Astronomer Mark Thompson brings a meteorite into the studio

A new series of Stargazing Live begins on Tuesday January 8.

Presenter Mark Thompson marked the occasion by bringing a meteorite into the studio.

The piece of solid iron and nickel fell to earth at 90km/second.

Stargazing Live is on BBC 2 at 8pm.

08 January 2013

7 minutes

This clip is from

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