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A meteor that exploded over central Europe in 2002 had almost the identical orbit as a meteorite that fell to Earth in 1959. Despite this, the two meteorites were not similar in composition, so they didn’t have the same origin. Does this mean that there’s some kind of orbit close to the Earth that attracts space rocks?

Researchers say, “This paired meteorite fall is probably not a coincidence,” but don’t know why the two meteorites were in the same orbit. They were also different ages: The 2002 meteorite had been in space for 48 million years but the 1959 object was around for only 12 million years before falling to Earth.

No matter what falls out of the sky, remember: There’s no such thing as doomsday?reassuring advice for troubled times.

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Three out of four young people who go to clubs or concerts regularly experience signs of hearing damage afterwards, such as ringing in their ears, and risk having permanent deafness by middle age. The future generation may think of hearing aids as ordinary as glasses are now, and hearing aid batteries may be sold at the check out counter, the way cigarettes are today.

66% of young people ages 18 to 30 go to clubs at least once a month, and 73% of people who’ve never been to a club, concert or festival, have ringing in their ears. While 46% say they know that ringing in the ears is a sign of damage, 59% didn’t realize that the hearing damage is permanent.
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Computers taken from an Italian mosque reveal that pornographic images were used to conceal coded messages about 911. Images of the World Trade Center were hidden in temporary files on one of the computers at a mosque in Milan that was frequented by terrorists. This and similar images were imbedded inside pornographic pictures before they were sent to other al-Qaeda cells, in a process known as steganography.

Several terrorists who used the computers are now on trial in Milan, and these images are evidence that they knew about the 911 highjackings before they occurred. The hard drives of all the computers had been erased, but computer experts were able to reconstruct them.
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Scientists have long been baffled by the Min Min lights in the Australian outback, which seem to follow travelers for long distances. Researcher Jack Pettigrew says, “The Min Min light seems to have magical qualities, sometimes following observers, even as they speed away in vehicles, while at other times seeming to retreat shyly.” Although these light appear to be close by, they can actually be hundreds of miles away.
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