05 January 2010

5JAN2010 Meteor/Meteorite News

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Meteor showers expected this January

Inquirer.net
By Alcuin Papa MANILA, Philippines-- Fans of meteor showers might still be able to catch the annual Quandrantid meteor shower which is active this year from ...


Sky highlights for 2010

msnbc.com
11-12: Perseid meteor shower: The Perseids rate as the Northern Hemisphere's best summer meteor shower, and this year's show should be better than usual. ...

There's a guy in a bar staring at his drink when ....

Colorado Springs Gazette
“So 90 percent of cases you hear of turn out to be meteor-wrongs and 10 percent turn out to be meteor-rights.” Sandvig, who has worked at the bar for 28 ...

Images suggest Mars once had lakes

UPI.com
Volcanic activity, meteorite impacts or shifts in Mars' orbit might have warmed the planet's atmosphere enough to melt ice into lakes. ...

Strange Phenomena in a Meteorite Crater

The Epoch Times
It is found that they are due to a meteorite strike in the area. According to Chinese Science Bulletin, when Gulong villagers get water from wells, ...

New York Daily News
Scientists eye moon colonies - in the holes on the lunar surface

New York Daily News
... refer to a 213-foot wide hole that is between 260- and 290-feet deep and could protect moon residents from drastic temperatures and meteorite strikes. ...


Science Channel Goes In Search Of Alien Objects On Earth

Pop Culture Zoo
Now, Science Channel is bringing viewers on a thrilling search for these hard to find, ancient alien visitors in the all-new series METEORITE MEN, ...

Újabb meteorit az Antarktiszon

Magyar Nemzet
A kínai Csungsan (Zhongshan) kutatóállomástól 400 kilométerre található Grove Mountain a világ egyik leggazdagabb meteorit-lelőhelye. ...


Images from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Suggest Evidence of Lakes in Mars

AZoOptics.com (press release)
The researchers say that there may have been increased volcanic activity, meteorite impacts or shifts in Mars' orbit during this period to warm Mars' ...

Filipinos to witness partial solar eclipse (12:49 pm)

Sun.Star
Meanwhile, stargazers can still enjoy the annual Quadrantid meteor shower that has started peaking since January 1 and will last until January 7. ...

UK New Year Meteor Shower 2010-- Astronomical Fireballs or Fire ...

Were the UK New Year Meteors really Sky Lanterns-- flame-lit paper beacons that float at 1500 feet for a few minutes before expiring and drifting down?
Is the meteor in 2036 may hit earth and is that true and tell me ...

Probably not. ... "The 350-metre-wide Apophis asteroid was discovered in 2004, and while it once seemed to have a higher chance of hitting the Earth, ...
Meteor Showers

This picture shows several meteors during a meteor shower. These meteors were seen in 1995, and are part of a lesser-known meteor shower called the ...

Quadrantid Shower 2010

01:14 YouTube
Just 17 Quadrantids out of a total of 32 meteors on the night, not that many but good for the Quadrantids as they are hard to see at all! There ...

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