A Spectacular Fireball Just Streaked Across Melbourne, but Astronomers Didn’t See It Coming

Space junk burning up in the atmosphere over Australia.

The first hours after a fireball sighting are like a detective mystery. (Image: Mark Davidson via Twitter)

Zhang Heng’s Famous Chinese Inventions

A drawing of Zhang Heng, the Chinese astronomer, mathematician, seismologist, hydraulic engineer, inventor, geographer, cartographer, ethnographer, artist, poet, philosopher, politician, and literary scholar who lived during the Han Dynasty.

Zhang Heng, the Chinese astronomer, mathematician, seismologist, hydraulic engineer, inventor, geographer, cartographer, ethnographer, artist, poet, philosopher, politician, and literary scholar who lived during the Han Dynasty. (Image: via FREE SVG)