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Physics in every day life.

That is the subject of this documentary by the South African Institute of Physics.

Published: 22 September 2021

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1 September 2021

When the sky is falling down

Debris from a Chinese rocket re-entered the atmosphere above Southern Africa after sunset on 24 August 2021. Before we know what it was, it captured our imsgination! Some links:

• Was it a meteor? A shooting star? SA abuzz after ‘bright, shining object’ flies through sky
• The spectacle South Africans saw in night sky probably debris from a rocket – expert
• The explanation was posted here