What caused the fireballs that lit up the sky over Australia?
Over the past few days a pair of spectacular fireballs have graced Australia's skies.
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Big meteorite chunk found in Russia's Ural Mountains
Scientists and meteorites hunters have been on a quest to find bits of rock from the asteroid exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk in Russia on February 15. More than 100 fragments have been found so far that appear to be ...
Space Exploration
Feb 27, 2013
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Dashcam detective work leads to recovery of space rocks from fireball over Slovenia
On 28 February 2020, at 10:30 CET, hundreds of people across Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, Austria and Hungary observed a bright ball of light hurtling across the morning sky. This delivery of rocks from a distant asteroid to ...
Astronomy
Sep 21, 2021
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Jupiter blasted by 6.5 fireball impacts per year on average
Jupiter is hit by an average of 6.5 objects per year that create impacts large enough to be visible from Earth, according to preliminary results from a worldwide campaign by amateur astronomers to observe the giant planet. ...
Space Exploration
May 18, 2016
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Meteor over Lake Michigan lights up sky in several states
A meteor over Lake Michigan lit up the sky Monday morning across several states in the Midwest.
Space Exploration
Feb 6, 2017
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Chelyabinsk meteorite had previous collision or near miss (Update)
The Chelyabinsk meteorite either collided with another body in the solar system or came too close to the Sun before it fell to Earth, according to research announced today at the Goldschmidt conference in Florence.
Space Exploration
Aug 26, 2013
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Fireball spotted over southern Mississippi, NASA confirms
A loud boom prefaced a streaking fireball spotted in three Southern states, scientists confirmed Thursday.
Space Exploration
Apr 29, 2022
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Grand Bend fireball may have dropped meteorites
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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Fireball Streaks Through Night Sky of Western Alabama (Video)
Vigilant sky watchers were treated to a fiery surprise in western Alabama sky on Friday, March 19.
Space Exploration
Mar 23, 2010
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How do quark-gluon-plasma fireballs explode into hadrons?
Quark gluon plasma (QGP) is an exciting state of matter that scientists create in a laboratory by colliding two heavy nuclei. These collisions produce a QGP fireball. The fireball expands and cools following the laws of hydrodynamics, ...
General Physics
Dec 20, 2023
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