Meteor/Meteorite News 26NOV2010

From readers of Meteor/Meteorite News:
ajc020786: At approx 5:30 pm on 11/25/10 I seen a ball of fire that appeared to be falling out of the sky. I was in Saint Cloud, FL.
Guest294 (guest): 6:50 pm meteor fireball across north east sky near North Platte, Nebraska
Guest43 (guest): I saw a falling star in n indiana 01:30 11-26 any reports?  // please do email me.
Guest807 (guest): Saw same falling star as Guest 43 I'm guessing...
2:30 A.M.on 11/26 in the eastern sky. We are in central Illinois.


If you saw a meteor go to the AMS site a make a formal report http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball/report.html

grenzwissenschaft-aktuell.de (Blog)

Extremophiles Bakterium könnte auf dem Mars Millionen Jahre überdauern

grenzwissenschaft-aktuell.de (Blog) - ‎2010年11月25日‎

... außerirdischer Herkunft handelt, das einst selbst huckepack mit Asteroiden, Meteoriten und Kometen die Erde befruchtet haben könnte (...wir berichteten)

Meteorite man rocks the library in Tillamook
Coast Weekend
TILLAMOOK - Renowned scientist, author and lecturer Dick Pugh will exhibit and share information about more than $15000 worth of meteorites at the Tillamook ...

Mifflin Meteorite gets permanent home at UW museum
Chicago Tribune
AP Fragments of the meteorite that brightened the skies of Wisconsin and parts of Iowa on April 14 have become part of the permanent collection of the ...

Wis. Meteorite Fragments Now in Permanent Collection WDIO Duluth Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:32 PM PST Fragments of the meteorite that brightened the skies of Wisconsin and parts of Iowa on April 14 have become part of the permanent collection of the University of Wisconsin- Madison's Geology Museum. ... Midwest meteorite from April now on display KWWL Iowa Thu, 25 Nov 2010 06:19 AM PST Part of a meteorite which brightened the skies of  northeast Iowa in April will now be on display at a Wisconsin museum. ... Mifflin Meteorite gets permanent home at UW museum KWQC-TV 6 Davenport Thu, 25 Nov 2010 02:19 AM PST Associated Press - November 25, 2010 5:04 AM ET MADISON, Wis. (AP) -Fragments of the meteorite that brightened the skies of Wisconsin and parts of Iowa on April 14 have become part of the... Meteorite fragments end up in Wisconsin museum WEAU-TV 13 The comment sections of our web set are designed for  thoughtful, intelligent conversation and debate. We want  to hear from our viewers but we are not ...

Meteor/Meteorite News 24NOV2010

Readers write: Guest357 (guest):17NOV2010 Charlotte NC approx 5:25am very low SSE saw bright object long duration (5sec)slight w-e motion would have suspected aircraft but too close to horizon and disappeared without dimming. Guest890 (guest):Just seen a fireball in the sky 5.45pm over Sligo, Ireland Guest783 (guest):anyone have any info on the chacora meteorite drtanuki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicora,_Pennsylvania#Chicora_Meteor Guest115 (guest):Just seen a colourful fireball over east London, has anyone else seen it? UW Releases New Details Follow Spring Meteor Shower WISC-TV Madison Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:54 PM PST The meteorite that lit up the skies over southwest Wisconsin last spring has been officially dubbed the "Mifflin Meteorite" because it landed near Mifflin Township, and several of its pieces are now part of the permanent collection of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Geology Museum....

Mifflin Meteorite finds permanent home in Geology Museum University of Wisconsin - Madison Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:55 AM PST The meteorite that lit up the skies over southwest Wisconsin this spring has been officially dubbed the "Mifflin Meteorite," and several of its pieces are now part of the permanent collection of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Geology Museum.... Wonderland in space: the Leonids meteor shower Varsity This characteristic is associated with the moon's constant release of sodium gas, most easily observed when it is experiencing marvellous meteor bombardment ... 10 Free IPhone Apps for Spectacular Stargazing PC World By Michael Cooney, NetworkWorld There's a lot to watch in the nighttime sky -- everything from the International Space Station and meteor showers to planets ...     The Sun Steals Comets from Other Stars NASA Science News Nov. 23, 2010:  The next time you thrill at the sight of a comet blazing across the night sky, consider this: it's a stolen pleasure. You're enjoying the spectacle at the expense of a distant star. Sophisticated computer simulations run by researchers at the Southwest Research Institute (SWRI) have exposed the crime. ...

