15 September 2010

Meteor/Meteorite News 15SEP2010

WikiAnswers - What name is given to the meteor which manages to ...

Astronomy question: What name is given to the meteor which manages to penetrate the atmosphere and fall on the surface of the earth? ...

3 meteor showers light up sky -- Shanghai Daily | 上海日报 ...

STARGAZERS in China are in for a feast for their eyes as three major meteor showers will hit the earth one by one from end of this month. ...

Pure-form Big Chill Scenario Seems Vindicated

IEEE Spectrum (blog)
A few years ago groups of scientists produced evidence that the St. Lawrence dam collapse was induced not by post-ice age warming but by a meteor. ...

Should We Use Nuclear Weapons to Deflect Comets From the Earth?

Big Think
By detonating it near a meteor or comet, one may be able to use the shock wave to gently deflect it so that it does not hit the earth. ...


Hopes up for meteorite

Bombala Times
HOPES of finding the meteorite that fell in the local area on August 17 have lifted, with the Bombala Times having spoken with a new witness who saw the ...

Supernova shrapnel found in meteorite
Science Daily Mon, 13 Sep 2010 21:29 PM PDT
Scientists have identified the microscopic shrapnel of a nearby star that exploded just before or during the birth of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago. ...

Halley's Comet Was Spotted By Ancient Greeks

Space.com
"I find it really interesting that the meteor was not associated with any mythological stories," Graham said. "The headlines at the time were all about the ...



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