17 April 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 17APR2012

Solar system mystery `solved`
Zee News
Washington: Planetary scientists claim they may have discovered how "chondrules", tiny particles found in meteorites, formed at the beginning of the solar system, thus solving the decades-old cosmic conundrum. Chondrules are spherical particles of ...

Meteor spotted in four states - Video on msnbc.com
Video on msnbc.com: For some people, the sky lit up green and white, but others saw blue, yellow and red. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/47035488

Video: Did you see 'amazing' meteor on Wednesday night? | Green ...
A bright green light prompted hundreds of people from Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Iowa to ...
www.greenbaypressgazette.com/.../Video-Did-you-see-amazin...
Meteor streaks across the Chicago sky, ushers in peak stargazing ...
In a few days — barring cloud cover — the night skies will present one of the more arresting ...
articles.chicagotribune.com/.../ct-met-meteor-20120413_1_lyr...

Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks This Week
Space.com
by Mike Wall, SPACE.com Senior Writer An annual meteor shower peaks this weekend, a time when dark skies should make for great viewing opportunities in the Northern Hemisphere. The Lyridmeteor shower is expected to reach maximum intensity overnight ...

Meteor showers appears on Sunday
Viet Nam News
HA NOI - Stargazers are in for a treat this week with a meteor shower expected to be seen early Sunday morning throughout Viet Nam, said Dang Vu Tuan Son, chairman of the Viet Nam Amateur Club of Astronomy. The annual meteor shower named Lyrids is ...

Likely meteor strikes Midwest skies
WGNtv.com
During this time the National Weather Service received a number of calls about a meteor soaring across the sky. Meteorologist Tim Seeley of the National Weather Service said the Lyrids, a shower of debris from Comet Thatcher that has shown across the ...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Texas Fireball Meteor ...
NOTICE: For the next 30 days postings and sighting reports will be delayed in posting. Sorry for the inconvenience; updates as possible. Regular posting will ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../texas-fireball-meteor-1...


2012 THE Year of Meteors!