Sonic booms from meteors can release the energy of hundreds of tons of TNT – here’s how they work (opens in new tab)

The Chelyabinsk asteroid left a vapor trail as it hit the Earth’s atmosphere in 2013. M. Ahmetvaleev/European Space Agency Shawn Laatsch, University of Maine As humans, we live out our lives on a planet that is constantly sweeping through a cosmic ocean littered with ancient debris from the formation of the solar system. For the […] Click This Link for the Full Post >