A couple returned home to a burst of debris on their walkway. Their home security camera revealed it was a meteorite hitting Earth.

According to expert Chris Herd, it's an "ordinary chondrite," the most common kind of meteoriteHave you ever wondered what a meteorite hitting Earth sounds like?Last July, Joe Velaidum and Laura Kelly,

Splat! A meteorite impact recorded by a doorbell camera gave scientists a rare view of a space rock at the moment it hit Earth. The sound is like shattering glass.

In a remarkable event captured on home security footage, a meteorite crashed onto the driveway of a Canadian couple's home, marking the first time both the visual and audio of such an impact have been recorded.

The meteorite landed in Prince Edward Island, caught with visual and sound on camera, and narrowly missing the cameras owner

For the first time ever, the terrifying sound of a meteorite striking the Earth has been revealed. The groundbreaking video shows the exact moment a chunk of space rock hit the driveway of a home ...

the trip now included a diversion to check the space where the meteorite landed. Herd said that these meteorites typically enter Earth’s atmosphere at an all-but-incomprehensible speed upwards ...

Scientists were in awe of the incident, claiming it was the first time the sound and footage of a meteorite strike were captured together.

This is the first time the sound and image of a meteor falling has been documented on video, a University of Alberta scientist found.

With the growing ubiquity of cameras, in our pockets and in our homes, it's not that strange to capture those moments when space rocks streak across the sky and fall to Earth – but a video recorded on Canada's Prince Edward Island may be a world first.

A meteorite crash-landed on his home’s walkway. Hoping to confirm what he saw on his camera, Velaidum sent his home security video and pictures to Chris Herd, an expert in meteorites at the University of Alberta. Herd confirmed that it was indeed a meteorite and that it was a history-making moment.