Oroville Meteorite on Display
KHSL
A meteor exploded above Table Mountain in 1892, and this particular fragment was found a year later... But it hasn't been back in the north state since then. "If you had been right in between Chico and Oroville, you would have seen this big flash over ...
Academy to honor 200 years with festivities
The Triangle Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:06 AM PDT
A touchable meteorite, an 80-foot wall of specimens and the mount of a rare animal are all parts of the bicentennial exhibit set to open March 24 at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. ANS, the nationâs oldest natural history museum, has announced the opening of âThe Academy at 200: The Nature of [...]
Oroville Calendar
Oroville Mercury-Register Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:30 AM PDT
SATURDAY Events 58th annual Paradise of Gems Show: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at 6309 Clark Road. Display of recovered remnant of the Orovillemeteorite; gems, crystals, beads, jewelry, exhibits, metal detecting, gem identification, fossils, gold panning and
Lyrid Meteor Shower 2012
By: Mike Wall Published: 04/04/2012 07:44 AM EDT on SPACE.com Skywatchers are in for a treat in late April: An annual meteor shower will peak wh.
www.huffingtonpost.com/news/lyrid-meteor-shower-2012
Spectacular Meteor Displays: Jupiter Assists Halley's Comet
Scientific Computing
Now, a study shows that the orbital influences of Jupiter on the comet and the debris it leaves in its wake are responsible for periodic outbursts of activity in the Orionidmeteor showers. The results were presented by Aswin Sekhar at the National ...
April (meteor) showers bring spring constellations
InsideHalton.com
The Lyrids meteor shower peaks on Saturday, April 21. The best time to see the shower is after midnight in the east from a dark location. You may see up to 20 meteors per hour. Some are also visible between April 16-25. At the same time, ...
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: The Latest Worldwide ...
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Photo: NASA GOING OUT to observe a meteor shower is always an exciting activity. There is a very powerful feeling of anticipation which cannot be dampened by the failure of meteors to appear. The longer you wait, the more likely it seems ...
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Meteor Activity Outlook for March 31-April 6, 2012 « The Transient ...
Meteor activity picks up a bit during April as two major showers are active during the month. The first of these, the Lyrids, are active from the 16th through the ...
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PHOTOS (8) - Impressive meteor/fireball over central New Zealand ...
A Trail left by the meteor, taken from Karori, Wellington, Uploaded by: ... Meteor left a white trail, This image was taken a few seconds after I had a glimpse of it!
www.weatherwatch.co.nz/.../photos-3-impressive-meteor-over...
New research upends conventional understanding of the Moon's origin
Knovel
New research indicates the Moon might not have originated from a meteorite crashing into Earth. The New York Times reports that scientists have long posited that the Moon formed when a massive object roughly the size of Mars slammed into Earth.
Early asteroids blinged up by meteorite impacts
New Scientist
So siderophiles found in planets' mantles must have been delivered later, by meteorites. Now Christopher Dale of the University of Durham, UK, and colleagues have shown that smaller bodies like the asteroid Vesta also have siderophiles in their mantles ...
See anything? Fireball spotted in southeast sky | kens5.com San ...
Residents in San Antonio reported seeing a fireball streak across the southeast sky just before noon on Monday.
www.kens5.com/.../See-anything-Fireball-spotted-in-southeast...
2012 THE Year of Meteors!
