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Was this 'meteor' part of an alien invasion? Nope, just another day in L.A.
Josh Grossberg
Mar 21, 2019
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Sometime in the past decade Mars suffered an impact shotgun blast
Phil Plait
Feb 27, 2019
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A series of fresh impact craters on Mars were created by the breakup of an incoming asteroid or comet. The event happened sometime no earlier than 2009. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
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How far away can you see a meteor?
Phil Plait
Dec 13, 2018
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A bright Geminid streaks past Orion and the bright star Sirius in the 2009 shower. Credit: Babak Tafreshi
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A bright meteor over Greenland didn't spark nuclear war. [Phew]
Phil Plait
Aug 3, 2018
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The Chelyabinsk, Russia fireball on Feb. 15, 2013, seen from a dashboard camera. Credit: Евгений Славенков via YouTube
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Why do asteroids explode high in the atmosphere?
Phil Plait
Dec 11, 2017
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Artwork depicting the fireball from the Siberian Tunguska impact of 1908. Credit: Don Davis / DonaldEDavis.com used by permission
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October 19 in Sci-Fi History: In praise of John Lithgow
Zac Hug
Oct 19, 2017
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In space, no one can hear when you're hit by a meteoroid. Except that one time when LRO was hit.
Phil Plait
May 30, 2017
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LRO and an incoming meteoroid
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Video of massive fireball over Midwest: precursor to invasion?
Patrick Lee
Dec 14, 2012
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NBC unveils summer schedule of sci-fi, including Merlin and Listener
Patrick Lee
Dec 14, 2012
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Meteor's Marla Sokoloff knows why we love watching the world end
Adam-Troy Castro
Dec 14, 2012
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