Meteor/Meteorite News 3SEP2010

Did A Meteorite Smash Into Monroe Home? Q13 FOX Seattle Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:26 PM PDT We help Monroe man find the answer A Monroe man thought his house came "under fire" but instead found what he believed to be a small meteorite stuck to the side of his house. ... [sounds like another HOAX! copycat!] Midwest meteor named Mifflin after Wis. township WGEM Quincy Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:49 AM PDT CHICAGO (AP) -- A meteorite that fell in Wisconsin earlier this year now has a name: Mifflin. Meteorite That Lit Up Midwestern Sky Gets a New Home Chicago Public Radio Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:04 PM PDT Pieces of a meteorite that lit up the Midwestern sky last April now live at Chicago's Field Museum. Meteorite takes name of Wisconsin township where it landed Chicago Tribune Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:01 PM PDT Pieces of rock scattered over rural area A meteorite that lit up the night sky over the upper Midwest as it plummeted into southeastern Wisconsin on April 14 now has a name: Mifflin, for rural Mifflin Township where it fell.

Meteor/Meteorite News 2SEP2010

Midwest Meteor Named Mifflin After Wis. Township

WCCO
CHICAGO (AP) ― A meteorite that fell in Wisconsin earlier this year now has a name: Mifflin. The Field Museum in Chicago said Wednesday that the ...

Meteor-impact may not have killed mammoths, great bears, claim experts

Sify
The theory that a space impact was responsible for extinction of at least 17 groups of large animals including mammoths and great bears, can be discounted, ...

New Deal man shares discovery of meteorite

LubbockOnline.com
The New Deal Meteorite is classified as an H6 ordinary chondrite — one of 3889 approved meteorites with that classification, according to the US Geological ...

Meteorite that hit Wisconsin is named
Wisconsin State Journal Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:05 PM PDT
The meteor that lit up the sky of southern Wisconsin on April 14 and created an international buzz now has a name. The Meteoritical Society has aptly named it the Mifflin Meteorite, named after the town on which many of the pieces were found. The area is about 65 miles west of Madison in Iowa County just south of Montfort. ...

Meteorite that lit night skies this spring is named Chicago Tribune Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:00 PM PDT A meteorite that lit up the night skies over the upper Midwest as it plummeted into southeastern Wisconsin April 14 now has a name: Mifflin, for rural Mifflin Township where it fell. Many tens of thousands of eye witnesses in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois saw the meteor as it streaked down to Earth shortly after 10 p.m., setting hundreds of professional and amateur meteorite hunters ...

Meteorite That Fell In Wisconsin Now Has Name WISN 12 Milwaukee Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:40 PM PDT The meteorite that fell in Wisconsin in April is named Mifflin....

Midwest meteor named Mifflin after Wis. township ABC 7 Chicago Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:04 PM PDT A meteorite that lit up the sky in April now has a name: Mifflin....

Midwest meteor named after Wis. township where it fell Minnesota Public Radio Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:54 PM PDT The Field Museum in Chicago said Wednesday that the Meteoritical Society named the meteorite after Mifflin Township, where it fell on April 14....

Midwest Meteorite On Display KWQC-TV 6 Davenport Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:29 PM PDT A meteorite that fell in Wisconsin earlier this year now has a name: Mifflin. The Meteoritical Society named the meteorite after Mifflin Township, where it fell on April 14th. The group also has classified...

Wisconsin meteorite gets a new name
CBS 58 Milwaukee Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:26 PM PDT
The meteor fragment that fell in April will be named after the township where it fell ...

Meteorite that lit night skies this spring is named

Chicago Breaking News - Tribune
Terry Boudreaux, a private Lake Forest meteorite hunter and collector, located some of the first recovered pieces of the meteorite found by farmers in the ...