Astronomers perplexed by loud bang and green flash over Australian skies

MSN - 09:42
Astronomers perplexed by loud bang and green flash over Australian skies - Astronomers are sceptical that the bright fireball was linked to the Lyrid meteor shower

A loud bang and a bright green ball of light seen in the skies above Australia have left astronomers perplexed about the source of the strange phenomenon.

The green blob of light appeared in the skies over Queensland Monday night, coinciding with the Lyrids meteor shower as the Earth passed through streams of dust left behind by the comet Thatcher.

It is one of the oldest recorded meteor showers in history, observed and reported as early as 687BC, and is widely witnessed every...
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