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‘Huge’ Meteor Fireball Captured on Doorbell Cam over Southern California
Home security cameras captured the moment a meteor streaked across the night sky over Fullerton, California, in the early hours of November 2. Jessica Gilstrap tweeted this video recorded by her doorbell camera, writing: “WHOA! Jared and I were laying in bed and a bright light shone in our room, I thought someone was outside with a flashlight. It was … Continue reading
Fear of the ‘Big One’ Grows in California as Dormant Fault Line Moves for 1st time in 500yrs
“There are now fears that if Garlock keeps creeping it may disturb the San Andreas fault and trigger the long-feared ‘Big One’ which could devastate the entire state and swallow cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles whole. The southern San Andreas Fault experiences major quakes roughly every 150 years, the last of which took place in 1857, meaning the … Continue reading
Ancient Assyrian Tablets May Have Noted a Massive Solar Storm
Scientists report that they may have found the earliest written record of a solar storm in ancient Assyrian tablets. Recent analyses have found evidence of an extreme solar storm that left energetic particles in tree rings and ice cores across the world sometime around 660 BCE. With this in mind, a research team in Japan and the United Kingdom wondered … Continue reading
Bright Slow-Moving Meteor Fireball Recorded over Trinidad and Tobago
SOME lucky citizens were on Tuesday night treated to what appeared to be a meteor blazing its way into Earth’s atmosphere, looking much like a comet as it streaked across the sky. The fireball appeared to have been visible mostly to those living in Central and Northern Trinidad and a number of people yesterday posted video clips of the celestial … Continue reading
Preparing for an Inevitable Solar Storm
Let’s consider the following scenario – the Earth is at risk for a disruptive event. This event has, conservatively, about a 0.2% chance of happening on any given year. But that is the most conservative estimate, at the high end it could be more like 12% over the next decade. Either way the chance of this type of event happening … Continue reading
Bright Midnight Meteor Fireball Lights Up Sky over Northeast China
It turned night into day. What appears to be a dazzling meteor lit up the sky over northeast China on Friday (Oct. 11), appearing as a brilliant fireball in surveillance videos of the event. The meteor occurred at about 12:16 a.m. Beijing Time, turning night into day and casting dark shadows as it streaked through the sky, according to the … Continue reading
Huge Meteor Fireball Illuminates Night Sky Over London, England
It was previously reported that a large asteroid was approaching Earth. Its diameter is approximately 190 to 430 metres, making it twice as large as the famous Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt. According to eyewitnesses, London has been illuminated by a meteor, with some of them managing to record the dramatic footage. Some of the witnesses were in Southeast London … Continue reading
Meteor Fireball Lights Up Sky over Tasmania and Victoria, Produces Loud Bang
A fireball meteor — possibly as small as a tennis ball — has burst into the Earth’s atmosphere causing a flash of light and a sound “like thunder” over Tasmania and Victoria, causing some to fear the worst. The object flew across the horizon just before 8:30pm (AEST), with videos being shared by excited eyewitnesses in both states. Adrian from … Continue reading
Meteor Fireball Streaking Across the North Carolina Sky Captured by Dashcam
A car dashcam recorded a fireball streaking across the night sky in North Carolina. An ABC11 viewer recorded the video Thursday night while driving on Raleigh Road in Wilson toward Airport Boulevard. In the top right of the screen, a bright light can be seen entering the frame and streaking toward the horizon for about three seconds. According to the … Continue reading
Slow Moving Meteor over the UK Triggers Police Hunt for Crashed Plane
On September 8, 2019 a bright, slow-moving meteor fireball was recorded over the English Channel. The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 179 reports from people across England and northern France regarding the object. Devon and Cornwall Police were contacted by numerous people regarding the flying object during the early hours of Sunday according to the BBC. Two police helicopters and … Continue reading
