A meteorite fell on a woman while she was drinking coffee with a friend

A woman in France was quietly drinking coffee with her friend when a small meteorite flew into her. This is an extremely rare event. The Newsweek edition told in more detail. A woman was chatting with her friend on the terrace when a mysterious pebble hit her between the ribs. "I heard a loud...

A meteorite fell in Texas: many residents heard the explosion

NASA has confirmed that a meteor about 2 feet (60 cm) in diameter and weighing about 1000 pounds (450 kg) fell in Texas. Many residents heard the explosion, but did not know what it was. Fox4News writes about it. Experts believe that the space rock, ...

A meteorite exploded over Europe: an incredible sight was filmed

The meteorite exploded over the English Channel in the early hours of February 13 after entering the Earth's atmosphere, reports the Independent. The rare event was captured on video by many astronomers and stargazers who stayed up to see the shooting star. ?? France, Le havre.Passage de…

A man dug up an unusual stone and thought it was gold, but his find turned out to be much more valuable

In 2015, David Hole, a resident of Australia, found an unusual piece of rock in the Maryborough Regional Park near Melbourne and thought it was gold. He kept the find for years and tried to split it until he figured out the unique origin of his stone, according to ScienceAlert.

One chance in 100 billion: a meteorite broke through the roof of a house and fell right on the bed next to a woman

A Canadian woman was sleeping in her bed when she heard a loud noise and barking from her dog. She looked up and saw a hole in the wall. Looking around, the landlady found a strange gray object lying on her bed right next to her head. The USA edition told in more detail ...

'Loud crash and fireball': a super-powerful meteor explosion occurred over the United States

On Sunday, March 7, a meteor flew in the night sky over Vermont, creating a spectacular light show and causing earth-shaking crashes, Live Science tells. The explosive passage of the meteor through the atmosphere had a yield of 440 pounds (200 kg) of TNT. According to NASA ...

Fireball in the sky: a meteorite swept over Pennsylvania

In the early morning of Wednesday, September 30, a streak of light was visible in the sky, followed by a bright flash. CBS Pittsburgh reports. Early Wednesday morning, September 30, several social media users in Pittsburgh, PA and the East Coast stated that ...

Geminids-2019: where and how to see the most beautiful meteor shower

Geminids are a meteor shower that can be seen from Earth every year in mid-December. This time, astronomers say, the stars will fall especially beautifully. In mid-December, the inhabitants of the Earth will be able to see the last shower of stars this year - the Geminid stream. Highest intensity ...

A bright meteorite flashed in the night sky over the USA: report from social networks

The bright meteorite lit up the night sky of the US Midwest and was caught on numerous videos of anxious residents and security cameras. The American meteorite community says it has received more than 120 messages from eight states from people who noticed the phenomenon on Monday night, TSN reports. ...

10 times more powerful than Hiroshima: NASA told about the explosion of a meteorite in Kamchatka

In December 2018, the largest meteorite explosion occurred after the incident in Chelyabinsk in 2013. However, this happened far from people, so the phenomenon went almost unnoticed. This was told to the BBC by NASA planetary protection officer Lindley Johnson. According to the agency, the meteorite ...

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