28 April 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 28APR2012

California fireball excitement plus sweet sights in the western sky ...
A Lyrid fireball blazes across the sky over Ozark, Ark. Sunday morning during the shower's peak. Vega and the meteor radiant are at top center. Thanks and ...
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Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: The Latest Meteor ...
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
The meteor that exploded over California last weekend rained rubble down on the site where gold was discovered in 1848 and where scores of modern-day treasure seekers and clue-seeking researchers are expected to descend this ...

Meteorite Pieces Found in El Dorado County - KTXL
NASA researchers and collectors are flocking to the Sierra towns of Coloma and Lotus in hopes ...
fox40.com

SCIENTISTS claim this egg-shaped object is the final proof of life on Mars ...
The Sun
In any case the structures we found were on newly fractured surfaces, from the interior of the meteorite." The meteorite was named after the village where it came down in the Sahara desert in Morocco last July. It was probably blasted from Mars when it ... (???? strange story)

Did You Take a Photo of Sunday's Meteor?
Patch.com
NASA is asking the public to share any pictures they took of a meteor that fell over Northern California on Sunday. NASA and the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence Institute are asking for the public's help finding footage photos and video of a ...

Giant asteroids struck Earth more often than had been thought
College Times
By Mike Taugher, Contra Costa Times The meteor that exploded over California last weekend rained rubble down on the site where gold was discovered in 1848 and where scores of modern-day treasure seekers and clue-seeking researchers are expected to ...

EarthSky's top 10 tips for meteor-watchers
EarthSky (blog)
Your goal: to observe a meteor shower. You want to see as many meteors as possible. You want to see the sky rain meteors like hailstones at an apocalyptic rate. You want exploding fireballs, peals of meteoric thunder, celestial mayhem.

Remnants of meteor fireball found in California - CBS News
A meteor the size of a minivan exploded over California this weekend and bits are found in the Sierras.
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2012 THE Year of Meteors!