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The Perseids can be the best meteor shower of the year, thanks to bright fireballs and long colorful trails. US states may also get northern lights.
Twin meteor showers will peak just a week apart this month, with the first celestial display taking place on Monday night.. The Southern Taurids will reach their zenith on the night of 4-5 ...
The Southern Taurid meteor shower is set to peak on the night of November 5, when sky-gazers will get a chance to see bright fireballs blaze across the sky.
During this event a stony meteoroid about 50–60 m (160–200 ft) in size [1] [2]: p. 178 exploded at an altitude of 5–10 km (16,000–33,000 ft) over a sparsely populated forest in Siberia. The resulting shock wave flattened an estimated 80 million trees over a 2,150 km 2 (830 sq mi) area, and may have killed 3 people.
Sandy Purdon, a marina owner and former president of the Port Tenants Association, got the idea to do a similar but larger fireworks show from the San Diego side of the bay. He recruited financial support from other bayside business owners and brought the Port of San Diego on board with financial and in-kind support. The first display in 2001 ...
The Novato meteorite is an ordinary chondrite which entered the Earth's atmosphere and broke up over Northern California at 19:44 Pacific Time on 17 October 2012. The falling bolide created a bright fireball and sonic booms and fragmented into smaller pieces as the intense friction of passing through the atmosphere heated it and absorbed its kinetic energy. [2]
A large fireball lit up the skies over large portions the U.S. and Canada Monday evening. The American Meteor Society reported 436 sightings of the fireball, which was seen from northern Michigan ...
Get ready for a light show this weekend. It's not a show at the Ryman or at Bridgestone Arena, it's the Taurid meteor shower with its peak viewing on Nov. 4 and 5.