Posted on 06/15/2020 7:53:58 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Miners working in the Pilbara region spotted the strange object—which illuminated the clouds as it flew past—around 1 a.m. local time, with the glow lasting for so long that many were able to capture the event on their phones.
Experts say that the object was probably not a piece of spacecraft debris falling to Earth, but rather a "fireball," which is a very bright meteor.
"What we tend to see—when objects like space debris, or if it's a satellite burning up—what we tend to see is sort of like crackles and sparks. This is due to the fact that there is stuff burning up—so you've got solar panels going all over the place, you've got hunks of metal moving around as it's burning up through our atmosphere. [But] this is quite a clean shot—it was quite a strong line, we didn't see too much fragmentation. It's absolutely stunning."
Around 100 tonnes of natural space debris enters the Earth's atmosphere every day, according to Nagle.
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Quick send Tom Cruise.
Swamp Gas
Get a load that scientist chick from the university. Talks about sharing and reaching out. Gack!
The Blob
Yes, she was very not hot.
Who pulled Biden’s finger?
We’re they licking toads?
Strage things. Happen in Alice springs.
Seriously strange things happen in Alice springs
I saw a fireball during the day once. It wasn’t very bright, but definitely burning and leaving a black smoke trail that dissipated quickly. It looked like it was only a block or so away and moving slow, but it must have been dozens of miles up and going several miles per second.
10 bucks says that somewhere there’s a dingo and a baby involved. ...
Buwhahaha...touche’
“Quick send Tom Cruise.”
Naaa...Crocodile Dundee. (With a Fosters)
rwood
Oh I saw a bright one in full daylight in the 1960’s, red, green and yellow with a smoke trail. Like many in the Northeast, we jumped in the family car to follow it, thinking it came down within a few miles. I believe it actually exploded over Alaska.
Smh....sorry you missed the reference...it was rather cryptic.
Was it the Loc Nar?
The dingo ate your baby. Lol
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