07 November 2009

Meteor/Meteorite News- 7NOV09

Forecast Calls for Meteor Showers; No Umbrellas Necessary

Nick.com
That means the moon won't be visible the morning of the 17th, so there won't be any moonlight in the sky to keep you from seeing the meteors. ...

A right-brainer's universe

TheChronicleHerald.ca
The Earth's motion also creates the spectacles known as meteor showers. When our planet plows into the dusty remnants lefts by comets over the millennia, ...

RMS: Asteroids, One More Reason to Diversify Your Portfolio

Insurance News Net (press release)
Of course, smaller particles, called meteors and meteorites (when they hit the earth), are fairly common, and property insurance would cover any damage ...

December 2009: Hubble's great new images

Astronomy Magazine
A year of flashing meteors — In a year expected to have great meteor showers, the April Lyrids and the August Perseids might be the best. ...

Technical Difficulties

Red Shtick
Most recently, there was the “Latvian meteorite strike” in a meadow near the Estonian border. Military units and scientists were sent to investigate a ...

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