‘Rare’ Daytime Meteor Captured over Namadgi National Park Australia
Headline image: © Ari Rex Photographer Ari Rex snapped this meteor hurtling past Earth while taking pictures in Namadgi National Park. It was an uncanny case of right time and right place when photographer Ari Rex snapped this streaking ball of light at the Namadgi National Park. Mr Rex was teaching a photography workshop at the Orroral Homestead when he … Continue reading
If the Asteroid Doesn’t Kill You, Its Winds Will
When the big asteroid hits, will you breath a sigh of relief when you see on the news that it missed your city? Don’t. A new study found that the bite of an asteroid impact does less damage that the bark of the wind created when it hits the Earth’s atmosphere, even if it breaks up and never actually craters … Continue reading
Fireball Seen by Large Number of People over East Coast Skies
Did you see a fireball Tuesday night? You weren’t alone. A bright meteor was spotted from New York to Kentucky about 8:40 p.m., prompting more than 100 reports to the American Meteor Society. A high concentration of sightings came from the D.C. area. “It was the brightest meteor I’ve ever seen,” one Arlington resident wrote. “I have seen fireballs before. … Continue reading
Large Green Fireball Lights Up the Sky Over Parts of US Midwest (VIDEO)
A giant green fireball was caught on a police officer’s dashcam lighting up the skies over the US midwest early Monday morning. The Illinois officer was on routine patrol around 1:30 a.m., when he saw “a giant green-lighted orb.” so the quick-thinking cop turned on his dashcam to capture the spectacular sight. “It was too good not to share,” Lisle … Continue reading
A Meteorite Recently Slammed into Mars and Left this Giant Crater
Like Earth, planet Mars is a shooting gallery for rogue space rocks that zip around at tens of thousands of miles per hour. But the red planet has barely 1% of the atmosphere of Earth’s to slow down, vaporize, and break up any of these stray lumps of stone and metal. It also lacks the flowing surface water and robust … Continue reading
Did a Meteor Over Northern Alberta Canada Overnight?
Did a meteor come crashing through the earth’s atmosphere over northern Alberta overnight? Peace River residents took to social media Friday to report what they had seen in the night sky shortly after midnight. Erika Florence posted on Facebook that she was on her way home from Grande Prairie when she saw what looked like a shooting star. “But then … Continue reading
Meteor Fireball AND Volcano Eruption, NICE! Meteor Streaks Across Volcanic Eruption in Costa Rica (video)
Witnessing a volcanic eruption is a spectacular sight on its own, but one such event in Costa Rica was made even more stunning earlier this week. A meteor danced across the night sky at precisely the same time. The shooting star traveled across the top of the Turrialba Volcano at 10:22pm local time on Tuesday night, just as the volcano … Continue reading
Green Meteor Fireball Recorded Streaking Across West Michigan Sky
It’s is not something you expect to see on your drive home from work. As Andrew Gunneson drove south on U.S. 131 from M-57, his dash cam caught a quick flash in the night sky. It was a meteor falling on the horizon. What fell is technically a fireball, based on how bright it is, but it’s not clear where … Continue reading
Meteor Explodes over Siberian City, Turning Night into Day (VIDEO)
People in the Republic of Khakassia in southwest Siberia witnessed a large fireball exploding in the sky on Tuesday, which briefly made the evening as bright as the day. Some even managed to catch the event on camera. “At first, I couldn’t understand what’s going on. There was a sudden luminescence. It wasn’t as light as day, but still quite … Continue reading
Meteor Fireball Lights up Sky over the Gulf of Mexico near Florida
Reports of a bright flash in the Western sky out over the Gulf of Mexico late Monday night. At around 11:18 P.M. on Monday there was a bright light that lit up the night over the Suncoast. We have had numerous reports of this “fireball” moving toward the west out over the Gulf of Mexico. Josh Stone ABC 7 meteorologist … Continue reading
