Extra-terrestrial water found for first time in meteorite that fell to earth

Extra-terrestrial water has been found for the first time in a meteorite that has fallen in the UK (Trustees of the Natural History Museum/PA)

Extra-terrestrial water has been found for the first time in a meteorite that has fallen in the UK.

The Winchcombe meteorite, which crashed into a driveway in the Gloucestershire town last February, is also thought to hold clues about where the water in the Earth’s vast oceans came from.