04 May 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 04MAY2014

Meteor sighted over Missouri -- Fire in the Sky -- Sott.net
sott.net
... late Friday night. We may now have an answer to the question, "What was that?" Local astronomers say it was a meteor associated with the Eta...

NASA seeks help to save Earth from killer asteroids
San Jose Mercury News - 23 hours
With nothing less at stake than the future of planet Earth, NASA has decided to crowd-source ideas to detect and track asteroids that have ...

What was the flash of light in the sky Friday night? Local astronomers explain
KSPR
Local astronomers say it was a meteor associated with the Eta Aquaridsmeteor shower, which is set to peak on Monday. The American Meteor ...

Halifax Planetarium Show: "The Early Summer Sky 2014 -- and a NEWMeteor Shower???" - Dal ...
dal.ca
Three bright planets welcome us and there may even be a brand new Meteor Shower! Come to the Planetarium for help in finding your way.

South African Vredefort Crater May Have Once Been Filled By A Sea Of Magma
iScienceTimes.com
When a meteorite hits a planet or moon, the temperature and pressure surrounding the point where the asteroid or comet hits are so high that large ...

Meteor sighted over New Zealand -- Fire in the Sky -- Sott.net
Signs of the Times
New Zealanders are reporting sightings of a "massive" meteor seen in the skies over the country last night. Edward Ennis, of Christchurch, said he saw ...

American Meteor Society - Member Area - AMS Event
amsmeteors.org
AMS received 22 reports about a fireball seen over AR, KS, MO, OK, TN and TX on May 3rd 2014 around 03:12 (UTC)

Astroblog: eta Aquariid Meteor Shower 7-9 May, 2014
Astroblog ⋅ Ian Musgrave
Morning sky on Wednesday May 7 looking east as seen from Adelaide at 5:00 am ACST. The radiant of the eta Aquariid meteor shower is shown.

eta Aquariid Meteor Shower 7-9 May, 2014 | Science and Technology - Before It's News
beforeitsnews.com
Morning sky on Wednesday May 7 looking east as seen from Adelaide at 5:00 am ACST. The radiant of the eta Aquariid meteor shower is shown.

Compare meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite? - Yahoo Answers
yahoo.com
The visible path of a meteoroid that enters Earth's (or another body's) atmosphere is called ameteor, or colloquially a shooting star or falling star.

Flying Over the Meteor Crater Winslow, AZ - YouTube
youtube.com ⋅ 00:50
Flying Over the Meteor Crater while repositioning a plane from L.A. to Houston. ...

Telescope Reviews: M51 and meteor - Cloudy Nights
cloudynights.com
Last night before the clouds moved in I got about 50, 60sec shots of M51. The last frame captured a meteor! That frame was processed alone and ...

Meteor Storm of the Century - Comet 209P/Linear Dust Trails | Beyond Science - Before It's News
beforeitsnews.com
This meteor shower hasn't been observed before. The predictions of strong activity in 2014 are purely based on the close approach by the Earth to ...

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

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