Meteor/Meteorite News 18JAN2011

Real Fire in the Sky: Bright Meteors, Bolides, and Fireballs
Fireballs are basically unusually bright meteors. Most are visible at night while some are bright enough to be visually observed in broad daylight. ...

Lots of leading-edge research happening in region ‎ New Brunswick Business Journal - 1時間前 I was pleasantly surprised to see John Spray and his team leading the discussion on the origin of mineral deposits in Canada relating to meteor impacts. Spray is a geology professor at the University of New Brunswick and the director of ... A Professor, A President and a Meteor A meteor shower in Weston, CT helped launch American science as we know it today. 12:03am Cathryn J. Prince spoke ... Meteorite may have caused earth to move in 'big bang' Cambridge News A ground-trembling incident has left residents in a market town asking whether a meteorite had landed nearby. Hundreds of residents in Saffron Walden and ... (unlikely a meteor/ite) Readers of Meteor/Meteorite News write: New Hampshire/Maine Meteor 6:30 am 17JAN2011 Jan 18 2011, 11:05 AM Kate Waring Wescott: My husband saw a meteor this morning (Jan 17) at 6:30 am in Milford,NH. It appeared suddenly in the sky,about the size of a dime with flames trailing, then disappeared in the horizon. His first reaction was to look around to see if anyone else saw it but there were no cars in front or behind him. He tried to rationalize the sighting but determined it was too early for kids shooting off fireworks. Did anyone else see this? Yes this meteor was reported to the AMS.  It was also seen in Maine at 6:30 am. Jan 14 2011, 8:50 AM Guest730 (guest): I was looking west in Mobile and saw the meteor come down in front of me from north to south but but at a very steep angle (almost 90 degrees)about 9 pm tuesday.Wouldn't the FAA have a radar track and be able to tell where it came down?   Please fill out an official AMS report form: http://amsmeteors.org/fireball2/form.html   See AMS meteor reports for more information: http://amsmeteors.org/fireball2/public.php Site Traffic indicating possible meteor event(s): Belview, Minnesota arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor on radar, minnesota, Jan 18,2011. Lancaster, Texas arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Meteor/Meteorite News 18JAN2011" by searching for Jan 18, 2011 meteor. Oxford, Oxfordshire arrived from google.co.uk on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Meteor/Meteorite News 18JAN2011" by searching for meteor today 18 jan 2011. Darien, Illinois arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for light in sky january 18 2011. Houston, Texas arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for Bright light ESE sky January 18, 2011.   comment:  Perhaps you saw Venus? Burbank, California arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: 1/17/10 - 1/24/10" by searching for meteor 1-17 4 am PST Birmingham, Alabama arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for green fireball Alabama Jan 16, 2011. Whitehorse, Yukon Territory arrived from search.yahoo.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: 4/4/10 - 4/11/10" by searching for METEOR OVER YUKON Fri, 14 Jan 2011 .

Dr. John Spray, Impact Researcher in the News 15MAY09

Professor's love of space turning him into a star
Daily Gleaner - ‎May 15, 2009‎
He was asked to talk about how the impact of meteorites creates metal deposits and can ultimately benefit humans. "The impact crater in Sudbury is now the (more)...