03 April 2018

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 03APR2018

Physics of meteor flight in the atmosphere. By EJ Opik. Interscience tracts on physics and ...
Wiley Online Library
Physics of meteor flight in the atmosphere. By E. J. Opik. Interscience tracts on physics and astronomy. No. 6. Ed. by R. E. Marshak. London, (Interscience Publishers), 1958. Pp. viii, 174; 14 Figs.; 55 Tables. $1.95. First published: July 1959. https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.49708536526. About. Related ...

NASA comes to Venice to inspect a potential meteor strike
The Scoop News by Francesco Abbruzzino
The Scoop News giving you all the news and scoop for Venice, Sarasota, Englewood, and North Port.
??? REALLY? We are close to April 1st!




An update on UHF radar meteor observations and associated signal processing techniques at ...
Science Direct
Over the past 8 years UHF radar meteor observations made at Arecibo Observatory (Puerto Rico) have evolved significantly while several long-standing meteor science issues have been solved and new ones raised. We start with a review of the current signal processing approach that includes ...

New fish lineage makes a splash
Yale Daily News (blog)
Millions of years ago, the dinosaurs were forced into extinction after a meteor crashed into the Earth. But while it was bad news for the dinosaurs, Yale researchers have discovered that the meteor strike did produce one surprising result in its immediate aftermath: a period of flourishing fish diversification.

Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
Lowell Observatory
Come and talk to one of our educators under the night sky (weather permitting) about the meteor shower from 7 – 10pm! Get viewing tips about the best way to vie.

Two meteor showers set to take place in skies over Derby in April
Derby Telegraph
One of the greatest shows not on Earth takes place over Derby this month in the form of a meteor shower dubbed 'nature's firework display'. The Lyrids shower sees shooting stars with amazing dust trails produced for several days later this April. And there's a second meteor shower getting underway ...

Eyes to the skies as TWO meteor showers take place this month
Nottingham Post
Eyes to the skies as TWO meteor showers take place this month. The Lyrids displays will be followed by the Eta Aquarids shower. Share; Comments. By. Isaac AsheDeputy Social Media Editor. 13:53, 3 APR 2018. ...

Upstate NY Stargazing in April: The Lyrid meteor shower
NewYorkUpstate.com
Upstate NY Stargazing in April: The Lyrid meteor shower. Posted April 2, 2018 at 10:31 AM. The good, the bad, and the potentially ugly things that fall from space. Micrometeorites (IFLScience.com), a SkyLab fragment (from wikipedia), and the Chelyabinsk meteor trail (Alex Alishevskikh).( File photos ).

Meteor and Jupiter Light Up the Night Sky Over a Glistening Lagoon
Space.com
Meteor and Jupiter Light Up the Night Sky Over a Glistening Lagoon (Photo). by Miguel Claro, Space.com Contributor | April 2, 2018 07:21am ET. Meteor and Jupiter Light Up the Night Sky Over a Glistening Lagoon (Photo). A single-exposure image shows a bright meteor and the planet Jupiter shining ...

China's first space station was decimated in a fireball over the South Pacific - here's how it went ...
Business Insider India
It would have been a sudden stop, however - moving that quickly into thicker air is a recipe for a fireball. Most likely, the drag would have quickly ripped off solar panels and antenna. Superheated plasma would have melted and disintegrated much of what was left. And finally, a rain of whatever remained ...

Most distant star ever detected sits halfway across the universe
ZAWYA Most distant star ever detected sits halfway across the universe. Researchers used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to spot the star. Image used for illustrative purpose. A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky above Leeberg hill during the Perseid meteor shower in Grossmugl, Austria, August 13, ..

2018 The FIFTH Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

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