06 May 2018

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06MAY2018

Chuva de meteoritos poderá ser vista nesta madrugada
Terra
Admiradores de fenômenos naturais têm um motivo a mais para ficarem acordados na madrugada deste domingo (6), entre as 2h e as 5h - horário de Brasília. Uma chuva de chuva de meteororitos poderá ser vista a olho nu. O espetáculo na atmosfera é causado por um rastro de detritos deixado pelo ...

Catch the peak of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower on May 4-7
MSN.com
Unlike other meteor showers, the peak of the Eta Aquarids has a broad range from May 4 to May 7. Take advantage for several nights out under the ...

The peak of this week's Eta Aquarid meteor shower could start Sunday
Boston.com
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is expected to start its peak around Sunday, and the weather should cooperate at least most of the time.

NASA sends Mars lander, will explore planet interior
Global Times
... the 485 million kilometer trip, the lander should settle on the Red Planet on November 26. InSight is short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport. NASA chief scientist Jim Green said experts already know that Mars has quakes, avalanches and meteor strikes.

The Unusual Boulder at Tycho's Peak
Space Fellowship
Why is there a large boulder near the center of Tycho's peak? Tycho crater on the Moon is one of the easiest features to see, visible even to the unaided eye (inset, lower right). But at the center of Tycho (inset, upper left) is a something unusual — a 120-meter boulder. This boulder was imaged at very ...

Nasa blasts off spaceship, InSight, to study Mars-quakes
Gulf Times
The Nasa InSight spacecraft being launched onboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas-V rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

NASA launches Mars-bound spaceship InSight to study quakes
Hindustan Times
NASA chief scientist Jim Green said experts already know that Mars has quakes, avalanches and meteor strikes. “But how quake-prone is Mars? That is fundamental information that we need to know as humans that explore Mars,” Green said. French-made seismometer. The key instrument on board is a ...

Three, two, one: NASA blasts off Mars lander, InSight
Saudi Gazette
NASA chief scientist Jim Green said experts already know that Mars has quakes, avalanches and meteorstrikes. “But how quake-prone is Mars? That is fundamental information that we need to know as humans that explore Mars,” Green said. The key instrument on board is a seismometer, called the ...

What is the diameter of a meteor that causes an EMP to get back the humanity to the stone age?
Quora
A meteor won't cause an electromagnetic pulse. Your thinking more about things like nuclear bombs detonating in the atmosphere. Also,meteors ...

Fireball report
Report a Fireball
Observer. Name, Laura C. Experience Level, 3/5. Remarks, This was significant in size larger than any other astronomical object I have ever observed.

Fireball report
American Meteor Society
Observer. Name, Roger C. Experience Level, 4/5. Remarks, Very impressive, though seemingly short lived, started low on horizon, and nearly straight down, got bigger and brighter then quickly fizzled out. One of the best I've witnessed, of many meteor showers. Expected to hear significant boom after a ...

Fireball report
American Meteor Society
Name, Joseph G. Experience Level, 4/5. Remarks, Meteor appeared in front of star Alfirk and went between Polaris and Kochab before going out very nice ETA ...

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