Northern B.C. meteorite landfall yields treasure for geologists Vancouver Province Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:00 PM PDT A University of Alberta research team has discovered an unprecedented variety of organic material in a series of meteorites that landed in northern British Columbia.
Is there life on Mars? New Zealand Herald But in 1996 Nasa scientists, led by David McKay, announced they had found possible signs of life on a Martian meteorite called ALH84001. This lump of rock, weighing almost 2kg, fell to Earth 13000 years ago, after being blasted into space when an ...
Did meteorite help form life on Earth? Hamilton Spectator Did organic material on meteorites that crashed into Earth billions of years ago play a role in the formation of life on our planet? It's an intriguing idea that's been bandied about by scientists and stargazers for some time. ...
Asteroids cook up ingredients of life
ABC Online Life factories A set of pristine meteorites has provided fresh support for the notion that the chemical ingredients of life came from outer space. Rather than Earth, the research by scientists led by Dr Christopher Herd from Canada's University of ...
B.C. meteorite suggests life on Earth came from space Vancouver Sun It was back in the news in 2006, when scientists paid a BC man $850000 for 850 grams of the meteorite that he found on Tagish Lake. Now the rock is in the spotlight again, providing what scientists say are important new clues about the building blocks ...
PAGASA Lunar eclipse on June 16 meteor shower June 22 Nation GMA ... Barring cloudy skies and rains, stargazers will have at least two events to look forward to this June: a total lunar eclipse on June 16; and a meteor shower ... www.gmanews.tv/.../pagasa-lunar-eclipse-on-june-16-meteor-s...
Meteorite holds clues to organic chemistry of the early Earth: study PhysOrg Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:04 AM PDT Carbonaceous chondrites are a type of organic-rich meteorite that contain samples of the materials that took part in the creation of our planets nearly 4.6 billion years ago, including materials that were likely formed before our solar system was created and may have been crucial to the formation of life on Earth. The complex suite of organic materials found in carbonaceous chondrites can vary ...
Piece of historic meteorite up for auction UPI Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:53 PM PDT DALLAS, June 9 (UPI) -- A piece cut from the famous 15-ton Willamette Meteorite at New York's American Museum of Natural History will go to the highest bidder, an auction house says.
2011 International Meteor Conference
International Meteor Conference
Sibiu, Romania, September 15-18
This year's International Meteor Conference (IMC)---the 30th edition already!--will take place in the historical city of Sibiu in Romania, from September 15 to 18, 2011. The standard early registration fee, including full board,
has remained unchanged from last year at 155 EUR. More details on this IMC can be found at
We also wish to point interested meteor workers attention to the fact that the period in which the early registration
fee is applicable expires at the end of the month. From July 1 onwards, the registration fee will be 170 EUR.
Every year, the IMC is an exciting event where meteor workers from all over the world meet and exchange their
experiences. Make sure not to miss it!
International Meteor Organization, Treasurer
Kind regards,
Marc Gyssens
World Screen By Kristin Brzoznowski LONDON: Passion Distribution is heading to DISCOP with all-new episodes of Meteorite Men, which recently scored a third-season pickup from Science Channel. The show, produced by LMNO Productions, has eight new hour-long episodes ...
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