A couple in Canada narrowly missed being struck by a meteorite that crashed outside their home just two minutes after they had left for a walk — and their doorbell camera captured the space rock's crash.

This is the first time the sound and image of a meteor falling has been documented on video, a University of Alberta scientist found.

With the growing ubiquity of cameras, in our pockets and in our homes, it's not that strange to capture those moments when space rocks streak across the sky and fall to Earth – but a video recorded on Canada's Prince Edward Island may be a world first.