Fireball Impact Generates Light Show

This was the first time in history that astronomers were able to detect and to predict a meteor impact before it actually happened. In the past, scientists were limited to witnessing various celestial bodies being burnt and disintegrated in the upper layers of the atmosphere, due to intense f... [ read more >> ]

A photo of the trail the rock fragment left behind as it disintegrated in Earth's atmosphere

Image comment: A photo of the trail the rock fragment left behind as it disintegrated in Earth's atmosphere
Image credits: Jimmy Westlake

A photo of the trail the rock fragment left behind as it disintegrated in Earth's atmosphere