07 February 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 07FEB2012

Texas Meteor/Fireball/Space Junk (UFO?) Feb. 1, 2012 - Scanner ...
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Meteor graces the region's sky | Richmond Times-Dispatch
A beautiful meteor streaked across the central Virginia sky Friday night.It was a bright kind called a "fireball."
www2.timesdispatch.com/.../tdmet04-meteor-graces-the-regio...

Want to earn some cash? Join in on the meteorite search
KSLA-TV
Several East Texans witnessed this meteorite that lit up the sky, and now, Texas Meteorite Hunters from Austin are in town looking for the meteor pieces. Today is the third day of hunting for the meteors. They started just south of Lake Tawakoni and ...

Meteorite Hunters Hit The Ground To Find Their Treasure
CBS Local
“We think the meteor flew right over Forney and was pretty much aimed towards Quitman,” said McCartney Taylor, spokesman at the Texas Meteorite Laboratory of Austin. Taylor has tracked meteorites across four continents. They're scorched on the outside ...

Treasure hunters search for meteorite in E. Texas
KLTV
So far, the scientists haven't had any luck finding a piece of the meteorite. They are offering a reward to anyone who comes across some of the debris-- $3 per gram. That means if you find a fist-sized piece, you could trade it in for an estimated ...

Space junk orbiting Earth threatens satellites, space exploration
Salt Lake Tribune
It's usually not a meteor, but rather a bolt or a paint chip that is part of the tons of debris floating in Earth's orbit, posing real dangers to space exploration. A new film opening at Clark Planetarium on Friday called Space Junk 3D highlights some ...

Treasure Hunters Search for Meteorite
KYTX
By Ben Newland - email Van Zandt County (CNN) -- A team of scientists is scouring North Texas for remnants of a meteor recently spotted falling in the area. This weekend, the scientists' search led them to Van Zandt Count, about 70 miles east of Dallas ...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Ontario / Michigan / NY ...
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Ontario, Canada / Michigan/ Pennsylvania / Michigan/ NY, USA Meteor Fireball~6:40 AM EST 6FEB2012 We need your sighting reports to confirm this event; please submit a sighting report. Thank you! Report your meteor sighting ...
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Treasure Hunters Search for Meteorite
CBS 19 Tyler Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:14 AM PST
A meteorite has landed in North East Texas. Scientists and treasure hunters scour Van Zandt County for debris.

Tucson gem show is bedrock for meteorite fans
Deseret News Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:22 PM PST
The rarest rocks on Earth are actually chunks of other planets, and Tucson's Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase is ground zero..