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A Russian scientists points out the shock wave.

Incredible Meteoric Explosion

TPM has the “nine best videos” of the meteor that hit this morning. I listened to this one with headphones the first time, and was jolted out of my seat. I can’t imagine what it was like on the ground: Careful, be sure your volume isn’t turned up.

Earth From Space

Mars of course is getting all the attention these days, but this just-released time-lapse video from the International Space Station is just stunning.

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Great Lakes Science Center

One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen is this Apollo crew module. It didn’t go to the moon, but was part of a 1973 Skylab mission. Still. It orbited the Earth more than 800 times, and splashed down safely 200 miles off of San Diego. You can see the erosion from the heat of re-entry all around the bottom.

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