26 July 2024

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 26JUL2024

The Sky This Week from July 26 to August 2: Catch the Southern Delta Aquariids
Astronomy Magazine
A meteor streaks through the airglow-lit sky above the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. ... meteor shower peaks — as well as the Perseids in early August.

Not one, but two meteor showers are about to peak – here's how to catch the stellar show
The Conversation
The Southern Delta Aquariids: the fast ones · The Alpha Capricornids: slow, with occasional fireballs · Where and when should I look?

Australia news | Australia-news | The Guardian
Australia news | Australia-news | The Guardian
Live · Two meteor showers will soon light up Australian and New Zealand skies – here's how to catch the stellar show ...

Meteor is seen crossing the sky of Rio Grande do Sul - watch 
Ruetir
Depending on its intensity and behavior, a meteor can be classified as a fireball or a bolide. While the first, as its name suggests, is a large ...

Kansas Wetlands Education Center hosts annual meteor shower watch party - Hays Post
Hays Post
FHSU University Relations. The Kansas Wetlands Education Center (KWEC) invites the public to join its staff for a free, family-friendly meteor ...

The Earth-grazing Meteor of July 2024
eMetN Meteor Journal
The event was detected by 35 cameras from the Global Meteor Network. A number of possible visual sightings were also reported to the IMO[1]. Analysis ...

Oddball Asteroid Vesta Offers Unique Window Onto Early Solar System - Forbes
Forbes
At some 525 km in diameter, this ancient planetary body is large enough that meteorites here on earth have been confirmed to originate from it. As the ...

'Huge' piece of space junk spotted falling from Melbourne sky - Herald Sun
Herald Sun
Does anyone know what it is?” It comes as Victorians were also treated to a remarkable sight earlier this month, when a “huge” meteor lit up the sky.

Groundbreaking meteorite research positions Jim Karner as rare Beaver in Antarctica
BSU Alumni & Foundation
In 2009, Karner seized an opportunity to join the Antarctic Search for Meteorites program, a pivotal moment that marked the beginning of his ...

Craters on Moon hide answers to how Earth formed - MSN
MSN
... meteorite impact processes. As various countries plan future lunar exploration missions, scientists anticipate that new samples and remote sensing ...

Polarization dependency of transverse scattering and collisional coupling to the ambient ...
ScienceDirect.com
Most of the meteoroids are vaporized at the mesosphere/lower thermosphere (MLT) at altitudes between 70–120 km. Transverse scatter meteor radar ...

2024 The ELEVENTH Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

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