An observatory in Brazil captured the moment meteorite speed across the night sky before exploding and crashing. According to reports, the meteorite exploded in Brazil’s Hortensias Region in the Rio Grande do Sul state. Professor Carlos Fernando Jung from the Heller & Jung Space Observatory reported the meteorite entered the …
Read More »Turkish researchers claim to have proof of world’s first space-rock fatality in Iraq
A group of researchers in Turkey is claiming to have come across the first credible records yet discovered of ‘death by a meteorite,’ dating from August 22, 1888. They cite multiple official documents recovered from the General Directorate of State Archives of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey, which …
Read More »Meteor Explosion on Jupiter captured in rare footage.
A stargazer landed the shot of a lifetime on Wednesday after he captured extremely rare footage of a mysterious flash of light on Jupiter, which may have been an elusive meteor explosion. Texas astrophotographer Ethan Chappel captured the incredible sight while he was filming the planet, and said the event …
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