This Fireball Ignored the Solar System’s One-Way Signs (Published 2020)
A meteoroid that grazed the night sky over Australia in 2017 took a very unusual path away from Earth. It’s not unusual for meteors to illuminate night skies over southwestern Australia’s desolate landscapes. But the fireball of July 7, 2017, was different. For a full minute and a half, it just kept …
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