Showing posts with label Lorton Virginia meteorite fall 22JAN2010. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lorton Virginia meteorite fall 22JAN2010. Show all posts

20 March 2011

Meteor/Meteorite News 20MAR2011

Man Wants Montrose Recognized as the Meteorite Capitol of the World
KKCO-TV
"Probably several thousand fragments of that meteormeteorite here on this Mesa," says Steve Curry. But what someone sees a random rock, Steve Curry sees as a stone from space, "We're just trying to be real good stewards of what we find here given the fact that ... (sorry rocks!)



Smithsonian keeps meteorite that fell in Va.
Boston Globe Sat, 19 Mar 2011 17:06 PM PDT
A small meteorite that crashed through the roof of a Virginia medical office last year is becoming part of the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History in Washington....



Smithsonian Keeps Meteorite That Fell in Va.
ABC News
AP A small meteorite that crashed through the roof of a Virginia medical office last year is becoming part of the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History in Washington. The Smithsonian paid $10000 for the meteorite to Marc Gallini and Frank Ciampi, ...



中日新聞隕石の一部故郷は小惑星イトカワ微粒子分析で確認社会CHUNICHI Web
探査機「はやぶさ」が小惑星「イトカワ」から持ち帰った微粒子の分析を進める宇宙航空研究開発機構は11日、大きめの微粒子約50個の元素組成が地球で見つかる「LL ...
www.chunichi.co.jp/article/.../CK2011031102000009.html



隕石から地球外バクテリア発見NASA研究者| 世界のこぼれ話| Reuters
[ワシントン 6日 ロイター] 米航空宇宙局(NASA)の宇宙生物学者リチャード・フーバー氏は、3つの隕石(いんせき)から小さな化石化したバクテリアが見つかっ ...
jp.reuters.com/article/.../idJPJAPAN-19847920110307



On the road: Tunisia, in search of ancient meteorites
Astronomy Magazine (blog)
Despite the conflict, I'll be accompanying more than 30 Astronomy readers on a Tunisian tour to see the Sahara Desert, the ruins of Carthage, and the famous area of Tataouine, where in 1931 an unusual meteorite fell. We'll be joined by Melita Thorpe of ...



はやぶさイトカワの微粒子組成隕石と似た特徴 毎日jp毎日新聞
組成は地球上で見つかる隕石の大部分を占める普通コンドライトと一致した生命の起源 ... 的な特徴が地球で見つかった隕石の一部と似通っていたという結果は従来の隕石 ...
mainichi.jp/select/science/.../20110311k0000m040135000c.ht...

30 January 2010

30JAN2010

UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News
UPI.com29 (UPI) -- A meteorite that dropped into a Virginia doctors' office is now at the center of an ownership battle between the doctors and their landlords. ...

Meteor at the Natural History Museum Comes at a Fortuitous Time ...
By Erica R. Hendry What the geologists weren't expecting when the shipment of 1010 meteorites arrived last week was that a meteorite would crash down practically in their own backyard. ...

Who's Your Donor, Lorton Metorite
NBC Washington Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:11 PM PSTTwo parties dispute the ownership of a meteorite that crashed into a Lorton doctors office.

Landlords want office-crashing meteorite
UPI Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:14 PM PSTLORTON, Va., Jan. 29 (UPI) --
A meteorite that dropped into a Virginia doctors' office is now at the center of an ownership battle between the doctors and their landlords.

Ownership of Meteorite in Question
FOX 5 Washington D.C. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:51 AM PST
Who is the real owner of the meteorite that crashed into a doctor's office in Lorton, Va.?

Ownership Dispute Looms Over Fallen Meteorite
WUSA 9 Washington, D.C. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:19 AM PST
Doctor Marc Galini, who was almost hit on the head by the space rock, was renting that office. Now the actual owners of the building are getting involved.

Ownership battle brews over Virginia meteorite
Washington Post Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:00 PM PST
Today's episode of Everybody's Favorite Meteorite brings the nation disturbing news: That spunky bit of chondrite that plummeted into a Lorton doctors' office on Jan. 18, delighting an international audience with news of its fireball entrance, may not go on to a spot of glory in the Smithsonian,...

