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11 June 2024

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11JUN2024

Scientists study study artificial meteor in NASA's asteroid sample mission - UPI.com
UPI
Over 80 researchers from more than a dozen institutions recently worked together to study such an "artificial meteor" -- NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample ...

Third edition of 'Meteorites in Oman' exhibition opens in Sur - The Arabian Stories News
The Arabian Stories
Among the rare meteorites on display are the Ureilite meteorite, a non-chondrite meteorite composed of silicate minerals containing magnesium and iron ...

Eid al Adha holidays announced in Oman - Muscat Daily
Muscat Daily
Nine-day Eid al Adha holiday announced · Oman meteorite exhibition kicks off · ...

Oman meteorite exhibition kicks off
Times of Oman
The exhibition also features a project on meteorite monitoring devices in Oman, through which the ministry tracks and documents meteorites as they ...

Oman meteorite exhibition kicks off - Muscat Daily
Muscat Daily
The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism inaugurated the third edition of the meteorite exhibition in Oman at the Sur City Walk..

Fireball Seen Streaking Across Parts of New York State - Q105.7
Q105.7
The object that was seen in the sky June 2 was a fireball. Fireballs are defined by the International Astronomical Union as "a meteor brighter than ..

When A Meteorite Struck A US Woman Back In 1954 - News18
News18
The meteor hit a woman named Ann Hodges. Space and the cosmos hold many wonders, and one of them are meteor showers. In almost all cases, the ...

आसमान से गिरा उल्कापिंड घर के अंदर रजाई में सो रही महिला से टकराया, हुआ 'चमत्कार'
Punjab Kesari
... Meteorite. सबसे ज्यादा पढ़े गए. Content Writer. Tanuja. Related News. पृथ्वी से टकराएगा भंयकर सौर तूफान ..

NASA's asteroid sample mission gave scientists around the world the rare opportunity to ...
The Conversation
Earth is constantly bombarded by fragments of rock and ice, also known as meteoroids, from outer space. Most of the meteoroids are as tiny as .

Meteorite crashes through roof of New Jersey home - 10MAY2023
Yahoo Movies Canada
The incident may be connected to the Eta Aquariids meteor shower.

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

26 February 2024

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 26FEB2024

Germany had 90 minutes to Get Ready in Case a Meteorite the Size of a Beach Ball hit
US Times Now
Meteorites bombard Earth every day, yet most people don't even realize it. NASA's Scout planetary defense system estimates that the Earth is ...

First geological heritage park planned in Hajar Mountains - Muscat Daily
Muscat Daily
The initiative, revealed during a workshop titled 'Meteorites in Oman and Combating their Illicit Trade' on Sunday, seeks to attract tourists with an ...

Heritage Ministry Organizes Workshop on Combating Trafficking in Meteorites - Oman News Agency
Oman News Agency
Muscat, 25 Feb (ONA) --- The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism today organized a specialized workshop titled “Meteorites in Oman and means of ...

Country diary: Treasured gifts keep falling from the skies | Geology | The Guardian
The Guardian
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: As breeding season begins in the unseasonably mild weather, I'm transfixed by a local find – a meteorite.

Index of /datacenter/polar_orbit_tracks/data/METEOR-M1/2016/2016_01_18_018
wisc.edu
Index of /datacenter/polar_orbit_tracks/data/METEOR-M1/2016/2016_01_18_018. [ICO], Name · Last modified · Size · Description. [PARENTDIR], Parent ...

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

19 October 2015

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 19OCT2015

Amazing week for stargazing with Orionid meteorshow on its way and more
Gloucestershire Echo
The coming week is set to be amazing for stargazing so don't forget to keep an eye on the sky. The annual Orionid meteor shower is on its way and as ...

Orionids meteor shower time: peaks early morning of October 21, to have 10-20 ...
The Geopolitical and Conflict Report (blog)
We call them shooting stars, and they never fail to make us catch our breath in surprise and wonder. But they're not stars at all. Those bright, brief ...

احجار نيزك نادره جدا للبيع ف ي حاله ممتازه
olx.com.om
احجار نيزك نادره جدا للبيع ف ي حاله ممتازه. ... Dhofar, Muscat. All of Oman · Items for sale · Jewelry & watches; احجار نيزك نادره جدا للبيع ف ي حاله ممتازه ...

Maldivians get to see Orionid “meteor shower” on Wednesday night
haveeruonline
The Orionid “meteor shower” will be visible to Maldives on Wednesday night as astronomers predict that the event will be clear in both the northern ...

Listening to the Orionids meteor shower via a #websdr
tvcomm.co.uk
Some receivers cover the GRAVES frequency and are located in perfect locations for receiving meteor pings. With the receiver audio streamed over ...

DON'T MISS:Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks This Week
Periodic Post
The 2015 Orionid Meteor Shower is active from October 4 through November 14, but peaks during the early mornings of Wednesday, October 21, and ...

Hunks of Halley
Santa Barbara Edhat
Sitting in a sleeping bag on lounge chair is the ultimate in meteorwatching comfort. Just use your eyes - no binoculars or telescopes are necessary, ...

The Orionid Meteor Shower will peak over Merseyside this Wednesday & Thursday
WirralWeather.com
Debris from a 1986 meteor pass will be visible this week.

2015 The SECOND Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

12 May 2015

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11MAY2015

Strict vigil has curbed meteorite smuggling activity in Oman
Times of Oman
Muscat: Smuggling of priceless meteorites out of the country from the Omani deserts has witnessed a sharp decline as compared to previous ...

