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FAAThe Federal Aviation Administration is now investigating after a piece of metal was discovered outside a northwest suburban church, police said. WLSByABC7 Chicago Digital Team Tuesday, October 20, 2026 1:27AMBARRINGTON, Ill. (WLS) -- The Federal Aviation Administration is now investigating after a piece of metal was discovered outside a northwest suburban church on Monday morning, police said. The debris, which could be from a plane, was found around 8:30 a.m. at United Methodist Church on Algonquin Road in Barrington. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchTop StoriesThe staff at the church's Noah's Ark Christian Academy found it during security checks on the grounds outside the building. The responding officer reported that the metal object was approximately 3 feet by 4 feet in size and might be from an aircraft. Additional information was not immediately available. Copyright © 2026 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission encountered an unexpected mystery when it arrived at asteroid Bennu in 2018. Instead of the relatively smooth terrain that earlier observations had suggested, the spacecraft found a rugged landscape dominated by enormous boulders, with very few areas suitable for collecting samples. "When OSIRIS-REx got to Bennu in 2018, we were surprised by what we saw," said Andrew Ryan, a scientist at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, who led the mission's working group responsible for analyzing the physical and thermal properties of its samples. "We expected some boulders, but we anticipated at least some large regions with smoother, finer regolith that would be easy to collect. Instead, it looked like it was all boulders, and we were scratching our heads for a while. "

FORT McMURRAY, Alta. — There is just one week to go until the peak of the Orionid meteor shower. Skywatchers could see some of the fastest meteors of the year streaking across the predawn sky. The Orionids peak overnight Oct. 21 and 22 and can produce up to 20 meteors per hour under dark, favourable conditions. The shower is active from Oct. 2 through Nov. 7. The meteors are comprised of debris left behind by Halley’s Comet, which last passed by in 1986. As Earth passes through the comet’s debris stream each October, the particles strike the atmosphere at about 68 kilometres per second. Richard Covey, amateur astronomer, published astrophotographer and member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, says the Orionids are especially appealing because of their speed and their connection to one of astronomy’s best-known comets. “You’re literally watching tiny pieces of Halley’s Comet burn up in the atmosphere. They’re moving incredibly fast, so the Orionids can produce some very sharp, impressive streaks across the sky.”Moonlight will make this year’s peak more challenging. The Moon will be bright around Oct. 21 and 22, washing out many of the fainter meteors for much of the night

Orionids peak overnight Oct. 21 and 22 and can produce up to 20 meteors per hour.

Orionids peak overnight Oct. 21 and 22 and can produce up to 20 meteors per hour.