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Has Anyone Been Hit By a Meteorite?

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Campbell Flower

We are pretty used to things falling from the sky unexpectedly, as this often results in humans falling victim to injury. So it is pretty natural to ask, has anyone been hit by a meteorite: a piece of rock and metal that has survived passage from space through Earth’s atmosphere and ultimately fallen to Earth’s … Continue reading Has Anyone Been Hit By a Meteorite? → Continue reading →

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Meteor, Meteorite & Asteroid… What is the difference?

Posted on April 3, 2017 by mariabulanova

We often misuse words such as meteor, meteorite, and asteroid while talking about space and not realizing that these three things are actually different! In this post I will explain the difference between all of them. What are meteors? Meteors are objects that enter the Earth’s atmosphere from space. Sometimes they are called “shooting stars”, […] Continue reading →

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Between a Rock and a Whole Lot of Air

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Sam Chance

The first documented occurrence of a person being struck by a meteorite was a woman in Alabama being struck while napping by a rock that bounced off her wooden console radio. But could you imagine  being struck straight on by a meteorite while skydiving? That is exactly what happened to Anders Helstrup, after leaping for … Continue reading Between a Rock and a Whole Lot of Air → Continue reading →

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Possible Proof of Extra-Terrestrial Life

Posted on March 20, 2013 by jacksonlangham

A meteorite found in Sri Lanka has been reported to contain fossilized algae. If this discovery is true, it could act as proof to the existence of extra-terrestrial life. The […] Continue reading →

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