29 November 2009

South Africa Meteor update and Other 29NOV09

The hunt for the meteorite continues

Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News
The Johannesburg Planetarium said on Saturday it now believed that the meteorite that flew over Gauteng last weekend could have disintegrated into the ...


Solo Sailor Spots Pacific Bolide

Universe Today
The International Meteor organization relies on reports just like this from observers in the field….or in this case “all at sea”. Jessica Watson a student ...

Long clear nights and meteors are coming up

Daily Press
Plus, there's a bonus in the 12th month — the annual Geminid meteor shower. Be prepared to be up all night on Dec.13th-14th when the Geminids reach their ...


Peak of Geminid meteor shower slated for Dec. 14

Enid News & Eagle
By Bob Killam The peak of the Geminid meteor shower is the evening of Dec. 14. December's new moon makes this a perfect year for dark-sky Geminid peak ...


First Signs of Life Possibly Discovered on Mars Meteorite

Softpedia
The meteorite arrived on our planet more than 13000 years ago, after floating through space for more than 16 million years. When it was originally studied, ...

Special Broadcasting Service
Martian meteorite shows signs of life

Special Broadcasting Service
Now an even closer look at a meteorite from Mars suggests it may show signs of life after all. In 1996, David McKay of NASA's Johnson Space Center in ...

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