This is the Unicorn!

Your daily dose of natural disasters and amazing phenomena for April 23, 2021...

One of the smallest black holes — and the closest to Earth so far — discovered. Scientists call it 'the Unicorn.'

Update on the M7.2 Colombia earthquake cover-up…

Many meteors and fireballs were captured during the Lyrid meteor shower that peaked from midnight on April 22nd to early dawn on April 23rd… Here a movie captured with a wide-angle camera facing the southern sky from Fuji. Next, the Eta Aquariids meteor shower will peak before dawn on May 6.

藤井大地 @dfuji1

昨夜はこと座流星群の流星や火球が多く流れました。2021年4月22日深夜～23日未明にかけて流れたこと座流星群の流星を、富士から南の空に向けた広角カメラで見た様子です。一晩で流れた流星を、一度に流しています。次はみずがめ座エータ流星群が、5月6日未明にピークを迎えます。

And this one was caught exploding over Germany…

AMSMETEORS @amsmeteors

Nice fireball caught over Germany by AllSkyCam operator André Knöfel this morning! If you see a similar event, please report it here: fireball.amsmeteors.org/members/imo/re… Event map: fireball.amsmeteors.org/.../imo_view/e…

We are on the brink of a new mass extinction…

John Hinkle Jr., an NCAA champion bowler, had the thumb hole of his bowling ball filled with his father’s ashes, as his two-handed technique requires only two fingers.

Impressive Ghost Town in Missouri…

A Good Samaritan…

Ministry of Railways @RailMinIndia

A Good Samaritan: At Vangani station of Central Railway, Pointsman Mr. Mayur Shelkhe saved the life of a child just in the nick of the time. He risked his life to save the life of the child. We salute his exemplary courage & utmost devotion to the duty.

Inside the horrific ‘exorcisms’ sweeping Russia…

Most lightning strikes survived…

Guinness World Records @GWR

Most lightning strikes survived #OnThisDay in 1972 Roy Sullivan's hair was set on fire by a lightning strike - the third occasion that Roy had been struck. The unfortunate park ranger from Virginia, USA survived a total of seven lighting strikes during his lifetime 🌩️

Gold Rush Return To Grass Valley…

On April 17, the Sun released a coronal mass ejection (CME), a gargantuan release of plasma coming from an active region of the solar surface.

Meanwhile, NOAA forecasters say that G2-class geomagnetic storms are possible on April 25th when a coronal mass ejection (CME) is expected to hit Earth's magnetic field. The CME was hurled in our direction yesterday by a C3.8-class flare from sunspot AR2816. If the geomagnetic storm occurs as predicted, auroras could dip into northern-tier US states from Maine to Washington.

Unexpected heavy snow cuts off cities from the rest of the world in India…

SpaceX has done it again this morning at 5:49 a.m. EDT…

by William W Harrell

Alaskan village bans unvaccinated people from in-person shopping…

Scientists have unveiled the 22 million year old story of this asteroid that hit Earth in 2018… Science here video below…

The Pink Supermoon on Monday will be the second largest full moon of 2021.

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