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Meteorite Crashes Into London Cab

June 29, 2012

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Londoners awoke this morning to news of a meteorite which struck a taxi in the heart of the city’s busy shopping district Covent Garden. Witnesses were left stunned by what looked like a scene straight out of a science fiction film. [...]

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Was This Ancient Monolith a Stone Age Astronomy Tool?

March 31, 2012

Is this 2-meter-high slab of lichen-covered rock in a UK park an astronomical marker used by Neolithic people? Researchers from Nottingham Trent University are suggesting that may in fact be the case, based on the stone’s alignment, angle and proximity to other significant Stone and Bronze Age sites nearby. Remove this ad

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Massive Fireball Witnessed Over The UK By Countless Observers

March 4, 2012

On the evening of March 3rd 2012 at approximately 21:40 GMT, an incredibly bright fireball/bollide was seen over the United kingdom. Many people were outside enjoying a clear evening under the stars, or going about their ordinary business when they spotted the amazingly bright object shooting across the sky. Nearly all of the observations from [...]

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