Fireball report prompts search of island marsh
WJXT Jacksonville
The search of the marsh off State Route 25 began around 10 pm Wednesday, after someone reported seeing a fireball disappear in the marsh. The search was called off shortly after midnight early Thursday, and state patrol officials say it is believed the ...
Missouri man helps recover stolen meteorite
Boston Herald
LOUIS — Tim Heitz knows a meteorite when he sees one. The self-titled Midwest Meteorman has been collecting the space rocks ever since he saw a feature about them on the Discovery Channel more than 15 years ago. "When you have them come through your ...
Colin Pillinger will use meteorites to make an impact at Faraday Lecture
The Guardian
If a picture is worth a thousand words, says the planetary scientist Prof Colin Pillinger, a meteorite is worth a thousand pictures. According to the man behind the failed British-led bid to land the Beagle 2 probe on Mars in 2003, these unassuming ...
Perth man hopes to identify strange object in the sky
EMC Perth
He then wondered if it might be a meteor. "It just looked like a ball that was kind of white in the middle, it was all the red and orange around it. It didn't have a tail," he said. "It was just this large ball with this kind of reddish, ...
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By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Missoula, Montana arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: British Columbia Meteor 12JAN2011 13JAN2011" by searching for meteor january 11. 12:31:25 -- 2 minutes ago. Bozeman, Montana arrived from ...
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JEKYLL ISLAND, Fla. -- The US Coat Guard has ended their search after reports ...
First Coast News
Ronald Plant from Coast Guard search and rescue of Charleston, SC said they believe it was possibly a meteor shower. The US Coast Guard started the search at 9:45 pm Wednesday and suspended it around 1:00 am Thursday. They used a small boat and a ...
SSC hosts star-studded events
Seminole Chronicle
Visitors will be taught to identify visible planets, seven or eight constellations, new comets, meteorshowers and more. If the weather permits, a telescope viewing of celestial objects will conclude the program. The event starts at 8:30 pm on each ...
Rare Meteorite Found In Missouri
KPLR 11
A rare meteorite stolen in December from the University of New Mexico has been found in Missouri. A Missouri man called authorities after he bought the space rock for $1700 dollars from an unknown suspect. The meteorite is actually worth more than ...