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Nighttime Flash Seen Last Week over the Big Island, Hawaii was a Meteor
A bright flash that illuminated the sky the night of July 24 was caused by a rock, estimated to be between the size of a softball and basketball, entering the Earth’s atmosphere. The University of Hawaii’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System program on Mauna Loa caught an image of the meteor that briefly lit the sky brighter than a full … Continue reading
Early Morning Meteor Fireball Stuns Perth Residents, ‘I Thought it was Armageddon’
Early risers around the Perth metropolitan area were stunned by a bright green light filling the night sky on Wednesday morning, but what looked like Armageddon was most likely a meteor, according to a Perth Observatory staffer. Just before 6am 6PR News director Lisa Barnes was out for her morning run near Ellenbrook when she saw the phenomenon light up … Continue reading
NASA Says the Earth’s Rotation is Slowing, Could Cause Major Earthquakes
Earth’s rotation is slowing down as the Moon moves farther away from the planet – and scientists believe it could cause major earthquakes. Earth’s rotation is slowing as our planet uses energy to keep the tidal bulge ahead of the Moon’s orbit. The Moon’s gravity keeps Earth’s rotation in check, and to do this the lunar satellite’s orbit must be … Continue reading
Scientists Shocked to Discover ‘City-Killer Asteroid’ Whizzed Past Earth in Scary Near Miss
Alan Duffy was confused. On Thursday, the astronomer’s phone was suddenly flooded with calls from reporters wanting to know about a large asteroid that had just whizzed past Earth, and he couldn’t figure out “why everyone was so alarmed.” The space rock, named Asteroid 2019 OK, came hurtling toward Earth at a speed of nearly 15 miles a second, before … Continue reading
Meteorite Falls from the Sky, Crashes into Rice Field in India
Anyone still doubting that this is on the rise?! via Time of India: Madhubani/Patna: Farmers working in a paddy field at a village in Madhubani district were left shaken when a meteorite-like object weighing around 15kg fell from the sky, leaving a crater at the spot where it crashed. Madhubani DM Shirsat Kapil Ashok told TOI that the incident took … Continue reading
Meteor Fireball Sighting Reported Across Much of the North American East Coast
Security cameras have captured a fireball caused by an apparent meteor over the east coast of the US. In various pieces of footage shared on social media a bright ball of light can be seen in the night sky. According to local news reports, sightings of the meteor were recorded in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New York and New … Continue reading
Expert Says The San Andreas Fault Is About To Crack – Here’s What Will Happen When It Does
The director of the Southern California Earthquake Center, Thomas Jordan, made an announcement recently that would have sent a chill down the spine of every Californian: that the San Andreas fault appears to be in a critical state and as such, could generate a large earthquake imminently. Of course, the reiteration of the seismic hazard to Californians will be nothing … Continue reading
Large Meteor Streaks Across Florida Sky, Breaks Apart
Video of a bright meteor streaking across the sky came in to the WFLA newsroom early Friday morning. WFLA viewer Rick Gallas was able to capture the video of the meteor on his security cameras at 11:27 pm Thursday night. This is looking east but he is not the only one who saw this meteor. Rick may have been one … Continue reading
7.3-magnitude Quake Strikes Eastern Indonesia
One person was killed after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit off the remote Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia on Sunday (July 14), sending panicked residents running into the streets. However, no tsunami warning was issued. The quake struck about 165km south-south-west of the town of Ternate in North Maluku province at 6.28pm local time, at a depth of 10km, according to … Continue reading
Earth’s ‘Leaking Core’ Poses Threat to Magnetic Field Which is Critical for the Existence of Life
Scientists studying the earth’s core, vital to protecting us from dangerous high-energy particles from space, believe not only that it is leaking, but that it has been for about 2.5 billion years. While the cause of the leak remains unknown, as do the consequences for the Earth’s magnetic field, scientists appear to have resolved the decades-old debate about whether the … Continue reading
