Hoy mismo el CSIC se hace eco de dos artículos publicados por la red española de meteoritos SPMN sobre el estallido de Dracónidas del 8-10-2011 en la siguiente nota de prensa
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A meteoroid is a particle of debris in the Solar System, the luminous trail it leaves in the atmosphere is called a meteor, or "shooting star". When a meteor reaches the ground, it is then called a meteorite. Multiple station meteors can be tracked to their parent bodies, comets an asteroids, including NEOS. When recovered they may provide detailed information about the primordial Solar System and possibly about the origins of life on Earth.