Science Now Discoveries from the world of science and medicine Science Science Now Meteorite that killed off dinosaurs shaped modern-day plants After the meteorite Donna Braginetz; courtesy of Denver Museum of Nature and Science A post-apocalyptic forest: This post-extinction landscape is lush from...source: latimes.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A blazing meteor lit up the night sky like fireworks across a dozen eastern U.S. states and prompted almost 160 sighting reports, the American Meteor Society said on Monday. The meteor entered the Earth's atmosphere over central Pennsylvania late on Sunday and...source: businessinsider.com
Experts Don't Think That The Mystery Crater That Appeared In Nicaragua Is From A Meteor Mike Wall , Space.com Sep. 10, 2014, 1:22 PM Nicaraguan officials say a meteorite gouged out a crater near the nation's capital city over the weekend, but scientists...source: businessinsider.com
A loud boom heard Saturday night by residents of Nicaragua's capital Managua was caused by the impact of small meteorite, government officials confirmed on Sunday . The piece of rock, possibly from an asteroid that passed close to Earth on Saturday, landed near a city airport...source: businessinsider.com