13 March 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 13MAR2012

Meteorite Punches Hole Through Oslo Shed
Discovery News
It is very rare for any meteorite debris to land in a populated area such as the middle of a major city like Oslo. It is hoped the meteorite will remain in a Norway museum. Uncovering fragments ofmeteorite fragments in highly populated areas like Oslo ...

Meteor chunk falls on family's hut
Independent Online
By SAPA Anne Margrethe Thomassen looks at a rock, believed to be a meteorite, in central Oslo on Monday. Oslo - A Norwegian family was flabbergasted to find that what appeared to be a piece of a meteorite had crashed through the roof of their allotment ...

UFO across Geelong
Geelong Advertiser
The spectacular visual display which captured widespread attention was most likely ameteor, according to Astronomical Society of Victoria's Perry Vlahos. The incident was recorded by UFO tracking website ufostalker.com, quoting a Geelong resident who...

Mystery 'fireball' crosses Melbourne skies
Yahoo!7 News
Many Victoria residents were left perplexed after spotting the 'low-flying fireball' at around 8.40pm, and turned to Twitter in the hope of identifying it. Observers described it as a big ball of fire followed by a white trail.

AccuWeather.com - Weather Video - A Meteorite ...
A cottage owner in Norway had quite the surprise when an intruder crashed down from space ...
accuweather.com

The great meteor hunt - OpenLearn - Open University
With the weekend being dominated by news of a large meteor being spotted in UK skies, we give you the low down on those bright things up high... 05 Mar ...
www.open.edu/openlearn/science.../the-great-meteor-hunt

Meteor 'fireball' spotted in night sky across UK - The Guardian ...
Police inundated with calls as 'orange glow' is sighted by peoplefrom northern Scotland to DevonPolice forces across the UK havereceived numerous calls after ...
esciencenews.com/.../meteor.fireball.spotted.night.sky.across.u...

Saudi Gazette - Meteor witnessed across Britain
LONDON — Police forces say they have received a number of calls reporting what is believed to have been a meteor. A “huge fireball” was reported travelling ...
www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.con...

Life's building blocks more common than thought
TG Daily
An analysis of meteorite samples has revealed that there's more than one way of building amino acids in space, raising the odds of life elsewhere. The NASA researchers say that the discovery lends support to the theory that life on Earth could have ...

Meteorite chunk falls on Oslo
BigPond News Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:39 PM PDT
A meteorite chunk weighing 585 grams has crashed through the roof a home in Oslo, Norway.

Encounters of another kind: meteorite chunk falls on Oslo
SpaceDaily Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:37 PM PDT
A Norwegian family was flabbergasted to find that what appeared to be a piece of a meteorite had crashed through the roof of their allotment garden hut in the middle of Oslo, media reported Monday.

Oslo family stunned after meteorite lucky escape
Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:57 PM PDT
A Norwegian family was flabbergasted to find that what appeared to be a piece of a meteorite had crashed through the roof of their allotment garden hut in the middle of Oslo.

Meteorite chunk falls on city
Daily Telegraph Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:35 PM PDT
METEORITE weighing 585 grams crashes through the roof of a garden hut in Oslo, splits in two.

Oslo gets hit again [Dynamics of Cats]
ScienceBlogs Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:53 AM PDT
Seems like all the action is in Norway these last few years... Meteoritecrashes through roof in Oslo from Verdens Gang Fist size meteoritesmashes through roof in Oslo suburb Nice looking chunk - be worth a pretty penny, as one of the few meteorites with confirmed provenance of hitting a structure. see also Fireball over Norway - at VG Read the comments on this post...

Space chunk falls on Oslo hut
News 24 South Africa Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:49 AM PDT
A Norwegian family was flabbergasted to find that what appeared to be a piece of a meteorite had crashed through the roof of their garden hut in the middle of Oslo.

Meteorite chunk hits roof in Oslo, Norway
Vancouver Province Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:42 AM PDT
A Norwegian family was flabbergasted to find that what appeared to be a piece of a meteorite had crashed through the roof of their allotment garden hut in the middle of Oslo.

Valuable Space Rock Crashes Into Oslo Cabin
Universe Today Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:42 AM PDT
A family in Oslo got a surprise when they visited their allotment garden cabin for the first time this season and found that a 585-gram (20 oz.)meteorite had ripped a hole through the roof. The space rock was discovered âlying five or six metres away,â the cabinâs owner, Rune Thomassen, told the local newspaper [...]

Suspected meteorite chunk crashes through Oslo familyâs shed
National Post Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:46 AM PDT
A Norwegian family was flabbergasted to find that what appeared to be a piece of a meteorite had crashed through the roof of their allotment garden hut in the middle of Oslo, Norwegian media reported Monday

Permian Basin Spring Break Attractions 3/12/12
KOSA
In Odessa, you could always visit the Meteor Crater. You can reach the Meteor Crater Museum at: (432) 381-0946. If the great outdoors isn't your thing, the McDonald Observatory located in the Davis Mountains could be a great get away for you.

Meteorites Reveal Another Way to Make Life's Components
Space Ref (press release)
An antarctic meteorite analyzed in the study A meteorite analyzed in the study at its collection site in Antarctica. Credit: Antarctic Search for Meteorites program, Case Western Reserve University Full-resolution copy In the study, scientists with the ...

Melbourne UFO lights up night sky
Ninemsn
Astronomers believe a the object was probably a meteor. The white projectile left behind a substantial trail, but Astronomical Society of Victoria spokesman Perry Vlahos said it would not have posed a threat. "Despite what people saw in reality it is ...

Encounters of another kind: meteorite chunk falls on Oslo
PhysOrg.com
A Norwegian family was flabbergasted to find that what appeared to be a piece of a meteorite had crashed through the roof of their allotment garden hut in the middle of Oslo, Norwegian media reported Monday. The rock weighing 585 grammes (one pound, ...