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Researchers Uncover Clues to Celestial Event Over Tver and Novgorod
11 Nov
Summary
- Fragments of meteorite discovered after bright fireball on October 27, 2025
- Preliminary analysis indicates the meteorite is a typical LL6 chondrite
- Samples sent to multiple research institutions for further study
On November 11, 2025, researchers announced the discovery of fragments from a meteorite that fell over the Tver and Novgorod regions of Russia on October 27, 2025. The Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry within the Russian Academy of Sciences reported the findings on its Telegram channel.
The institute noted that the first samples of the meteoritic matter have been found and that their preliminary research indicates the meteorite likely belongs to the typical LL6 chondrite category, which are stony meteorites. The samples have been sent to the Vernadsky Institute's laboratory of meteoritics and cosmochemistry, as well as the Dedovsk Museum of Universe History and the Ural Federal University in Yekaterinburg, for further analysis.
The discovery of these meteorite fragments comes just over two weeks after the bright fireball was observed in the sky over the Tver and Novgorod regions on October 27. The Vernadsky Institute's announcement suggests that researchers are making progress in understanding the nature and origin of this celestial event.
