“April Fireball” streaks across the daytime sky|WOAI: San Antonio ...
It was like a fireball falling right out of the sky,” John Haley told News 4 WOAI. “It was so bright! It was like a little piece of the sun falling with a big torch behind it.”
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Sky gazers snap rare meteor
Wanganui Chronicle
SHOW IN THE SKY: Bulls man Alex McNeil took this picture of the meteor trail on Monday night. A shining meteor that left a spectacular long trail across the sky on Monday night near Wanganui thrilled those witnesses who were lucky enough to see it.
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Indiana University
The Lyrid meteor shower will peak on the night of April 21-22 in a moonless sky, offering ideal viewing conditions. For observers in North America, about 20 meteors per hour should be visible in a clear, dark sky. The meteors can appear anywhere in the ...
"Fireball" reported over San Antonio | News - Home
Dozens of KSAT-12 viewers reported seeing what appeared to be a meteor streaking across the San Antonio skyline shortly before noon on Monday.
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Public Invited to Free Lecture at NASA Goddard: Search for Extraterrestrial Life
MarketWatch (press release)
Dr. Glavin is currently involved in the analysis of organic compounds in meteorites and the search for extraterrestrial life. He first became involved in Astrobiology research in 1996 when a meteorite from Mars found in Antarctica, called Allan Hills ...
Lyrid Meteor Shower to Grace Dark April Skies
Space.com
by Mike Wall, SPACE.com Senior Writer Skywatchers are in for a treat in late April: An annualmeteor shower will peak when the moon's absence leaves the night sky dark and great for viewing. The Lyrid meteor shower peaks overnight from April 21 to ...
Meteor shot across the sky at 20000kph
3News NZ
By Laura Frykberg Experts believe the flaming ball that lit up the night skies from Wellington to Christchurch tonight was a meteor. But while it was an impressive sight, they say it's far from a rare event. It's a sight so fleeting it's hard to ...
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: MBIQ Detects Italia ...
Turin, Piemonte arrived from google.it on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 31MAR2012" by searching ...
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Israel: Meteor nets dramatically reduce infestations
FreshPlaza
Petah Tikva-based Meteor, which pioneered the use of nets to prevent insect infestation in crops, will be introducing innovations to its "anti-virus" agricultural nets. The nets, according to the company, prevent insects from attacking vegetables and ...(slightly Off Topic)
Radio hams reach for shooting stars
John O'Groat Journal
By Bob Renshaw The bright light of a meteor is a result of heat produced by the meteorite entering the atmosphere. IN the last article we looked at communicating by bouncing a radio signal off the moon. This time we will look at using another space ...
Rock show is out of this world
Paradise Post
Then in 1893, a man named Charles E. Bloomfield found a fragment of the meteorite. Weighing in at 54-pounds the solid iron nugget will be on display this weekend during the Paradise Gem and Mineral Club's annual rock show at the Paradise Elks Lodge.
2012 THE Year of Meteors!
