Meteor Shower

Russian scientists say unusual rocks are fragments from Urals meteor

19 Feb 2013

Scientists believe they have discovered fragments of the meteor that plunged spectacularly over Russia's Ural Mountains creating a shockwave that injured 1,200 people and damaged thousands of...

4:22AM

Scientists claim discovery of Russian meteor fragments

18 Feb 2013

Scientists said on Monday they had discovered fragments of the meteor that spectacularly plunged over Russia’s Ural Mountains.

9:08PM

Witnesses describe 'a light like no other,' followed by horrendous blast

16 Feb 2013

Witnesses of the falling meteor over the Russian Urals spoke of their shock and horror on Friday at seeing a giant bright light in the sky that many thought was a crashing plane, followed by a...

3:59AM

Post photographers in focus at awards

21 Feb 1999

SOUTH China Morning Post photographers clicked with the judges at a top press awards ceremony.

5:52PM

Meteors and transport fail to put on show

19 Nov 1998

The Leonid meteor show left a trail of transport chaos, littered beaches and parks and frustrated stargazers as it passed almost unseen across the skies early yesterday.

9:19AM

Solar panels moved to avoid meteor showers

18 Nov 1998

Hong Kong-based satellite operators yesterday shifted solar panels and adjusted systems in an attempt to avoid damage from this morning's meteor shower.

9:13AM