An audience at a rock concert near Santiago del Estero in Argentina, they saw an unexpected brightness. Was a half-meter meteor that flashed across the northern Argentinan sky around 3:30 AM on April 21. Have a look at the video…
Sikhote-Alin Iron Meteorite
March 28, 2013
Most everyone has heard about the Chelyabinsk meteorite that slammed into western Siberia last month. Not only were there perhaps a million people who witnessed this meteor but dozens of videos were taken of its early morning trace across a clear winter sky. Image © Mila Zinkova; Mila’s Web site
Fireball Lights up the US East Coast
March 24, 2013
A bright meteor was spotted across the eastern US, from Maryland to Manhattan to Massachusetts. So far there is no report of this making an impact, so it may have completely burned up in the atmosphere. Have a look at the video…
The Great Russian Meteor of 2013
February 18, 2013
The video is a compilation of several cameras, of the most spectacular meteorite of modern times, including smoke trails drifting, shadows quickly shifting and more.
Asteroid vs. Meteor
February 16, 2013
NASA has confirmed, that the meteor that yesterday broke through the atmosphere in Russia, creating a shock wave that shattered windows, injuring upwards of 1,000 people, is not related to the asteroid 2012 DA14 that passed Earth at the same day. Have a look at the video…
Leonid Meteor Shower 2012 this Weekend
November 16, 2012
Fireball Over Corfu, Greece
February 8, 2012
The photo above showing a startling fireball appearing to rip apart the night sky was seen during a star observation session at Mount Pantokrator on the Greek island of Corfu. Photographer: Bill Metallinos; Bill’s Web site
Meteorite Fireball over Cusco Peru
August 28, 2011
Castle and Meteor by Moonlight
August 15, 2011
Each August, as planet Earth swings through dust trailing along the orbit of periodic comet Swift-Tuttle, skygazers enjoy the Perseid Meteor Shower. As Earth moves through the denser part of the comet’s wide dust trail this year’s shower peaks around 6:00 UT August 13, when light from a nearly full Moon masks all but the brighter meteor streaks. Photographer Tamas Ladanyi
Last dinosaur before mass extinction
July 15, 2011
A team of scientists has discovered the youngest dinosaur preserved in the fossil record before the catastrophic meteor impact 65 million years ago. The finding indicates that dinosaurs did not go extinct prior to the impact and provides further evidence as to whether the impact was in fact the cause of their extinction.
