'Rare daylight fireball' boomed near Statue of Liberty

'Rare daylight fireball' meteor over NYC created loud boom near Statue of Liberty | Earth is wobbling and days are getting longer — and humans are to blame | Astronomers want to change how we define a planet — again Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( July 18, 2024 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [X](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](   Top Science News [] ['Rare daylight fireball' meteor over NYC created loud boom near Statue of Liberty]( (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) ['Rare daylight fireball' meteor over NYC created loud boom near Statue of Liberty]( Reports of a daylight fireball and loud booms across New York City and New Jersey suggest a meteor entered the atmosphere above the city and traveled west at 38,000 mph, NASA says. [Read More]( [] Planet Earth [] [Earth is wobbling and days are getting longer — and humans are to blame]( (NASA Goddard/NOAA/DSCOVER) [Earth is wobbling and days are getting longer — and humans are to blame]( New studies, which utilized AI to monitor the effects of climate change on Earth's spin, have shown that our days are getting increasingly longer and that our planet will get more wobbly in the future. These changes could have major implications for humanity's future. [Read More]( [] Astronomy & Astrophysics [] [Astronomers want to change how we define a planet — again]( (NASA/JPL/ASU) [Astronomers want to change how we define a planet — again]( Astronomers are proposing a new, more quantitative definition of what makes a planet. The new definition looks more directly at the object's mass — but it would still leave Pluto out of the running. [Read More]( [] In the Sky [] [Comet predicted to light up Earth's skies this fall may be falling apart]( (José J. Chambó, ) [Comet predicted to light up Earth's skies this fall may be falling apart]( A new paper suggests comet C/2023 A3, also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, may break apart before it reaches its closest approach to Earth in October. If the comet does survive long enough to reach us, it should be bright enough to spot with the naked eye. [Read More]( [] Your Brain [] [Magic mushrooms temporarily 'dissolve' brain network responsible for sense of self]( (Sara Moser/Washington University) [Magic mushrooms temporarily 'dissolve' brain network responsible for sense of self]( Psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, reduces the synchronicity within a brain network responsible for reflection and the sense of self. [Read More]( [] Technology [] [Massive 100-inch transparent screen set to enter production — scientists claim it will be 10 times cheaper than transparent OLEDs]( (Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images) [Massive 100-inch transparent screen set to enter production — scientists claim it will be 10 times cheaper than transparent OLEDs]( Researchers say the screen can work both indoors and outdoors, and can be adjusted to become more or less transparent depending on user needs. [Read More]( [] Daily Quiz [] Scientists just found butchery marks on the fossils of a 20,000-year-old animal. What animal was it? (Learn the answer [here](.) [Vote]( [A giant armadillo]( [Vote]( [A dodo]( [Vote]( [A woolly mammoth]( [Vote]( [A wild boar](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( [Future]( Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036