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Tag: Meteors and Meteorites

World

A Fireball Near Mexico City Lit Up the Sky and the Internet

April 18, 2025April 18, 2025Aimee OrtizComments Off on A Fireball Near Mexico City Lit Up the Sky and the Internet

The glowing object was a bolide, fireballs that explode in a bright flash, according to experts. It streaked across Mexico’s predawn skies on Wednesday.

World

A Space Rock Fell Into Sweden. Who Owns It on Earth?

March 22, 2024March 22, 2024CHRISTINA ANDERSONComments Off on A Space Rock Fell Into Sweden. Who Owns It on Earth?

Sweden’s courts have been debating claims to a meteorite that fell north of Stockholm, including whether the right to move around in nature, including on private property, extends to claiming a meteorite.

World

Surprise: An ‘Extraterrestrial’ Gadget Was Something More Familiar

March 11, 2024March 11, 2024MATT RICHTELComments Off on Surprise: An ‘Extraterrestrial’ Gadget Was Something More Familiar

In 2014 a fireball from outer space was posited to be an alien artifact. A recent study suggests otherwise.

World

Fireball Flashes Above Ontario and Parts of the U.S.

November 19, 2022Amanda HolpuchComments Off on Fireball Flashes Above Ontario and Parts of the U.S.

The bright meteor was the sixth object detected in space before striking Earth, the European Space Agency said.

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Military Memo Adds to Possible Interstellar Meteor Mystery

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022Joey RouletteComments Off on Military Memo Adds to Possible Interstellar Meteor Mystery

The U.S. Space Command seemed to confirm a claim that a meteor from outside the solar system had entered Earth’s atmosphere, but other scientists and NASA are still not convinced.

World

Meteorite Crashes Through Ceiling and Lands on Woman’s Bed

October 14, 2021October 14, 2021John Yoon and Vjosa IsaiComments Off on Meteorite Crashes Through Ceiling and Lands on Woman’s Bed

After a fireball streaked through the Canadian sky, Ruth Hamilton, of British Columbia, found a 2.8-pound rock the size of a large man’s fist near her pillow.

World

The Latest Wrinkle in Crumple Theory

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021Siobhan RobertsComments Off on The Latest Wrinkle in Crumple Theory

From studies of “geometric frustration,” scientists learn how paper folds under pressure.

World

Meteor Streaks Like a Firework Across U.K. Night Sky

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021ISABELLA KWAIComments Off on Meteor Streaks Like a Firework Across U.K. Night Sky

Those who looked up just before 10 p.m. on Sunday were treated to the sight of a fireball meteor.

World

Antarctica vs. Science

May 2, 2020ROBIN GEORGE ANDREWSComments Off on Antarctica vs. Science

For researchers using delicate, one-of-a-kind equipment, the extreme conditions at the bottom of the planet pose special challenges.

World

Fossil Site Reveals Day That Meteor Hit Earth and, Maybe, Wiped Out Dinosaurs

March 29, 2019March 29, 2019WILLIAM J. BROAD and KENNETH CHANGComments Off on Fossil Site Reveals Day That Meteor Hit Earth and, Maybe, Wiped Out Dinosaurs

A jumble of entombed plants and creatures offers a vivid glimpse of the apocalypse that all but ended life 66 million years ago.

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