16 February 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 16FEB2014

Russian Meteor Blast Thrust Asteroid Danger into Spotlight 1 Year Ago Today
Space.com
One year later, the impact of the surprise Russian meteor explosion is still being felt all over the world. On Feb. 15, 2013, a 65-foot-wide (20 meters) ...

Responding to Potential Asteroid Redirect Mission Targets
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
February 14, 2014
One year ago, on Feb. 15, 2013, the world was witness to the dangers presented by near-Earth Objects (NEOs) when a relatively small asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere, exploding over Chelyabinsk, Russia, and releasing more energy than a large atomic bomb. Tracking near-Earth asteroids has been a significant endeavor for NASA and the broader astronomical community, which has discovered 10,713 known near-Earth objects to date ...

Chelyabinsk meteor event, a 3D model of what took place - YouTube
youtube.com ⋅ 03:05
The Chelyabinsk meteor event took place on 15 February 2013, 366 days ago. This video is a 3D model of what took place on that day. The video was ...

THE SEISMIC IMPACT OF THE METEOR OVER RUSSIA The... - The Earth Story
the-earth-story.com
THE SEISMIC IMPACT OF THE METEOR OVER RUSSIA The meteor that hit the Ural mountains in central Russia a year ago today (February 15) had ...

Fireball over Cardiff - anyone else just see it? - Observing - Reports - Stargazers Lounge
SGL New Topics
Driving through Cardiff about 5mins ago I saw a bright fireball in the sky at precisely 6.30pm. Seemed to be traveling straight down and was due south.

Chelyabinsk Meteor Strike, One Year On
Yahoo Singapore News
Early on February 15, 2013, a bright meteor lit up the sky above the Russian city of Chelyabinsk. Travelling at almost 43,000 mph, and brighter than ...

Large Meteor Detected from the Norman Lockyer Observatory, Sidmouth, Devon, UK - YouTube
youtube.com ⋅ 00:07
Really bright meteor detected from our optical meteor detection system at 18.30UT 15th Feb 2014. This one really is a cracker, unfortunately there is a ...

2014 The Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™; Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

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