News

Space.com on MSN1d
Rare daytime fireball bright enough to be seen from orbit may have punched a hole in a house in Georgia
A fireball, or a bright meteorite, was seen across the southeastern United States on Thursday and later exploded over Georgia ...
How do I know if I found a meteorite?
Unusual shape: iron-nickel meteorites are rarely rounded. Instead, they have an irregular shape with unusual pits like finger ...
Video shows fireball meteor explode in broad daylight. How rare is this cosmic phenomenon?
Fireballs fall on the Earth every day—but the one that just streaked across the southeastern U.S. this week was unlike the ...
Mystery streaking fireball reported from Florida, several states. Where it landed
People from North Florida to North Carolina reported a bright streak and fireball across the sky Thursday. Here's what to ...
Tellus Science Museum astronomer discusses meteorite landing in metro Atlanta
An afternoon surprise landing of a meteorite in the metro Atlanta caused a buzz across the region.To learn more about the ...
Rare 'bolide' fireball falls from sky, sightings reported across Southeast U.S.
Sightings have come from Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee. The National Weather Service station in Charleston noted the reports, saying that "satellite-based lightning detection ...
The New York Sun1d
Meteorite Zooms Across Skies in Southern United States Before Exploding in Midair With Force of 20 Tons of TNT
Mr. Chiaramonte was an investigative reporter and producer at Fox News, a correspondent for the New York Post, and a news ...
Meteorite-common amino acid induces formation of nanocavities in clay mineral, hinting at life's origins
Researchers at the universities of Amsterdam and Utrecht have observed the formation of nanocavities in montmorillonite clay ...
Waterjet Channel on MSN5h
2000 Degree Meteorite Vs. Ballistic Gel
In this video, we heat a 6-pound meteor to 2000 degrees to explore the effects on ballistic gel and other materials. This is ...