The main remnant of the Chelyabinsk meteorite is to be hoisted to the surface within days.
Siberian scientists discover a previous collision for the space rock, or near miss with the Sun.
'We possess a rock from the time of genesis,' announces expert.
After whizzing around space since the beginning of time, scientists can now examine meteorite.
The fireball sparked panic as it flew over the Ural Mountains, shattering glass in cities, wounding well over 1,000, amid warnings that 'doomsday' had arrived.
For the first time they all get together next to a lump of space rock that almost killed them.
Spectacular falling meteorite fragments struck the Chelyabinsk region on Friday morning exploding in the atmosphere and crashing to the ground.
Sensational pictures of last week's meteorite strike have emerged from a Russian photographer.
The meteorite that crashed to Earth in the Urals was attacked by a UFO causing it to explode and shatter, it was claimed on Thursday.