01 November 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 01NOV2012

Team Searching For Meteorites In Alabama
WHNT
After a fireball streaked across the early evening sky of north, central Alabama Tuesday, a team from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center are in an area south of Huntsville, northwest of Cullman looking for meteorites. NASA has a specific area, but is ...

Meteor event could mean big payout
WSFA
Marshall Space and Flight Center meteor expert Dr. Bill Cooke says there was no smoking gun out in the area northwest of Cullman, meaning the team didn't find any obvious meteorites. Still, Cooke says the team returned with some unusual samples.

The Leonids brighten the night sky in November
The Guardian Charlottetown
November's premier celestial event will be the Leonid meteor shower, due to peak in the pre-dawn hours of Nov. 18, though some will be visible earlier in the evening. The Leonids are actually visible to some degree Nov. 6-30. The three-day-old waxing ...

Dazzling meteor shower this weekend | The Asbury Park Press NJ ...
A big meteor shower this weekend could produce as many as 60 falling stars an hour as the Earth passes through the trail of Halley's comet.
www.app.com/article/.../Dazzling-meteor-shower-weekend

Meteor spotted falling from sky across Western Washington
KING5.com
Halloween proved to be an interesting night for law enforcement in at least four Western Washington counties after reports of a meteor falling to Earth. The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office said deputies investigated a possible meteor falling ...

Sacramento meteor hunter gets second find in 6 months
News10.net
pubId=35121343001 Sacramento meteor hunter gets second find in 6 months DAVIS - A Sacramento meteor hunter has found his second ancient specimen in six months. hunter 11p sacramento Must Watch meteor space rocks News KXTV 01:47 ...

Poles unearth rare 300-kilo meteorite, largest in Eastern Europe
Phys.Org
Polish geologists have unearthed the largest meteorite ever found in Eastern Europe and are hoping the rare find will provide fresh clues about the composition of the Earth's inner core, they said Wednesday. "We know the Earth's core is composed of ...

Nice early morning meteor on Vimeo
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This one was recorded 2012-10-27 at 04:38:37 Heading SE from Stoke on Trent Ursa Major ...
vimeo.com

Family discovers doorstop Is really meteorite | www ...
A Tennessee family had a surprising discovery when they realized their long- term doorstop was ...
wtov9.com

Second meteorite found in Novato
Marinscope Community Newspapers
Peter Jenniskens, the meteor scientist at the Seti Institute, a nonprofit scientific and education organization that has projects sponsored by NASA and other foundations and research groups, at first dismissed the first rock because the surface ...

Valleywx.com: Team Searching For Meteorites In Alabama
WHNT
Sightings of the fireball, along with reports of a large boom occurred between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm yesterday, roughly around 5:25 pm. For a fireball to create a sonic boom it has to be less than 30 miles above Earth's surface, which means it penetrated ...

Meteorite Hunter Finds Gem In Novato - Yahoo! News
Watch the video 'Meteorite Hunter Finds Gem In Novato' on Yahoo! News India.
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NASA: Alabama Explosion Was Boulder Sized ...
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Report from a local fox news station in Alabama. Caught this on the live feed. http ://www ...
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2012 THE Year of Meteors!

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