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Large Numbers Report Seeing Huge Meteor Fireball over UK
by Lorna Hughes and Jonathon Manning via:Wales Online People across the UK have reported sightings of a spectacular “fireball” meteor. The huge space object was spotted lighting up the night sky at just before 10pm on Sunday. The UK Meteor Network, which monitors meteor sightings in Britain, said it had received hundreds of reports – with many people taking to … Continue reading
Iridium in Undersea Crater Confirms Asteroid Wiped out the Dinosaurs
By Hamish Johnston via Physicsworld Strong evidence that the dinosaurs were killed-off 66 million years ago by an asteroid hitting Earth has been found in Chicxulub crater under the Gulf of Mexico. An international team has measured an abundance of the rare element iridium in the crater and similarly high concentrations of the element are known to occur in sediments … Continue reading
30-Pound Meteorite that Crashed in Sweden Recovered in Local Village
Would be incredible to interact (if it was safe to do so) with an object that travelled through space! Stephanie Pappas Live Science Headline image: © Andreas Forsberg/Anders Zetterqvist A half-melted hunk of iron-rich rock found in Uppsala, Sweden, is part of a meteorite that fell there in November 2020. The lumpy meteorite is about the size of a loaf … Continue reading
Bright Meteor Fireball Flashes across Sky over Alberta, Canada
By Wallis Snowdon via: CBC.ca Headline Image: © Lea Storry/Twitter A fireball buzzed over the Prairies on Monday, temporarily piercing the dark of the early morning sky with a flash of blinding blue light. The meteor darted across the sky around 6:30 a.m. MT, startling early risers who were lucky to catch a glimpse of the sudden glow. The light … Continue reading
New Research Suggests Polar Flip Could be Catastrophic
Imagine if this was to happen while we were facing other serous crisis such as the pandemic and climate change, it would surely be the knock out punch! Headline Image credit: Image source: Reid Wiseman/NASA By Mike Wehner via BGR Disaster movies have shown us what Hollywood thinks might happen if Earth’s poles were to suddenly flip, but the reality … Continue reading
End of Neanderthals Linked to Flip of Earth’s Magnetic Poles, Study Suggests
By Nicola Davis via The Guardian Headline Image: © Elen11/Getty Images The flipping of the Earth’s magnetic poles together with a drop in solar activity 42,000 years ago could have generated an apocalyptic environment that may have played a role in a major events ranging from the extinction of megafauna to the end of the Neanderthals, researchers say. The Earth’s … Continue reading
Grenada, Spain Earthquake Swarm Continues, 49 Quakes in One Day, 585 Since December
by Javier Arroyo via El Pais The tremors have caused widespread alarm among local communities, with some families opting to sleep in their cars in open spaces due to fears of staying in their homes Granada province, in southern Spain, was hit on Thursday by 49 earthquakes, according to the National Geographic Institute (IGN). The largest of these, with a … Continue reading
Loud Boom in Bali’s Buleleng Allegedly Due to Exploding Meteor Fireball
by Dewi Elvia Muthiariny via Tempo.co Residents in Buleleng, Bali, and its surrounding areas were shocked by a loud boom on Sunday morning, January 24. The earthquake sensor of the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded it as an anomaly. The agency’s coordinator for earthquake and tsunami mitigation, Daryono, confirmed that many questioned the mysterious bang. Some were shocked … Continue reading
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
