Meteor

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    Huge meteor explodes in the sky above Derby

    This is the jaw-dropping moment a doorbell security camera captured a meteor streaking across the sky before exploding in a fireball. Gary Rogers, 52, received a text alert from his security camera after it detected suspicious movement outside

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    Scientists warn dangerous space rocks could be hiding in little-known meteor shower

    Scientists are warning that dangerous space rocks could be hiding in a little-known meteor shower coming to Earth this month. While most of us are familiar with the Perseid meteor shower and its potential to bring a dazzling light show, the Beta

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    Fireball from meteor lights up Florida night sky

    Dashcam footage captured the moment a bright blue fireball lit up the night sky across Florida and Georgia in the USA. The US National Weather Service says the bright flash across the night sky over the weekend was likely a falling meteor. People

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    Alien metal from dinosaur-killing asteroid could be key to cancer cure

    Meteors... never really did much good for the dinosaurs. But that same seven-mile-wide rock that crashed into Earth killing 70% of all living species may hold the key to curing cancer. According to SWNS, researchers from the University of Warwick

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    Scientists warn a meteor swarm in 2019 could contain large hidden asteroids

    Two scientists have called for a special observation campaign in 2019 to look for large objects hidden in a meteor shower expected to take place in June. The warning comes as scientists study a mysterious event that occurred over Siberia in 1908.

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    Mysterious light seen in California sky prompts speculation

    A bright falling object seen in the sky of northern California on Wednesday puzzled many onlookers. People shared photos and videos of the object on social media, wondering what it was and tagging Nasa in their posts. Many pointed out it

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    Meteor captured on police dashcam

    Weatherford Police Department in Texas has released dashcam footage which shows a bright meteor shooting across the sky. The video was posted to the police department's Facebook page at the beginning of the week. See also: Enormous

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