A 100-metre-wide asteroid passed just 70,000km from Earth on Thursday, Australian time. It was discovered by the Brazilian SONEAR survey just days ago, and its presence was announced mere hours before it zoomed past our planet. ...
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Jul 25, 2019
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As our solar system was forming nearly four and a half billion years ago, a planet-sized object struck the early Earth, leading to the formation of the moon, possibly from a hot, spinning cloud of rock vapor called a synestia. ...
Space Exploration
Jul 10, 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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A pair of researchers has found possible evidence of an extrasolar object striking the Earth back in 2014. In their paper uploaded to the arXiv preprint server, Amir Siraj and Abraham Loeb describe their study of data in ...
For almost 500 people in the southeastern United States, getting up early Thursday was its own reward.
Space Exploration
Apr 4, 2019
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The National Weather Service says a bright flash across the Florida night sky over the weekend was likely a falling meteor.
Environment
Apr 1, 2019
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On February 1, 2019 a bright meteor crossed the sky over Cuba in the middle of the day. The phenomenon, which was followed by a smoke trail (a characteristic cloud left by the burn in the atmosphere of a meteoroid) and a ...
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Feb 15, 2019
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On the night of December 13, into the morning of December 14, 2018, tune into the night sky for a dazzling display of fireballs. Thanks to the International Space Station, this sky show – the Geminids meteor shower—will ...
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Dec 14, 2018
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