When a fireball streaked across Colorado’s night sky on October 1st, Mike Jensen took notice. That's because Jensen, a stay-at-home dad in Aurora, hunts for meteorites as a hobby. He knew roughly where to look: along the meteor's path, dozens of miles long. So Jensen set out to scour the ground for space rocks. He talks to Dan Meyers.
![](https://www.cpr.org/cdn-cgi/image/width=3840,quality=75,format=auto/https://wp-cpr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/240831-KILYN-LEWIS-PROTEST-RALLY-POLICE-VIOLENCE-KEVINJBEATY-60.jpg)