The rock of ages

A METEORITE that fell last year holds key information about how oceans – and life – formed on Earth.

The space rock, which struck a driveway, contains 11% water and 2% carbon.

Dr Luke Daly, a lecturer in planetary geoscience at Glasgow University and an author of the paper, said: “Analysis on the meteorite from Winchcombe, Glos, gives insight into how the Earth came to have water – the source of so much life.”