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Meteorite May Have Crashed in Remote Area of Wyoming Recently, Boom Heard
A meteorite may have fallen near the Wind River Reservation last weekend. Around 5:30 a.m. on December 1st, several Riverton residents saw a fireball streak across the sky, then heard a loud, window-rattling crash two to three minutes later. One eyewitness reported his observations to the American Meteor Society, describing a bright white object on the horizon, descending from right … Continue reading
7.5 Magnitude Earthquake off the Coast of New Caledonia Prompts Small Tsunami Waves for Vanuatu
Tsunami warnings were issued after a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of New Caledonia on Wednesday afternoon, local time. The 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck 104 miles (168 km) east-southeast of Tadine, New Caledonia, at a shallow depth of 6 miles (10 km), according to the United States Geological Service (USGS). Shortly after the earthquake occurred, the Pacific Tsunami Warning … Continue reading
Over 1,000 Aftershocks Shake Alaska After 7.0 Earthquake that Struck Anchorage
More than 1,000 aftershocks have shaken Alaska since the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that rocked the state Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. While the majority of the aftershocks were measured at magnitude 2.5 or less, about 350 small earthquakes were higher than 2.5 and around a dozen registered higher than magnitude 4.5. The original quake’s epicenter was about eight … Continue reading
Meteorite that Landed in Madagascar Came from Early Solar System
Four months ago, people in a small Madagascar town caught sight of a fireball shooting across the early-evening sky. Its boom was so loud, the ground shook. A search for pieces of this celestial visitor soon followed. Researchers stitched together eyewitness accounts to help them understand what came down from the heavens on July 27. What people saw crashing down, … Continue reading
7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Anchorage, Alaska
A 6.7 (initially marked as magnitude 6.7 and later updated to 7.0) magnitude earthquake rocked buildings in Anchorage Alaska, sending people running out of offices and seeking shelter under desks. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) states that the earthquake was centred about 12 kilometres north of Alaska’s largest city. An Associated Press reporter saw cracks in a building. It was … Continue reading
Meteor Fireball Streaks over Toronto, Canada
If you looked up and saw what appeared to be a fireball in Toronto’s skies last night wasn’t Santa making his way to the city, it was a meteor. Many Torontonians saw the meteor in above Toronto around 9:15 pm on Thursday night, and there are up to 33 reports so far listed through the American Meteor Society. Scott Sutherland … Continue reading
Strange Seismic Waves Picked up Circling the Earth on November 11, Seismologists Stumped
Feel any strange vibrations on November 11? A deep thrum rippled around the world — lingering a whole 20 minutes. It wasn’t an earthquake. Nobody knows what it was. Seismic sensors first picked up the event originating near an island between Madagascar and Africa. Then, alarm bells started ringing as far away as Chile, New Zealand and Canada. Hawaii, almost … Continue reading
Meteor Fireball Streaks Over Siberian Night Sky
Stunned locals have captured a glowing green fireball flying over the Russian city of Novosibirsk in Western Siberia. The phenomenon has created a buzz on social media and baffled scientists. The flyby was spotted by locals in several areas of the city on Tuesday morning when the sky was still dark and luckily clear. Videos showing the green glowing meteor … Continue reading
Exploding Meteor Likely Wiped Out Ancient Dead Sea Communities
ANCIENT WIPEOUT Preliminary evidence indicates that a low-altitude meteor explosion around 3,700 years ago destroyed cities, villages and farmland north of the Dead Sea (shown in the background above) rendering the region uninhabitable for 600 to 700 years. Archaeologists at a site in what’s now Jordan have found evidence of a cosmic calamity A superheated blast from the skies obliterated … Continue reading
Italy’s Campi Flegrei Supervolcano May Restart Eruption Cycle – Study
A new study published in the academic journal Science Advances on Wednesday suggests that Italy’s Campi Flegrei, a supervolcano that hasn’t erupted in roughly 500 years, is getting ready to kick things up a notch. After collecting dozens of rock, mineral and glass samples from 23 previous eruption sites at Campi Flegrei, the team of researchers were able to map … Continue reading
