Astronomers will investigate this fireball to help disentangle the heritage and history of the Solar System’s formation.
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There are telltale clues to help you work out what just blazed overhead.
A mysterious hunk of space junk buzzed through Australian skies last night. It may have been the third stage of a Soyuz 2 rocket just launched by Russia.
When the meteor exploded into pieces above New Zealand, it produced a shock wave strong enough to be picked up by earthquake seismometers. But any fragments have likely dropped into the ocean.
A small asteroid will cross Earth’s orbit on November 2. Scientists aren’t sure if the two will collide – but even if they do, there’s still no cause for alarm.
Ten new remote cameras will soon be scouring the British night skies for meteorites.
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