30 July 2010

Meteor/Meteorite News 30JUL10

Meteor shower event set for Clayton park

Cherry Hill Courier Post
CLAYTON — A "Star Party" will be held here to view the Perseid meteor shower on the night of Aug. 12. The free event, to be held weather permitting, ...

August good for meteor watchingPagasa INQUIRERnet Philippine News ...

MANILA Philippines – August promises to be a good month for meteor watchers as the Perseids meteor shower one of the oldest and most active showers can be ...

Debate Heats Up Over Meteor's Role in Ice Age - Yahoo! News

Some scientists have thought that the Earth's Ice Age conditions 12900 years ago were triggered by a meteor or comet. But a recent study suggests that the ...

Possible UK Meteor Impact Startles Cricket Match

Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet
A possible 4.5 billion-year-old meteor hurtled down from the sky and landed near unsuspecting spectators. A British cricket match was disrupted by a ...

The Sky in June: Perseids should produce the best meteor display of 2010

Scotsman
On the other hand, Jupiter is climbing to prominence on the oppos ite side of the sky and the Perseids meteor shower is poised to provide what should be our ...
Book Review: The Fallen Sky by Christopher Cokinos

Tucson Citizen
Upon seeing the flash of a meteor in the sky, “You can tell what the meteor's made of by the color of its tail – red for silicon, yellow for iron, ...

Starry, starry nights at UWM planetarium

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Perseid meteor shower, an annual show in the summer skies, will peak this year Aug. 12 and 13. City stargazers never get to see the panorama of the ...

Tonight looking great for seeing Delta Aquarid, Capricornid meteor showers!

Examiner.com
Last night, the peak of the Delta Aquarid meteor shower, was a cloud-out bust for people living in the Cleveland area. However, tonight is looking to be ...


ALIENS THROW METEORITES AT BOSNIAN MAN

Weekly World News (satire)
As soon as Lajic finishes his museum and garden, the aliens plan on hurling their biggest meteor at him yet. “I think this guy has rocks in his head,” said ...

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