The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 10DEC2011

Oregon Trails: Meteorites
KDRV
They'd never heard of a meteorite started a wildfire. After all these years, she's convinced that space rock landed in the tinder-dry forest and started the Sprignet Butte Fire. The question always remained... What happened to any of that meteorite? ...


Lunar eclipse Saturday, meteor shower Wednesday
Napa Valley Register
A total eclipse of the moon will be visible on Saturday morning, followed by a meteor shower Wednesday morning, reports John Charlesworth, a local astronomer. The moon will first start to move into Earth's shadow, called the umbra, at 4:46 am Saturday. ...


New NASA App Available for Meteor Watching! « Coalition for ...
This “Meteor Counter” app enables astronomers — laypersons and experienced meteor hunters alike — to easily capture meteor observations with the ...
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How are meteor showers linked to Comets? & Why do meteor showers ...
Comets are not just a big ball flying through space. The are a big hunk of ice and rock with parts breaking off and following it. So when comets, in their orbit of the sun ...
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Nasa admits losing hundreds of moon rock samples Daily Telegraph Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:15 PM PST Hundreds of Nasa moon rock and meteorite samples have gone missing  after being loaned out by the US space agency, an audit has shown. Moonlight to dampen Geminid meteor shower next week msnbc.com By Joe Rao Next week brings us what usually is considered the most  satisfying of all the annual meteor displays, even surpassing the famous  Perseids of August: the December Geminid meteor shower. But this year,  before making any elaborate plans to view ... Celestial show today Khaleej Times We watched the Leonids meteor shower two weeks ago, and next week,  we will be able to observe the Geminids meteor shower from the UAE, ” Halley  said. “I'm hoping to record the speed of the earth's shadow as it moves  across the moon. ... Ursids Meteor Shower | AstronomyLive Ursids Meteor Shower. View · Signups. Event type: Minor Event› Meteor Shower. Date: December 17, 2012 - 00:00 - December 26, 2012  - 00:00. |Share ... www.astronomylive.com/.../ursids-meteor-shower-17-decemb... More than 500 NASA lunar, meteorite samples lost or stolen The Virginian-Pilot By Mackenzie Weinger Since 1970, more than 500 lunar and meteorite  samples have been lost or stolen, the space agency confirmed to its inspector  general, according to a report released Thursday. Some items have been recovered,  including 218 moon rocks ... Japan Large Bright Fireball Meteor 4DEC2011 Video Fireballs, Meteors, Bolides, Meteorites, Comets, Asteroid Impact,Meteorite  Quest, Recent ... North Carolina, South Carolina Bright Green Fireball 2DEC2011 ... lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../japan-large-bright-fire...