09 September 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 09SEP2014

The "Nicaragua Crater" is likely NOT a crater caused by a meteorite impact. and certainly not a related meteorite from Asteroid 2014RC as they are reporting. There are NO witness reports of persons seeing a meteor prior and given the fact that it occurred near an airport leads me to conclude that it was possibly a munition or mortar shell that is responsible for the crater- LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo

Great balls of fire: Meteor illuminates Spanish skyline (VIDEO)
RT
The Spanish Meteor Network confirmed the fireball had passed over the country; however, they did not know where it had originated, the Local ...

Stunning Superbolide Meteor lights night sky over Spain
YouTube ⋅ 00:16
On Sunday, several research centers observed meteor in the sky over Spain.

Facebook Users Help Track a Huge Fireball Over Barcelona
Austrian Times
Spanish astrophysicists have turned to social media to gather a wealth of extra information after a huge fireball, believed to be a meteorite, flew across ...

Meteor Strikes Nicaragua As Giant Asteroid Misses Earth
Huffington Post UK
A meteor has hit Nicaragua, leaving a crater that's around 39 feet in radius and over 16 feet deep. The impact was believed to have taken place at ...

Meteorite Hits Nicaragua as Major Asteroid Narrowly Misses Earth
NBCNews.com
A small meteorite that hit Nicaragua this weekend may have broken off from a larger asteroid that passed over New Zealand. About Us · Careers ...

Russia meteor exposed vulnerability
NBC News ⋅ 02:58
NASA budgeted $20 million dollars last year to look for objects that may hit the earth, but some scientists say more money should be spent on ...

NASA's expert in Alabama is skeptical that meteorite hit Nicaragua Saturday night
AL.com
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Something other than a meteorite likely caused the 40-foot-wide crater near the Nicaraguan capital of Managua Saturday ...

Nicaragua Meteorite Impact May Have Been Caused By Something Else (VIDEO)
Headlines & Global News
A blast occurring in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua during the dark of night may have been caused by a meteorite, but researchers aren't sure.

Meteor filmed streaking through Spain's early-morning skies
YouTube ⋅ 00:49
The skies over Spain were illuminated early Sunday morning when a bright meteor streaked through the heavens over Western Europe. Early-risers ...

Meteorite strike in Nicaragua narrowly misses the capital city's airport
The Telegraph
Nicaragua's government said on Sunday that a mysterious boom heard overnight in the capital was made by a small meteorite that left a crater in a ...

Great balls of fire: Meteor illuminates Spanish skyline (Videos)
The Event Chronicle
The Spanish Meteor Network confirmed the fireball had passed over the country; however, they did not know where it had originated, the Local ...

New Mexico Bolide 08SEP2014
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Large fireball September 08 2014 1043:48 UT New Mexico. Bright as the full moon. Minimal Radio scatter, but evident. Video at link below.

Video: Meteor seen flashing through ABQ sky
KRQE News 13
“I thought it was a meteor but wasn't sure,” Garcia wrote. “I arrived at work and immediately checked the exterior cameras. And sure enough, at 4:43 ...

Meteor seen flashing through Albuquerque sky
Signs of the Times
"I thought it was a meteor but wasn't sure," Garcia wrote. "I arrived at work and immediately checked the exterior cameras. And sure enough, at 4:43 ...

Meteor lights up Spanish skies
The New Paper
Early risers got an unexpected treat on Sunday in Spain, as a fireball whistled across the country – lighting up the morning sky. It passed through eight ...

Managua meteorite
Wikipedia
No eyewitnesses have reported seeing the meteor or a bolide, and no meteorites have yet been recovered. This has lead to additional speculation ...

Nicaragua Hit By Meteor As Giant Asteroid Misses Earth
Today Nicaragua
“[The meteor] appears to have come off an asteroid that was passing close to Earth,” Murillo told the Associated Press of the impact that occurred ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 08SEP2014
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
This is the second time in Nicaragua a phenomenon of this type is presented, taking into account that in 1997 was the first time that a meteor hit the .

Meteor impact? Crater discovered in Managua following massive explosion
Signs of the Times
A mysterious explosion that rocked Nicaragua's crowded capital Managua, creating a large crater, appears to have been caused by a meteorite, ...

Meteorite makes big crater
CNN - 7 hours
A meteorite crashed down in Managua, Nicaragua, late Saturday night, causing a loud explosion and leaving a crater 39 feet (12 meters) ...

'Meteorite' smashes into Nicaraguan capital
AFP via Yahoo! News - 21 hours
Managua (AFP) - A mysterious explosion that rocked Nicaragua's crowded capital Managua, creating a large crater, appears to have been caused ...

Experts question Nicaragua meteorite reports
Associated Press via Yahoo! News - 1 hour
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Outside experts raised doubts on Monday about whether a loud boom and a gaping crater found in Nicaragua this ...

Earth-buzzing asteroid may have dropped meteorite on Nicaragua
CNET via Yahoo! News - 2 hours
This crater appeared over the weekend after a big boom. Nicaraguan Army A big boom was heard in Nicaragua's capital of Managua during the ...

Small meteorite strikes Nicaragua, government says
Associated Press via Yahoo! News - 23 hours
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaragua's government said Sunday that a mysterious boom heard overnight in the capital was made by a small ...

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