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Earth's highest, coldest, rarest clouds are back. How to see the eerie 'noctilucent clouds' this summer.Look North as the stars appear in June and July to have a chance of seeing rare noctilucent (or 'night-shining') clouds with the naked eye.
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Rare green fireball explodes over Australia, creating bright flash visible for hundreds of milesThe exploding meteor, known as a bolide, also created a sonic boom that shook a nearby town.
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Scientists may have uncovered the oldest evidence of a meteor hitting Earth everGeologists have discovered the earliest evidence of a meteor collision with Earth: tiny fragments of melted rock that showered down on our planet 3.48 billion years ago.
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'Microdiamonds' discovered at French winery point to ancient meteor crater below the vinesA vineyard sits within an old impact crater in southern France, new research reveals.
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Fragment of 1,000-pound meteor that exploded over Texas could reveal new insights about our solar systemA chunk from the fireball meteor that exploded on Feb. 15 has been recovered. Other fragments of the hefty space rock were likely showered across the nearby area.
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'Pristine' meteorite contaminated with table salt upon crash landing on EarthThe Winchcombe meteorite was collected mere hours after it fell, but researchers have found that it was already contaminated with earthly minerals, including common table salt.
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How to see the stunning Geminid meteor shower light up the sky on Dec. 14As many as 120 meteors could tumble through the sky each hour during the Geminids' peak on Dec. 14.
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Mystery of Britain's Largest Meteorite SolvedThe meteorite weighs about the same as a baby elephant.
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How many meteorites hit Earth every year?Earth is constantly showered by space rocks, but how many of these actually land on Earth's surface?
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