Photo by: Basilicofresco Creative Commons The L chondrite, also known as the L type of ordinary chondrites, is very common in spite of its relatively unknown status. They account for around 30 % of the categorized type of meteor, and around 40 % of the normal kind of chondrites.

When you see a series of lighted objects falling from the sky, this may be a meteor shower. These lighted objects are meteors or cosmic debris radiating from the night sky and rapidly and speedily entering the earth’s atmosphere. You do not need to worry about it since a meteor will turn to the Photo by: Lars Lindberg Christensen Creative Commons size of a grain of sand that before they touch earth’s surface they have crumbled. A forceful and bizarre [...]

Seeing comets is an awesome experience. Being able to see a very rare comet in one’s lifetime is truly one unforgettable moment. Comets despite its very bright and seemingly burning appearance are actually bodies of ice in the Solar System. When these comets get near the Sun, a coma may be visible to stargazers or sky wanderers and to complete the great experience, a tail may also appear. Though there are comets that are expected to be seen again after [...]

In astronomy, a fireball is a meteor that is brighter than any of the planets seen in the sky. Consequently, any meteor that is bright enough to cast a shadow on the earth is also called a fireball. Fireballs that detonate or explode in the air or in the atmosphere (those that don’t reach the ground before exploding) are called bolides (sometimes also called as a detonating fireball) Bolides reach magnitudes of -14 or greater; while those reaching -17 and [...]