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Residents from Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky Tri-State Area Report Loud Boom
A loud boom could be heard in various communities across the Tri-State around 2 p.m. Friday, leaving numerous residents wondering what it was. “The whole apartment shook so I was pretty confused. I didn’t know what was going on,” said Rita Langston of Henderson. That’s the mystery that has the Tri-State talking as we start off the new year. What … Continue reading
Did a Huge Fireball Crash Near a Lake in Allegan County, Michigan?
Still don’t think this is happening more often? by Lacy James via wbckfm.com Some Allegan County residents claim to have seen a huge fireball coming from the sky before crashing into Allegan Lake. “Holy crap did anybody see that huge flaming ball crash by lake allegan ~Robert James” Some residents in Allegan are left scratching their heads this morning wondering … Continue reading
7 Natural Disasters That Might Happen in the Coming Years
There is no bigger force than nature. Every year natural disasters occur all over our planet. Despite the fact that we can fly into space, we still can’t withstand the forces of nature. Let’s find out which natural disasters are possible in the future. From bad solar storms to global earthquakes and meteor strikes, these catastrophic events might threaten the … Continue reading
Huge Fireball ‘Falls from the Sky and Crashes into a Chinese County’, Leaving Locals Stunned
by BILLIE THOMSON via MAILONLINE A giant fireball has been spotted flashing across the sky and crashing into a county in southern China. Footage taken by stunned locals shows an unidentified object exploding into a blazing sphere as it plunges at a fast speed towards the earth. Various clips on the Chinese social media show the suspected meteor lighting up … Continue reading
Cluster of Alaskan Islands Could be Super Volcano
If the researchers’ suspicions are correct, the newfound volcanic caldera would belong to the same category of volcanoes as the Yellowstone Caldera and other volcanoes that have had super-eruptions with severe global consequences. The Islands of the Four Mountains in the central Aleutians is a tight group of six stratovolcanoes named Carlisle, Cleveland, Herbert, Kagamil, Tana and Uliaga. Stratovolcanoes are … Continue reading
Meteor Fireball ‘As Bright as Full Moon’ Seen over Japan – Second in 4 days
Social media was abuzz Sunday after reports that an object emitting an intense light had been spotted falling from the skies above Japan in the early hours of the morning. The fireball, believed to be a bolide — a type of shooting star often compared to a full moon for its brightness — could be seen clearly from parts of … Continue reading
Spectacular Exploding Meteor Recorded over Southern Coast of Tasmania, Australia
Jackson Ryan cnet.com An enormous, spectacular fireball blazing a trail across the sky off the southern coast of Tasmania, Australia, has been captured on film. A livestream camera fitted to the research vessel Investigator, operated by Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, spotted the fireball at 9:21 p.m. local time on Nov. 18. The vessel is designed to “look” down, performing … Continue reading
Indonesian Coffin Maker Becomes Millionaire after Meteorite Worth £1.4m Crashes through Roof
“…is estimated to be 4.5 billion years old.” who says the past can’t catch up to you via The Sun A coffin maker in Indonesia became an instant millionaire – when a £1.4million lump of space rock crashed through his roof. Josua Hutagalung, 33, was at home when the football-sized meteorite smashed through the veranda at the edge of his … Continue reading
Tree Rings May Hold Clues to Impacts of Supernovas on Earth
Daniel Strain University of Colorado Boulder Massive explosions of energy happening thousands of light-years from Earth may have left traces in our planet’s biology and geology, according to new research by CU Boulder geoscientist Robert Brakenridge. The study, published this month in the International Journal of Astrobiology, probes the impacts of supernovas, some of the most violent events in the … Continue reading
Giant Green Meteor Fireball Lights up Night Sky over Norway
A meteor camera captured a giant green fireball shooting across the night sky of Larvik, Norway, on November 7. Sveinung Vegum’s camera captured the moment the fireball approached from afar before falling on the horizon. Local media in Norway reported the fireball had fallen over Sweden. Norwegian Meteor Network said it received close to 100 reports of a powerful fireball … Continue reading