back the car lead in the Saudi desert on Wednesday.
Sanders broke his left collarbone and sternum jumping a dune 138 kilometers into the 368-kilometer second half of a marathon stage to Bisha. The defending champion continued but slower and within 30 kilometers his six-minute overnight lead was gone.
The Australian's KTM finished 28 minutes behind stage 10 winner Adrien van Beveren's Honda and he dropped from first overall to fourth, more than 17 minutes back, two minutes off the podium.
That left the title to be decided between new leader Ricky Brabec and Luciano Benavides, second and third on the stage. The American's Honda and Argentine's KTM were separated overall by 56 seconds ahead of, effectively, a two stage shootout. The final stage on Saturday is usually a ceremonial ride.
Brabec won the Dakar in 2020 and 2024 while Benavides has never won; best placing was fourth last year.
Al-Attiyah has a sixth Dakar triumph in sight.
The dunes specialist from Qatar stamped his authority on the sandy special to finish second to Mathieu Serradori, who gave South African manufacturer Century its first Dakar stage win.
Serradori won his second career stage by six minutes.
The Fords of Nani Roma (first overnight), Carlos Sainz (second) and Mattias Ekström (fifth) were the biggest losers.
Ekström was first to the checkpoint at 91 kilometers but moments later suffered a mechanical problem. Roma lost his way and dropped 10 minutes just before passing 200 kilometers. Sainz also made a navigation error in the soft sand.
“I'm knackered, my back hurts, I suffered a lot today,” Roma said. “But that's part of the game.”
Also, Toyota's Henk Lategan, fourth overnight, ran out of fuel and made a navigation error.
Al-Attiyah grabbed the provisional overall lead about 200 kilometers into the 420-kilometer special and topped a Dacia 2-3-4 stage finish with Sébastien Loeb and Lucas Moraes.
“My head and body have taken a real beating,” Al-Attiyah said. “But we really attacked from start to finish. Fabian (Lurquin, navigator) did a great job and we can feel both happy and lucky because it was really hard.”
Overall, Al-Attiyah earned his biggest lead yet, over Lategan by 12 minutes, Roma by nearly 13 and Loeb by 23. Ekström and Sainz fell more than 34 minutes back.
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A spectator watches driver Brian Baragwanath and co-driver Leonard Cremer competing during the tenth stage of the Dakar Rally between Wadi Ad Dawasir and Bisha, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Driver Martin Prokop and co-driver Viktor Chytka compete during the tenth stage of the Dakar Rally between Wadi Ad Dawasir and Bisha, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Driver Carlos Sainz and co-driver Lucas Cruz compete during the tenth stage of the Dakar Rally between Wadi Ad Dawasir and Bisha, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Driver Guillaume de Mevius and co-driver Mathieu Baumel compete during the tenth stage of the Dakar Rally between Wadi Ad Dawasir and Bisha, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Driver Lucas Moraes and co-driver Dennis Zenz compete during the tenth stage of the Dakar Rally between Wadi Ad Dawasir and Bisha, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
