Scientists sound alarm as Earth flies through Sun-ravaged asteroid debris

Earth has recently traversed a trail of cosmic debris left behind by a disintegrating asteroid, a Nasa researcher has warned. Dr Patrick Shober, based at Nasa's Johnson Space Centre, analysed millions of meteor sightings and discovered a distinct grouping of 282 shooting stars all appearing to originate from an identical location in space. The rocky fragments represent the remnants of what scientists term a "rockcomet", an asteroid that ventured dangerously close to the sun and began breaking ap