Lorton meteorite falls into ownership fight
Baltimore Sun (blog)You knew this had to happen: The Lorton, Va. doctors whose office was drilled by the meteorite that fell from the sky Jan. 18 are now in a battle with their ...

Landlords have dibs on meteorites
We Love DC By Don, 2:33 pm January 29th, 2010
Consider yourself warned: just because a meteor screams through your office and narrowly misses giving you a new brain ...

Largest moon of 2010 and brightest Mars in years on display tonight
Ski Channel
We've reported on comets, meteor showers and the like...and now we'll tell you to hike up your favorite mountain tonight to get a great, clear view of the ...

Defending Planet Earth From Asteroid And Comet Strikes
Gather.com
I used to live 50 miles from Meteor Crater, Arizona. This was a relatively recent (in geologic terms) strike by a meteor that was estimated to only be about ...

隕石meteorite
By Sharon Hahn Darlin Simplified, 陨石. There are about 27000 meteorites in collections around the world, according Welzenbach, the Smithsonian collections manager. The Smithsonian has about half, 14738. About 85 percent of all meteorites found on Earth are ...
隕石meteorite

24 January 2010

23JAN2010

So This Meteor Crashes Into A Doctor's Office…
NPR
Audio for this story from Weekend Edition Saturday will be available at approx. 12:00 pm ET.

Earth Not Properly Protected from Asteroids
Space.com
Recent meteor bursts over the United States have also highlighted the potential danger of even smaller asteroids, so NASA should also try to find as many of ...

Asteroids Pale After Close Encounters
Sky & TelescopeFurthermore, this intriguing result helps resolve a decades-long meteorite mystery. The news follows from a study published this week in the journal Nature, ...

Smashes Through Roof of Doctor s Office Video
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Meteorites reported around Delmarva
Delmarva Daily Times
Television station WUSA took it to the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of Natural History, and experts confirmed it was a meteorite. They estimated it was ...

The Money TimesMeteor hits roof of doctor's clinic in Virginia
The Money Times by Ishita Sood - January 23, 2010 - 0 comments
Lorton, VA., January 23 -- A small meteorite hit the roof of Dr. Frank Ciampi's clinic in Virginia on Monday. ...

Meteorite hunters converge on area after fall in Va.
Baltimore Sun By Frank D. Roylance
Meteorite hunters are descending on Washington's Virginia suburbs this week, drawn by news of a space rock that lit up the night sky on ...

Meteorite hunters descend on Va. town
UPI.com22 (UPI) -- A meteorite that plummeted through the roof of a doctor's office is drawing meteor hunters from across the country to Washington's Virginia ...

Post Chronicle Flaming Meteor Hits Doctor's Office (Photo)
Post Chronicle by Jack Ryan
A small Meteorite crashed through a doctors office in Virginia. The meteor crashed through the roof of the docs office and hit an internal wall ...

アメリカで隕石が病院に直撃けが人なし 太陽系 soraejp
アメリカのバージニア州ロートンで1月18日、小さな隕石が病院に...

Meteorite Crashes into Virginia Doctors' Office
HealthLeaders Media
As it happens, the explosion was caused by a grapefruit-sized meteorite that punched through the shingled dormer roof, insulation, and ceiling tiles on the ...

Rover Gives an 'Opportunity' to View Interior of Mars
SpaceRef Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:33 PM PST
"Marquette Island is different in composition and character from any known rock on Mars or meteorite from Mars," said Steve Squyres of Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. ...

Small Meteorite Crashes Through Doctorâs Office
redOrbit Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:07 PM PST
Reports of a "mango-sized" meteorite crashing into a doctor's office at more than 200 mph in Virginia surfaced this week. The space rock smashed through the roof, an internal wall and an upper floor before shattering into several pieces on a concrete slab. ...

Meteorite strikes doctor's office in Virginia
KLTV 7 Tyler Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:42 AM PST
Doctors at a small practice in Virginia got a big surprise when a tennis ball-sized meteorite punched a hole through their roof. No one was injured. ...

