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Fireball Blazing through Florida Night Sky Captured on Dashcams
A large green meteor was spotted blazing through the night sky in northern Florida Saturday night, and several dashboard cameras managed to capture the fireball in action. The bright teardrop-shaped meteor fell at about 11:55pm EST and eyewitnesses reported a five to six second descent, followed by a bright flash that lit up the sky like a firework. The National … Continue reading
Bright Green Meteor Fireball Mystifies Stargazers Looking for Aurora Australis
They were waiting for the Aurora Australis, but amateur photographers were left guessing after seeing a bright green flash light up the Tasmanian sky. Amateur photographer Leoni Williams captured a shot of the green streak about 9:30pm on Thursday by “accident”. Overlooking Pipe Clay Lagoon, toward Clifton Beach in southern Tasmania, Ms Williams had her camera facing south in anticipation … Continue reading
Meteor Fireball Passed over Santa Catarina, Brazil
A Meteor fireball was seen over Santa Catarina, Brazil on March 24, 2019. 34 reports were made to The American Meteor Society (AMS) about a meteor fireball seen over Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina on Sunday, March 24th 2019 around 21:39 UT. A video was uploaded to the AMS Website. AMS Event: 1245-2019, Report 163602 (1245m-2019) Credit:V. Antonio … Continue reading
Geologist May Have Found the Source of Last Year’s Unexplained Massive Earth Shake
Last November, a huge seismic event that shook the planet left experts wondering about its possible source. Researchers now think they know what might have caused it: an offshore volcanic event unlike any other in recorded history. If the hypothesis is right, and there has been a massive movement of magma underneath the sea floor, that has implications for nearby … Continue reading
Ecologists Share a Glimpse of Our Grim Future from Global Warming
The UN has recently published a troubling report on global warming suggesting that the temperature rise at the North Pole will be greater than anticipated in the coming years and that soon climate change could become irreversible, threatening humanity with massive disasters. Sputnik has discussed the report with two prominent ecologists. A recent UN report on global warming has shown … Continue reading
Unusual Geomagnetic Storm May Result in Northern Lights over New York and Chicago
Cities as far south as New York and Chicago may see the Northern Lights on Saturday due to an unusual geomagnetic storm, meteorologists said.” “According to the NOAA’s graph, some parts of states like Illinois, Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania might be able to see the lights” A giant cloud of charged particles from the solar corona – the layer … Continue reading
Meteor Fireball Seen over Parts of New York State [VIDEO]
The American Meteor Society is reporting that a meteor was spotted over parts of New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania Tuesday morning at around 2:35 a.m. #Fireball caught over Elmira Corning Regional Airport, NY last night. 68 reports so far: https://t.co/ZHOkMko7UXIf you saw this event, please report it: https://t.co/N0EuOVkOgj pic.twitter.com/QQVTB5DOYA — AMSMETEORS (@amsmeteors) March 19, 2019 As of now, … Continue reading
Meteor That Exploded over Bering Sea in December 2018 Was 10 Times Size of Hiroshima
Given that most of the Earth is covered in water, many meteors that enter our atmosphere go unseen and many likely also fall into bodies of water with none being the wise except on rare occasions. via The Guardian: Fireball over Kamchatka peninsula in December went largely unnoticed at the time. A meteor explosion over the Bering Sea late last … Continue reading
Unexplained Glowing Object Recorded Falling from Siberian Sky (VIDEO)
A shining object was captured descending from the sky on a dashcam video in Russia’s remote north. A witness claims it was a meteor, but authorities say the location of the incident is too far away to investigate. Another eyewitness told local journalists that it became “light and warm” during the incident on Friday evening near the village of Tura … Continue reading
Astronomers Search for Meteorite that Fell on Abu Dhabi Desert, UAE (UPDATED)
Astronomers are searching for the remains of a fireball that fell from the sky into the Abu Dhabi desert. The meteorite is believed to have landed south of Al Wathba after being captured on camera by Abu Dhabi’s Astronomy Centre. Meteorites can contain grains of stardust older than our solar system and hold information about its formation and the geological … Continue reading
