Something that falls from the sky (12 photos) Bashny.Net

From the sky falls not only raindrops.

1. NASA warned that falls to the Earth (and he has already fallen) 20-year-old companion. But have not yet started to panic, it is necessary to warn that the 6, 5-ton satellite - is not the only thing that fell from heaven. (NASA / AP Photo)



2. Typically, airlines are struggling with a very serious problem of icing engines. So it was quite a surprise when a chunk of ice fell from the plane directly on the roof of the garage Penny and Bill White in Nevada. Thank God, the incident no one was hurt, except fear and a hole in the roof. Then the representative of the Federation Aviation said that such cases - an extreme rarity. (Corbis)



3. The annual Perseid meteor rain - a real show. Shooting stars and meteors cut through the night sky like fireworks. During his orbital motion of the Earth cycle reaches the same mass flow of space at the same time of year. The phenomenon is named after Perseus - the constellation from which, as scientists believe, and there are these meteors. This year, amateur astronomers were disappointed, as most of the show was hidden light of the moon. To properly enjoy this event, you need to go as far as possible from the city and look towards the constellation Perseus. (NASA)



4. Americans in 1979 were probably shocked no less than we, when we learned that 77, 5-ton satellite «American Skylab» should fall from space and fly away as colorfully written in the newspaper «Time», in the "heavenly rain of burning metal, comparable in beauty with fireworks on Independence Day. " «Skylab» was the first US space station of its kind, and its fall was unprecedented. Just six years after it was taken to the Earth's orbit, and 10 years after the first landing on the moon, «Skylab» returned to earth, falling into the Indian Ocean and to the territory of Western Australia. (SSPL / Getty Images)



5. Thousands of dead birds fell from the sky over Arkansas in early 2011, and many immediately thought that the end of the world is near. However, the massive decline in birds can be explained by a more logical - most likely it was due to bad weather conditions. Such as high winds, lightning and hail, or launch fireworks, especially in rural areas where the birds live in flocks, just scared to death explosions. (Stephen B. Thornton, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette / AP Photo)



6. In contrast, birds that have fallen from the sky on the Arkansas and Louisiana this year, the fish that fell in Australia in 2010 was very much alive. And it was not the first "fish rain" in the Australian town Layyamanu. Such incidents recorded in 1974 and 2004. At this time, the weather conditions were recorded foreshadowing of a tornado, which may explain the fish falling from the sky. (Hardy)



7. The Scots were confused when they found a strange white jellyfish scattered on the grass in 2009. Began to appear different theories, what is this strange sticky liquid. Put forward the version that this fungus, mold or the remains of a female toad or frog. (Joost J. Bakker IJmuiden / flickr)



8. It is unlikely that this camera that fell from the sky right on the roof of a house in Petamule, California, owned by the brave photographer who decided to get out of the plane to make the perfect shot. But, you see, guess worthy smile. Where did this flying camera and unknown. (George Rose / Getty Images)



9. The history of the meteorite, which fell on Egypt from Mars 100 years ago, is half legend, half history. It is believed that a meteorite that fell to Alexandria in June 1911, broken off from Mars, after the Red Planet own meteorite hit. According to some historical notes, appears unhappy dog, which is not fortunate enough to be in the way of a meteorite. One witness reported that the dog immediately turned into ashes. However, the researchers found that when meteors fall to Earth, they cool, and thus burning the dog is likely to lie. (Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History)



10. Probably the most disgusting "thing" that fell from the sky in modern history, this "blue ice", which is called human waste falling from aircraft toilets. In 2002, a house in Pittsburgh was almost completely covered with this g ... blue ice. Despite the fact that the responsibility for this airline «US Airways» and not taken, it still sent a team of workers to clean the house. (PictureNet / Corbis)



11. The largest object of natural origin, which ever fell from space in North America - is Willamette meteorite. Weighing in at 15, 5 tons of the iron-nickel stone, discovered in 1902, became the sixth largest facility of its kind. Willamette has become one of the most famous in the history of meteorites. Among others - the oldest and largest meteorite, which fell on a small commune in France in 1492. In 1803, thousands of meteorites have confirmed the theory of the German physicist Ernst Chladni that there were rocks in space. (Boyer, Roger Viollet / Getty Images)



12. Probably the most valuable object that fell from the sky, it's ... gold! According to earlier studies, we have shown that the Earth had strong meteor showers that have changed the chemical composition of the planet, which has resulted in gold and other precious metals that we love so much today. (Chris Sattlberger / Corbis)