Meteorite hunters converge on area after fall this week in Va.
Baltimore Sun Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:12 AM PSTFist-size space rock crashed through roof of Lorton doctors' office Meteorite hunters are descending on Washington's Virginia suburbs this week, drawn by news of a space rock that lit up the night sky on Monday and drilled through the roof of a Lorton doctors' office. ...

Meteorite hunters in a frenzy
Times Herald Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:14 AM

Crusty fireball space mango wrecks US doctor's officeThe Register Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:38 AM PST'Fresh, pretty' meteorite blasts startled medics A "mango-sized" meteorite crashed into a doctor's office in Virginia this week at more than 200 mph, according to reports. The space rock smashed through the roof, an internal wall and an upper floor before shattering into several pieces on a concrete slab. ...

Meteorite Crashes Through Virginia Doctor's Office
Fox News Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:33 AM PST
The small meteorite that fell from the sky into a doctor's office in Virgina Jan. 18, 2010. ...

IMAGES: Virginia Meteorite Seen In Sky Here On Monday
WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:34 AM PSTOn Monday, News 8 received calls and e-mails asking about a bright fireball in the sky. ...

Space rock is fridgy didge
The Courier Mail Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:27 AM PST
CUNNAMULLA police have admitted they conducted their own fridge magnet test on a bizarre-looking rock to determine whether it was a meteorite. ...

Falling stars: A preview of the 2010 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show
Astronomy Magazine (blog)
Assortment of meteorites! This case display gives you an idea of the many fascinating meteorites you can see and consider for purchase. ...

Meteorite Crashes Into Virginia Doctor's OfficeFirst Coast NewsThe Smithsonian Institution's Museum of Natural History confirmed that it was indeed a meteorite. "The first thing we look at is what's called the fusion ...

Meteorite hunters converge on area after fall in Va.
Baltimore Sun By Frank D. Roylance Baltimore Sun reporter
Meteorite hunters are descending on Washington's Virginia suburbs this week, drawn by news of a space rock that ...

Вирджиния: в кабинет врача попал метеорит
Новости Америки Врач из Вирджинии был очень удивлен, когда метеорит размером с теннисный мяч пробил дыру в крыше. К счастью, никто не пострадал. Доктор Фрэнк Чиампи (Frank ...

В США метеорит пробил крышу домаВеликая ЭпохаЭксклюзивные новости из Китая.: www.epochtimes.ru Пробивший крышу дома метеорит. Фото Linda Welzenbach/Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Крышу ...


Almost-close encounter: Meteorite hits Lorton doctor's office
Washington Post
A family practice in Lorton is patching up the roof after a meteorite crashes through the ceiling and into an exam room. By Paul Duggan Much later, ...

Austin American-Statesman UT museum gives kids a free look at nature past and present
Austin American-Statesman
It showcases all kinds of natural marvels from shells to meteorites to a mammoth's long incisor. As you enter the spacious Great Hall, a Texas pterosaur ...

Doctor's Close Encounter With (Lorton Meteorite video)
01:51 A physician's office in Virginia is the scene of a meteorite crash.
abcnews.go.com

Meteorite hits doctor's office
Washington PostGeologists and meteorite scientists Linda Welzenbach and Cari Corrigan of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History will be online Friday, Jan. ...

Richmonders report seeing fiery meteor
Culpeper Star Exponent
BY REX SPRINGSTON Media General News Service
A space rock that hit a Northern Virginia office Monday evening may have produced the fiery meteor that ...

Crusty fireball space mango wrecks US doctor's office
Register
Nobody was hurt in the meteor strike, and the pieces of interplanetary debris were subsequently identified as being extraterrestrial by a geologist, ...

Richmonders report seeing fiery meteor GoDanRiver
Sometimes the sky really is falling. A space rock that hit a Northern Virginia office Monday evening may have produced the fiery meteor that Richmonders ...

Meteor brightens Montana sky WHAS11 Louisville, Kentucky and ...
A meteor lit up the skies of eastern Montana earlier this week. ...

Meteorite Crashes Through Virginia Doctor's Office
FOXNewsBy Tariq Malik
A meteorite fell from the sky and crashed through the roof of a doctor's office in Virginia. The small meteorite that fell from the sky into ...