Kathy Gibson reports – Scientists have confirmed that a big meteorite exploded close to Gqhberha last week (25 August), with witnesses reporting the flash and sound from hundreds of kilometres away.
The spectacular entry of a meteorite into Earth’s atmosphere over the Eastern Cape has captured significant public interest in recent weeks. Its secrets will soon be revealed in a special event ...
Meteorites, captivating cosmic relics, provide a rare insight into the origins and evolution of our solar system. More than ...
A significant meteorite that fell in the Eastern Cape is believed to be an achondritic meteorite, specifically a rare type within the Howardite-Eucrite-Diogenite (HED) group. The space rock has ...
The meteorite that roared through the Eastern Cape skies on 25 August travelled at 20.1 kilometres per second. When it exploded, energy equal to 92 tonnes of dynamite being detonated was released.
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The two most plausible explanations folks toyed with were that it was either a meteor or a satellite burning up as it re-entered the atmosphere. On Monday, Wits University’s School of ...
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Robert Towers has found more than 200 meteorites, more than 130 of which he has donated to the South Australian Museum. He has now been recognised for his contributions to the museum's collection ...
Analysis of a strange pattern left on the Earth’s surface by a meteor shower has upended our understanding of how the planet appeared 466 million years ago, and how life developed. A group of ...