A team of researchers at Curtin University studying data from Australia's Desert Fireball Network has identified a minimoon fireball. In their paper published in The Astronomical Journal, the group describes how they found ...
An explosion is a complex event involving quickly changing temperatures, pressures and chemical concentrations. In a paper in the Journal of Applied Physics a special type of infrared laser, known as a swept-wavelength external ...
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Sep 3, 2019
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Researchers are seeking the public's help in locating fragments of a fireball that shone as bright as the full moon observed by Western's All-Sky Camera Network across at 2:44 a.m. ET this morning.
Space Exploration
Jul 25, 2019
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Over the past few days a pair of spectacular fireballs have graced Australia's skies.
Space Exploration
May 24, 2019
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Asteroid researcher Kristiane Schmidt and ESA data technician Andrea Toni inspect a camera fixed to the five-storey-high rooftop of ESA's technical heart in the Netherlands, keeping a constant watch for fireballs – very ...
Space Exploration
May 2, 2019
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Residents along the East Coast have reported seeing a meteor blazing across the nighttime sky.
Space Exploration
Apr 17, 2019
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On Dec. 18, 2018, a large "fireball—the term used for exceptionally bright meteors that are visible over a wide area—exploded about 16 miles (26 kilometers) above the Bering Sea. The explosion unleashed an estimated 173 ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 22, 2019
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Space. The very word speaks of emptiness and isolation. But since we discovered how useful it is to put things up there, space has been getting a little bit crowded.
Space Exploration
Nov 26, 2018
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Nothing lights up the night – or sparks the interest of researchers – quite like a meteor sighting.
Space Exploration
Jan 29, 2018
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A fireball that lit up the evening sky is lighting up social media.
Space Exploration
Dec 27, 2017
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