06 August 2009

WORLDWIDE METEOR/METEORITE NEWS 5AUG09

Tall ships sail into Bellingham; meteors light up the sky

Bellingham Herald
Coming up next early week is the Perseid meteor shower, an annual event that astronomers say will offer some fairly good viewing this year. ...

BBC推出灾难纪录片《世界末日》 模拟天灾人祸

新民网 - shanghai,shanghai,China
陨石撞击─大量陨石碎片全方位撞击地球,造成柏林数百万人罹难。 以科学严谨制作著称的英国广播公司BBC,最新推出灾难纪录片《世界末日》(End Day),该片根据多年来 ...

'Wall-E' robot discovers biggest ever meteorite on Mars

Telegraph.co.uk
A space robot that inspired Disney's Wall-E has discovered the biggest meteorite ever found on Mars. By Chris Irvine NASA's Opportunity rover, ...

Found on a Martian Field: A Whomping Big Meteorite

Discover Magazine
While the rock isn't the first iron meteorite spotted on Mars (the two Mars rovers' previous discoveries make this the fourth), it is the largest, ...

Let's Talk About: The Perseid meteor shower

Pittsburgh Post Gazette
By Dan Malerbo, Buhl Planetarium and Observatory The Perseid meteor shower comes every year, beginning in late July and stretching into August. ...

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