Scientists discover source of one of the rarest meteorites to fall on Earth

Experts believe the Ivuna rock may have originated from the edge of the solar system (Natural History Museum/PA)

Scientists believe they have identified the source of one of the rarest meteorites to ever fall on Earth.

The Ivuna meteorite landed in Tanzania in December 1938 and was subsequently split into a number of samples – one of which is housed at the Natural History Museum (NHM) in London.