Christian Science Monitor
It's expected to peak about then, with perhaps as many as 60 or more meteors an hour flitting across the sky. Trace their streaks of light backward. ...
Meteor shower October 2009
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The Orionid meteor shower, a trail of debris left in space by Halley's Comet, was at its most intense in the early hours of Wednesday. ...
Remainders — Things We Didn't Post
Gizmodo Australia
[BGR] Did you guys know the Orionid meteor shower is tonight? I bet you did. You're a smart bunch. I bet I don't even have to tell you that the Orionid ...
For Tampa Bay, this meteor shower will be hard to see
Tampabay.com
By Brant James, Times Staff Writer Maybe you've heard about the Orionid meteor shower that is lighting up the pre-dawn skies. If you live in the Tampa Bay ...
Three more space rocks found in Grimsby
St. Catharines Standard Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:50 PM PDT
Meteorite hunters have dug up three more space rocks from the fireball that put Grimsby on the astronomical map last month. That brings the tally to four since scientists revealed last Thursday a rock that broke the windshield of a familyâs SUV in the townâs west end was actually a fragment of 4.[...]
| SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Test Rocket, Moon Plume, More National Geographic Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:40 AM PDT Get an astronaut's-eye view of a volcanic eruption, examine a newfound Martian meteorite, see proof that a NASA craft smashed into the moon, and more in the week's best space pictures. |
Opportunity Finds Another Meteorite on Mars
SpaceRef Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:29 PM PDT
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has found a rock that apparently is another meteorite, less than three weeks after driving away from a larger meteorite that the rover examined for six weeks.
Three more space rocks found in Grimsby
St. Catharines Standard
Meteorite hunters have dug up three more space rocks from the fireball that put Grimsby on the astronomical map last month. That brings the tally to four ...
Geologists analyzing Shiva crater on west coast
Times of India
The 40-km wide crater is thought to have been formed by a meteorite that crashed into the Earth 65 million years ago. The meteorite was travelling at 58000 ...
| 5 Things to Do This Weekend (Oct. 23-25) Nebraska City News Press An Orionid meteor streaking across the sky below the Milky Way and to the right of Venus. The zodiacal light can also be seen in the image. ... See all stories on this topic |
| Algae: A key player in mass extinctions? United Press International Castle said nutrient-rich fallout from a volcano eruption or meteor impact lands in the water and becomes food for algae. The algae explode in population, ... |
Christian Science Monitor
Peak viewing time for the Orionid meteor shower occurred late last night and early this morning. By Jimmy Orr | 10.21.09 So how was the Orionid meteor ...
The 2009 Orionid Meteor Shower
NASA
The false-color images above are composite images from 2009 Orionids meteor shower observations, as seen in the skies over Huntsville, Ala. ...
Perfect October weather ... until Friday
Baltimore Sun
Counts will be declining for the rest of the week, but the meteor-watching should still be worthwhile. Best time to look? In the hours before dawn.
Meteor shower tonight: Orionids
Examiner.com
The Orionid meteor shower tonight is a continuation of the Earth's passage through the debris of Halley's Comet. Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteorid Environment ...
Post-Bulletin
The Orionid meteor peaks this week, especially Tuesday and Wednesday morning. The earth this week is passing through a debris trail left behind by Halley's ...
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