Italia Bolide Meteor 10MAY2015 w/ photos
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Italian Meteor Forum- http://meteore.forumattivo.com/t4065-fireball-crepuscolare-20150510-025925-ut#13728 2015 The SECOND Year of "CERTAIN ...

Tokyo, Japan Fireball 10MAY2015 w/ videos
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
SonotaCo Meteor Forum for more photos, videos and trajectory

Asteroid a MILE Wide due to skim past Earth this WEEK-VIDEO
by nemesis maturity
5 hours ago
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Asteroid 1999 FN53 is travelling faster than 30,000 mph and will brush terrifyingly close to Earth on Thursday, May 14, 2015....

Crowdfunded scientists return with meteorite haul
Northern Star - 22 hours
A meteorite in the Nullarbor, found by a group of crowd-funded researchers. Supplied: Alastair Tait

Interactive map reveals how THOUSANDS of asteroids will skim Earth
Daily Mail - 10 hours
A Google engineer in San Francisco has created an amazing interactive map of the solar system. It reveals hundreds of thousands of asteroids ...

ASU Fulbright winner Meenakshi Wadhwa to study Mars meteorite at premier India institute
SpaceRef - 15 hours
ASU Fulbright winner to study Mars meteorite at premier India institute

2015 The SECOND Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

05 July 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 05JUL2014

Meteorites from Oman on sale in global markets
Times of Oman
Muscat: Priceless meteorites found in the deserts of Oman are being smuggled out of the country and sold by tourists in the American and French ...Michael Farmer...

Russia's Popigai Meteor Crash Linked to Eocene Mass Extinction
Blogspot
News Link • Science · Russia's Popigai Meteor Crash Linked to Eocene Mass Extinction.... space rock that slammed into Earth ...

'Missing link' fossil could reveal how life on Earth flourished 470m years ago
Daily Mail - 13 hours
Scientists in Sweden have found a rock (pictured) that may explain Earth's biodiversity. The discovery is thought to be one of two asteroids ...

Kola Fireball Meteorites Found in Russia
MyScienceAcademy ⋅ admin
Amateur astronomer and physics teacher Asko Aikkila caught this image of the Kola fireball on videotape in Kuusamo, Finland on April 19, 2014.

Graves radar meteor reflections
YouTube ⋅ 00:33
Graves radar meteor reflections. ea1faq ... How i set my sdr reciever for meteordetections by Cliff Tate 310 views · 5:22. Watch Later Meteor Scatter ...

Meteor or Firework in Seattle Tonight?
YouTube ⋅ 00:11
Spotted this over Lake Union tonight before the fireworks. Anyone know what it is?

2014 The Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™; Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

20 February 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 20FEB2014

The third best place to find meteorites
Oman Daily Observer
Of 48,163 official meteorites found worldwide, 3,274 meteorites were found in Oman alone, making up 6.8 per cent of the world's meteorites, and ...

Small meteorite bang spreads fear of mini earth tremor in central Argentina
MercoPress
Argentine space expert Jorge Coghlan said that the huge bang heard on Tuesday and that scared many people in central Santa Fe province was ...

Trackers lose asteroid passing by Earth
Malaya - 10 hours
An asteroid the size of three football fields – about 300 meters in diameter -- whizzed past Earth Tuesday morning – and went missing in deep ...

Huge Meteor Link to Argentina Explosion - A Fragment of the Large Asteroid 2000 EM6? | Space
beforeitsnews.com
A meteor hit Santa Fe today and caused an earthquake. This clearly was a fragment or product of the bigger asteroid NASA said not to worry about, ...

Meteorite falls in Argentina Cause Earthquake (2/18/2014) - Videos - MetaTube
metatube.com ⋅ 03:40
Astronomical Observatory of Santa Fe, and explained that it is a "sporadic phenomenon."

Meterorite hunters look to the skies, ground
Sahuarita Sun
With a sonic boom and a ground-shaking thud, the meteorite came to ground somewhere in Southern Arizona on Dec. 11, 2013, at about 7:11 p.m.....

Treasures from afar are TCU crown jewels
TCU 360
Treasures from afar are TCU crown jewels. Multimedia. Visitors to the Monnig Gallery can touch a one hundred year old meteorite found in Arizona....

2014 The Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™; Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

19 October 2010

Meteor/ Meteorite News 19OCT2010

The Orionid Meteor Shower is coming!
 Examiner.com  Meteors will soon start streaking through the sky thanks to the Orionid Meteor Shower. In two days, the night of October 21/22 will mark the peak of the ...

Oman is major site for meteor discovery
Emirates 24/7
Shining sand and rocks and other factors have turned Oman into a major site of meteorite discoveries, ranking second only to Antarctica in such findings ...
2011 IAA Planetary Defense Conference: From Threat to Action 
The International Academy of Astronautics will hold its second conference on protecting our planet from impacts by asteroids and comets from 9 - 12 May 2011 in Bucharest, Romania. The 1st IAA Planetary Defense Conference: Protecting Earth from Asteroids, co-sponsored by the European Space Agency and The Aerospace Corporation, is the follow-on to three previous planetary defense conferences held in 2004 in Los Angeles and 2007 in Washington, D.C., and in 2009 in Granada, Spain.  For the upcoming conference in 2011, the call for papers is now open - see the menu item on the left for further details. ...

Moonlight meteor shower spawned by Halley's Comet
msnbc.com
Even though the radiant of the shower is in Orion, meteors can appear far from the constellation. By Joe Rao A junior version of the famous Perseid meteor ...

This Week's Orionid Meteor Shower
Gant Daily
A sky map of the Orionids meteor shower. This one's from 2009 — the planets and stars listed will be different this year. Image courtesy NASA. ...