Meteor Fireball Lights up Night Sky over Northern Hungary
by Alexandra Béni via Daily News Hungary Thanks to a lucky camera position, the following video captures a fireball flashing over Sokorópátka. According to HVG, an unexpected meteor crossed the sky in Sokorópátka, Győr-Moson-Sopron County this week. One of the users of Időkép, Károly Boráros, sent a video to the portal, as his camera was looking right in the direction … Continue reading
The Earth is Spinning Faster Now than at Any Time in the Past Half Century
“The Earth has been spinning unusually quickly lately” By Sarah Knapton The Telegraph via Yahoo News If 2020 felt like a drag, you may be surprised to discover it actually went faster than you thought … and this year is set to be even speedier. The Earth has been spinning unusually quickly lately, and July 19 saw the shortest day … 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
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
Planetary Defenses MISSED Asteroid Flyby that Came within 400km of Earth on Friday 13th
A disturbing new record for the closest asteroid flyby of the Earth has been set, after a space rock named 2020 VT4 came within 400 kilometers (250 miles) of the planet on Friday the 13th. And our planetary defenses missed it. The asteroid was spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey at the Mauna Loa Observatory in … 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
Meteor Fireball Lights up Sky and Rains Fire on Northern Mexico
Residents across northeastern Mexico were stunned when a green-hued fireball lit up the night sky on Tuesday. Authorities reported that the fiery debris caused localised bushfires in the vicinity. Reports came flooding in from across the northern state of Nuevo Leon after the suspected meteorite streaked across the sky at approximately 22:14 local time on Tuesday night. Eyewitness and doorbell … Continue reading
