SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / CNN) – Amid a pandemic, civil unrest and a divided US election season, we now have an asteroid zooming in on us. On the day before the presidential vote, no less. The celestial object known as 2018VP1 is projected to come close to Earth on Nov. …
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CBS Detroit – There is a video on Youtube that says that we are about to have another “very close encounter” with an asteroid. What the California Jet Propulsion Laboratory calls “Near Earth Objects” or NEO. Now keep in mind that asteroids have approached or hit our planet for millions …
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) – TO UPDATE The Twitter account for Dr. Marco Langbroek reports that the fireball that was seen over West Texas early Saturday morning was actually caused by a Russian rocket that ruptured upon re-entry into the atmosphere. Dr. Langbroek says the Kosmos 2542 rocket was launched in …
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A space rock entered Earth’s atmosphere above Tokyo, producing a bright flash and a loud sonic sound. The incident was captured on video, showing the fireball lighting up and then disappearing. No damage was reported, but the sonic boom was heard over great distances. This past weekend gave those of …
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A massive fireball appeared in the skies over several southern states of the United States in the early hours of the morning of June 19. Eyewitnesses report seeing a long streak followed by a bright flash and then a boom. It is unclear if any piece of the space rock …
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