meteors

Possible Meteorite Fragments from 1908 Tunguska Explosion Found

May 2, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter The 1908 explosion over the Tunguska region in Siberia has always been an enigma. While the leading theories of what caused the mid-air explosion are that an asteroid or comet shattered in an airburst event, no reliable trace of such a [...]

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Cassini Watches as Meteors Hit Saturn’s Rings

April 25, 2013

From tell-tale evidence, we know that Earth, our Moon and other bodies in our Solar System are constantly barraged with both small meteoroids and larger asteroids or comets. And sometimes – like in the case of seeing meteors fling across our sky, or flashes on the Moon or Jupiter getting hit by Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 [...]

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Meteorite Crashes Through Roof of a House in Connecticut

April 24, 2013

A rock that crashed through a house in Connecticut last weekend has been confirmed to be a meteorite. Homeowner Larry Beck called police in Wolcott, CT at 10:30 a.m. on April 20, 2013 and said a baseball-sized rock crashed through his home the night before, causing damage to his roof and pipes in the attic [...]

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Bright Meteor Rocks Argentina Rock Concert

April 23, 2013

Talk about a light show! A massive bolide was captured on video during a middle-of-the-night rock concert in Argentina on April 21, 2013. The band, Los Tekis performed at an outdoor concert venue and in perfect timing, right after the band concluded a song, the person who shot the video panned out so that the [...]

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This Weekend’s Lyrid Meteor Shower: How to See It

April 17, 2013

Feeling a little meteor-starved lately? Me too. It’s been a meteor shower desert since the Quadrantids of early January. That’s about to change. This weekend brings the celestial version of April showers with the annual appearance of the Lyrids. Remove this ad

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