May 182016
A few minutes ago – call it 20 past midnight – I was quietly reading “Abaddon’s Gate” when I heard an explosion outside. More specifically, a distant explosion. Not a single “bang,” but more of an extended “crackle.” And the direction was “up.” Took me a minute or so to get outside, but nothing further out of the ordinary. Cloudless night, so it shouldn’t have been a reflection (though the sound could have bounced off of different thermal layers, I suppose). It made me think that *maybe* I heard a small rock break up in the upper atmosphere during entry. Probably not, as that would be just too damn interesting.