Talk spotlights impact crater
Wetumpka Herald
He discussed the circumstances that caused the crater, the likely origin of the meteor, past and current research and future plans. King began actively researching the site in 1998, and his efforts confirmed that the approximately 4-mile-wide ridge of ...
Rare Martian meteorite given to science
BBC News
A Martian meteorite - an incredibly rare object - has been given to science to help unravel the Red Planet's secrets. The Natural History Museum in London has acquired a 1kg piece of the Tissint rock thanks to an anonymous benefactor.
Fragments of fallen sky
The Age
They were scale models of meteorites discovered in the area, all from the same fall. Sadly, the display was dismantled last year in favour of a different public art project at the Casey Recreation and Aquatic Centre and another display in Narre Warren ...
Fireball over Texas caught by police video cam Technology ...
A bright fireball streaked across the nighttime sky over eastern Texas and Oklahoma last week, and was caught on video by a police car camera.
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Fireball Over Texas Caught by Police Car Video Camera
Space.com
1, was likely caused by a car- or bus-size asteroid falling through Earth's atmosphere, Bill Cooke, head of NASA's Meteor Environment Office, told Spaceweather.com. "At approximately 756 pm CST, over Abilene, Texas, I saw an object falling from the sky ...
Want to earn some cash? Join in on the meteorite search
KTRE Lufkin and Nacogdoches Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:44 PM PST
Several East Texans witnessed this meteorite that lit up the sky, and now, Texas Meteorite Hunters from Austin are in town looking for the meteor pieces.
Meteorite Hunters Hit The Ground To Find Their Treasure
CBS Dallas - Fort Worth Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:35 PM PST
Thousands saw and heard the bright meteor streak across the night sky Wednesday before culminating in a loud sonic boom. Now the hunt is on to find it.
Russia: Computer crash doomed Phobos-Grunt
BY STEPHEN CLARK
SPACEFLIGHT NOW February 6, 2012
After floating accusations against U.S. military radars, flawed foreign
parts and space radiation, Russian space officials have concluded a
software glitch...
