On June 30, 1908, the largest asteroid impact in recorded history occurred in remote Siberia, Russia. We now celebrate Asteroid Day each year on the anniversary the Tunguska event, as it is now known. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/what-is-the-tunguska-explosion…
Tag: fireball
Death from above? Fireball may have destroyed ancient Syrian village
An ancient Syrian village was destroyed by a fireball from the sky, scientists suspect. Source: https://www.livescience.com/fireball-destroyed-ancient-syrian-town.html
Mysterious blue fireball streaks above Western Australia, puzzling astronomers
Scientists aren’t sure if space junk or a meteor caused a brilliant blue fireball seen across Western Australia. Source: https://www.livescience.com/mysterious-fireball-pilbara.html
The fire and the fireball
A bright meteor is called a fireball. This one creates a backdrop to clouds of smoke from an actual fire that – as of Saturday – had burned some 9,000 acres and was only 10% contained, according to Inciweb. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/photo-fireball-bighorn-fire-tuscon-june-2020…
Brilliant fireball lights up skies over Tennessee (video)
A meteor lit up the night sky over Tennessee and neighboring states late Sunday (June 7), sparking 120 fireball sightings across 12 different nearby states and Canada. Source: https://www.livescience.com/meteor-fireball-video-tennessee-june-2020.html
SpaceX’s Starship SN4 prototype explodes after rocket engine test
SpaceX’s latest Starship prototype exploded just after a rocket engine test Friday (May 30), erupting in a dramatic fireball at the spaceflight company’s Texas proving grounds. Source: https://www.livescience.com/spacex-starship-sn4-prototype-explodes.html
Russian military satellite launch spawns space-junk fireball over Australia (video)
Russia launched a military satellite to orbit on Friday (May 22), and the mission generated plenty of drama in the downward direction as well. Source: https://www.livescience.com/russia-satellite-launch-space-junk-fireball.html
Siri, What Time Is It in London?
John Gruber, writing at Daring Fireball: Nilay Patel [Editor-in-Chief of news website The Verge] asked this of Siri on his Apple Watch. After too long of a wait, he got the correct answer — for London Canada. I tried on my iPhone and got the same result. Stupid and slow is heck of a combination. You can argue that giving the…
The Tunguska explosion could have been caused by an asteroid that still orbits the sun
On a cool summer morning in 1908, a fireball appeared over northern Siberia. Eyewitnesses described a column of blue light that moved across the sky, followed by a tremendous explosion that leveled trees across more than 2,000 square kilometers. The explosion is consistent with a large meteor strike, but to this day, no evidence of a crater has been found. Now…
Spectacular ‘lucky’ image of Jupiter revealed
A stunning new image of the solar system’s largest planet was put together from hundreds of shots. Resembling a huge smouldering fireball against the … Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/336431/spectacular-lucky-image-of-jupiter-revealed…