Showing posts with label Perseid meteor meteor shower. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Perseid meteor meteor shower. Show all posts

12 August 2009

Meteor/Meteorite News- 12AUG09

Shooting Stars Created Tonight by Comet Debris Burning Up in ...

ABC News
By RACHEL COURTLAND Sky watchers could catch a dazzling treat on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower. ...

Reaching for the Moon, Mars and beyond

Examiner.com
And if you want to make a day out of it, stop by the ASU Center for Meteorite Studies and the ASU Planetarium. You can view the countries largest meteorite ...
Examiner.com
Italian Kisses: Perseid meteor wishes in love and marriage

Examiner.com
AP Photo (meteorite shower) For anyone who grew up in the countryside, shooting stars were gifts from Mother Earth sent to us so that we could wish for love ...

Vroegere Marsatmosfeer kon stenen remmen

Volkskrant - Amsterdam,Noord Holland,Netherlands
Dat blijkt uit de vondst van een grote meteoriet. De ruimtesteen zou een reis door de huidige ijle Marsatmosfeer nooit overleefd hebben, aldus onderzoekers ...

Stargazers can expect extra shooting stars during meteor shower

SmartBrief
The annual Perseids meteor shower is expected to include more shooting stars than usual this year -- perhaps more than 80 per hour. ...
Falling meteors to light up UAE sky

GulfNews
Al Ain: The UAE's early morning sky will be lit with the light of hundreds of falling meteors on Wednesday. The Dubai Astronomy Group (DAG) has arranged a ...
BBC News
Space collection put up for sale

BBC News
The UK's largest private collection of space artefacts, which includes meteorites and rocks from the Moon and Mars, is being put up for auction. ...


UAE meteor shower to be blinded by the light

Maktoob Business
By Peter Harrison Astronomers are warning star gazers in the United Arab Emirates not to expect to see too much of the meteor shower predicted for early ...
Meteor shower

Heart 103.3
So long as we have a clear night you should be able to see a meteor shower. Colin Pillinger is from the Open University told us that we should see about 50 ...

Castle Drogo best place to marvel at meteors

Western Morning News
THE dark night sky above Castle Drogo is one of the best places to marvel at a meteorite shower this week, according to the National Trust. ...


05 August 2009

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News- 5AUG09

Perseid meteor shower visible this month

Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - Astronomy enthusiasts in the country could watch out for the annual Perseid meteor shower this month, the Philippine Atmospheric, ...

Spectacular meteor next week will be visible in Wirral

Wirral News
IT'S TIME to gaze towards the night sky because a prolific meteor shower is heading to Wirral. If it's a clear night, you will be able to see the Perseids, ...

Opportunity Finds Possible Meteorite on Mars The dark rock is ...

Softpedia
According to preliminary analysis reports, it may be that the formation is in fact a meteorite, although further analysis with Opportunity's onboard ...
Beach-ball-sized rock is largest meteorite found on Mars

New Scientist
The Mars rover Opportunity is analysing the largest meteorite ever found on the Red Planet. The beach-ball-sized rock is an iron meteorite, and researchers ...
Mars Rover Discovers Possible Meteorite

Gearlog
While the Mars Spirit rover is still stuck, its twin Opportunity has begun imaging a possible meteorite on the surface of the red planet. ...

A massive Martian meteorite

Nature.com (subscription)
NASA's Opportunity rover has discovered what appears to be the largest meteorite ever found on Mars. Dubbed 'Block Island' the rock measures 60 cm across ...

04 August 2009

Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News- Perseids and Meteorite Found on Mars Top the News! 4AUG09

Robô da Nasa descobre possível meteorito no solo de Marte

Estadão - São Paulo,SP,Brazil
Meteoritos originados em Marte já foram encontrados na Terra. O mais famoso, catalogado como Allan Hills 84001, ou apenas ALH 84001, foi apresentado por ...

When Funny Things Fall From The Sky

Tucson Citizen
In my professional life as a meteorite specialist I frequently interact with curious and friendly members of the public who believe they might have found a ...

Capturan imagen de un posible meteorito en la superficie de Marte

Terra Chile - Santiago,Chile
Se harán pruebas a partículas del objeto con un espectrómetro de rayos X para determinar su composici


Sonda Opportunity fotografa possível meteorito em Marte

Terra Brasil - São Paulo,SP,Brazil
... de Marte desde 2004, fotografou recentemente uma rocha que os cientistas da Nasa, agência espacial americana, acreditam que possa ser um meteorito. ...

Arizona skies: viewing the Perseid meteor shower

Examiner.com
Originating from the comet Swift-Tuttle, the Perseids meteor shower will be streaking overhead through August 22, 2009 with the highest number of meteors ...
Rover finds possible meteorite on Mars

msnbc.com
NASA's Opportunity rover has eyed an odd-shaped, dark rock on the surface of Mars — scientists think it could be a meteorite. Opportunity's handlers spotted ...
The Meteorite Men Contemplate Life On The Road

Tucson Citizen
For my co-host and expedition buddy, Steve Arnold, the Meteorite Men debut was the culmination of almost seventeen months of work. ...
Rover Spots Possible Meteorite on Mars

Space.com
By SPACE.com staff NASA's Opportunity rover has eyed an odd-shaped, dark rock on the surface of Mars — scientists think it could be a meteorite. ...

オポチュニティ、また隕石を発見か

sorae.jp
アメリカ航空宇宙局(NASA)は7月31日、火星で探査活動を続けているマーズ・エクスプロレーション・ローバー(MER)のオポチュニティが、隕石だと思われる岩石を発見

Review: `Fallen Sky' chases meteorites and meaning

San Francisco Chronicle
Christopher Cokinos hunts down these meteorites from backyards to Australia's Outback to museum exhibits in "The Fallen Sky: An Intimate History of Shooting ...

Opportunity rover comes upon possible meteorite

Spaceflight Now
The Opportunity rover has eyed an odd-shaped, dark rock, about 0.6 meters (2 feet) across on the surface of Mars, which may be a meteorite. ...

Community News

Shepherdstown Observer
PVAS will host its third annual meteor-watching party in Berkeley County August 11. The event is timed to catch the peak of the 2009 Perseid meteor shower, ...

30 July 2009

Worldwide Meteor News- Delta Aquarid and early Perseid meteors this week! 30JUL09

Aug. skywatch: Perseid meteor shower

AZ Central.com
29, 2009 09:36 AM While the skies are full of celestial delights - several bright, sprawling constellations and one of the most reliable annual meteor ...


Green Peas and Cheese

AccuWeather.com
Be on the look out for Delta Aquarid and early Perseid meteors this week! The Delta Aquarid meteor shower is at its peak right now, and Earth is heading ...