26 April 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 26APR2017

Scientists Didn't Believe in Meteorites Until 1803
Smithsonian
Unlike the L'Aigle meteor a few decades later, the meteorites from this event were not witnessed falling to the ground, and thus meteorites remained a ...

NASA '4D'-printed chainmail may one day protect spacecraft from meteors
SlashGear
One possible use for the chainmail-like material is to protect spacecraft from meteor impacts in space — it and things similar to it may also be useful in ...

Meteor Rain Astrocamping Liridas 2017
Astronomers Without Borders
Meteor Rain Astrocamping Liridas. Observation of the meteor shower occurred in the Valley of Eden an Ecovilla in the interior of Goias whose Gunstar ...

Meteor caught on camera in Florida Keys
WPTV.com
Stargazers got a show in the Florida Keys last night when many spotted a meteor. The meteor was captured on the dash camera of a Monroe County ...

Web Extra
KISS 99.9 FM
Web Extra: Fireball Flashes Across Night Sky. Meteorologist Craig Setzer caught it on camera in western Broward. Categories: WFORTV. Share ...

Meteor over Miami?
WPEC
It's unclear at this moment whether the light is space junk or an actual meteor. A spokeswoman at NASA told CBS12 its planetary science division is ...

Bright light seen shooting across the New Zealand night sky may be first of many
The Nelson Mail
Dr Claire Bretherton, from the Carter Observatory in Wellington, said the object was most likely a meteor, and Kiwis could expect to see several more ...

The Goldendale Observatory & Perseid Meteor Shower Adventure
Gorge Current
Join us to view the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower at the Goldendale Observatory. The Goldendale Observatory is free of light pollution and one of ...

Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower 2017: When, Where & How to See It
Space.com
Although the Perseid meteor shower in August may draw the most attention, the Eta Aquarid meteor shower, which occurs from roughly late April to ...

Stunning time-lapse captures 'light show in the sky'
Mirror
The spectacular Lyrid meteor shower occurs at the same time every year as space debris hits the Earth's atmosphere and vapourises.

Just the Facts: Meteorite or meteor-wrong?
Valley Courier
Meteorites are hunks of rock that don't completely burn up as they hurtle through our atmosphere. Unlike most Earth rocks, they're composed of an ...

2017 The FOURTH Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

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