UT Earth and Planetary Sciences Professor Harry “Hap” McSween was quoted in this Philadelphia Inquirer story about a mysterious rock, believed to be a meteorite, that crashed through the roof of a Trenton, N.J. family. McSween noted the rarity of a space object hitting a house, given the large amount of the earth that is covered in water or otherwise uninhabited.

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