meteorites

A mysterious flash that lit up the skies over the Ukrainian capital Kyiv generated much speculation. Officials in Kyiv said they suspected it was a Nasa satellite falling to Earth but the US space agency told the BBC it was still in orbit. The Ukrainian air force suggested the flash might...

Planetary scientists estimate that each year, about 500 meteorites survive the fiery trip through Earth’s atmosphere and fall to our planet’s surface. Most are quite small, and less than 2% of them are ever recovered. While the majority of rocks from space may not be recoverable due to ending up...

I recently bought a Moldavite tumblestone crystal from a local crystal shop after coming across it in a crystal collection video on YouTube and finding out that it could have come from the meteorite that crashed into the Czech Republic 15 million years ago. I've also heard that ETs are some how...

This thread is being established to address the acceptance of rock falls as actual events - the classic and oft-cited example of damned facts being validated as scientific realities. http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=363992004

Meteorite hits Girl Full story here wouldn't even a small stone falling from a great height have caused some damage?:confused: