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22 March 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 22MAR2014

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Worldwide Meteor Alert Issued STANDBY ALERT for 19 ...
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Worldwide Meteor Alert Issued STANDBY ALERT for 19/20MAR and the Next Several Day-Issued by LunarMeteoriteHunter...Tokyo, Japan


Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Breaking News -Australia Fireball Meteor 21MAR2014
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports- 21MAR2014 rhett Kalgoorlie WA Australia 1:30:00 5sec north bluey, green sun no nil. 21MAR2014 Damian Laverton ...

Rare and valuable meteor lands in Ontario - The National - CBC Player
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The National | Mar 21, 2014 | 2:13. Rare and valuable meteor lands in Ontario. Scientists are asking residents near St. Thomas, Ontario to look for ...

Ontario meteorite hunt - News - CBC Player
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University of Western Ontario and NASA astronomers news conference on meteorite that may have crashed near St. Thomas.

Alymer man caught fireball on rooftop video camera
St. Thomas Times-Journal
A composite all-sky camera image of a fireball as seen from Aylmer. The fireball is believed to have produced meteorites, and researchers from ...

Meteorite from Ontario fireball described as 'Rosetta stone'
Yahoo News Canada (blog)
Tuesday night's fireball first appeared in the sky at 10:45 p.m. about 75 kilometers above Port Dover, Ont., and headed almost due west before ...

Ontario residents asked to check their backyard for space rocks aftermeteorite crashes down near ...
National Post
ST. THOMAS, Ont. — University researchers say at least one chunk of a meteorite may have landed in southwestern Ontario this week — and more ...

Canadian scientists investigate possible meteorite strike as giant fireball seen streaking across sky
Daily Mail
Scientists in Canada are looking for a meteorite that may have struck in the southwestern part of Ontario after a huge fireball was seen streaking ...

Western U experts say meteorites may contain valuable info about solar system
The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News - 6 hours
ST. THOMAS, Ont. - University researchers say at least one chunk of a meteorite may have landed in southwestern Ontario this week — and more ...

Meteorite may have crashed near St. Thomas
London Community News
Western University researchers are looking for a few good citizen geologists to help them find a “basketball-sized” meteorite that lit up the ...

Kuratite: New Mineral Discovered in Meteorite
Sci-News.com
The stony meteorite D'Orbigny is the source of a newly discovered mineral, kuratite. Its name honors Dr Gero Kurat (1938-2009), a world-renowned ...

Meteor Shower- 'Huge fireball' streaks across the sky in Canada | Space - Before It's News
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Meteor Shower- 'Huge fireball' streaks across the sky in Canada. A possible meteorite was captured on cctv lighting up the skies in an area in Canada ...

Astronomers search for meteorite in southwestern Ontario
680 News
Astronomers from NASA and the University of Western Ontario are searching for pieces of a meteoroid near St. Thomas, Ontario. A bright fireball was ...

Astronomers search for meteorite in southwestern Ontario | CityNews
citynews.ca
A bright fireball was seen in the evening sky over the northern shore of Lake Erie on Tuesday.

St. Thomas Meteor - tips on meteor hunting - YouTube
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Western University astronomers are now hoping to enlist the help of local residents in recovering one or more possible meteorites that may have ...

Live in southern Ontario? Check your yard for meteorite fragments
CTV.ca - 6 hours
Scientists are asking residents to keep their eyes peeled for chunks of meteorite that may have crashed into the earth in southern Ontario.

Fireball meteor spotted - The Astro Lounge - Stargazers Lounge
SGL New Topics
Fireball meteor spotted - posted in The Astro Lounge: About 8pm I witnessed a fireball break up in the sky heading northeast from Ursa Major. Roughly ...

What to do if you find a meteorite | CityNews
citynews.ca
... say likely came down near St. Thomas this week. Meteorite curator Phil McCausland explains what to look for and what to do if you find ameteorite.

Scientists searching for meteorites in southern Ontario
Globalnews.ca
Hunt is on for fragments of meteorite widely seen over S. Ontario. Video captured by #UWO cam network. vine.co/v/MMq3MWqihz7—

Brilliant Fireball Over Canada Sparks Meteorite Hunt (Video) | Space.com
space.com
The basketball-sized fireball was spotted at 10:24 p.m. local time in seven all-sky cameras operated by Western University's Southern Ontario Meteor ...

Viktor Ahn receives his meteorite medal
NBCSports.com
Russian short track speed skater Viktor Ahn was awarded an extra medal Friday, one embedded with fragments of the meteorite that struck the ...

Meteorite may have crashed near St. Thomas
London Community News
Western University researchers are looking for a few good citizen geologists to help them find a “basketball-sized” meteorite that lit up the ...

Meteor Fireball over Nova Scotia March 19, 2014 - YouTube
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Meteor Fireball over Nova Scotia March 19, 2014 ... Meteor over Canada: Fireball caught on CCTV in Nova Scotia by WorldLiveNews3 · 0:21

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

14 August 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 14AUG2013

Livermore Cosmochemist Has Early Solar System Garnet-like Mineral Named After Him
Tue, 13 Aug, 2013 04:20 PM PDT
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory A recently discovered mineral appears to be clear but may have a tinge of light blue. No matter its color, you won't be able to make earrings from it. For one, you can't see the material with the naked eye. Hutcheonite, recently named after Lawrence Livermore meteorite... Continue reading

Meteorite strike conditions to inspire new materials
Tue, 13 Aug, 2013 02:46 AM PDT
Researchers are attempting to replicate conditions that occur during a meteorite strike to create materials that possess superior strength and are able to withstand extreme temperatures.
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Khaleej Times
However, the annual Perseid meteor shower, which rains down pieces of millennia-old space junk into the earth's atmosphere, still offered views of about 35 ...

Enthusiasts hunt night sky for Perseid meteor shower
Times of Oman
"Since we knew that the meteor shower could be seen with naked eyes and no ... The Perseid meteor shower is an event that happens every year in August.

Best Pictures of Perseids Meteor Shower
National Geographic
The annual Perseid meteor shower, which peaks this week, is dazzling sky-watchers around the world. Here, a bright fireball is caught lighting up the starry skies ...

A few Perseid meteor photos from AP
Fayetteville Observer (blog)
A meteor is seen over a railroad crossing at Ditto Marina Parkway, early ... photo, a streak appears in the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower above a ...

Meteor shower to light up the sky
The New Indian Express
Meteor shower is the technical term for the phenomenon caused due to the disintegration of the dust clouds left behind by comets passing through the earth's ... 
Telegraph.co.uk
Although the Perseid meteor shower is an annual event, the Royal Astronomical Society predicted that this year's show would be particularly good. It certainly ...

Perseids Meteor Shower 2013 - 12 August 2013 ...
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Perseids Meteor Shower 2013 - 12 August 2013 .NASA MSFC - PerseidsMeteor Shower 2013 ...
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Video: Time-lapse captures magic of Perseid ...
The magical Perseid meteor shower has been captured on camera over three nights in Joshua ...
telegraph.co.uk

Perseid 2013 at Peak: First Pictures of Meteor ...
For those who missed seeing the annual Perseid Meteor Shower reaching its peak, here are ...
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Perseid meteor shower 2013 (photos)
Canada.com
This long-exposure photograph taken on August 12, 2013 shows people watching for the Perseid meteor shower in the night sky near Yangon. The meteor ...

Perseid meteor shower: Your pictures
BBC News
Perseid meteor shower: Your pictures. Paul Williams photo of meteor showers across Mannings Heath, West Sussex, England. Stargazers came out to watch the ... 
OregonLive.com
Fueled by some really good advice, three Oregonian photographers headed to The Alvord Desert and Steens Mountain last week to chase Perseid, the world's ...

Stargazer's Photos Reveal Spectacular Arizona Night Sky, But No ...
Space.com
While pursuing images of what turned out to be an elusive Perseid meteor shower, Stephen Gresser captured some spectacular photos of the night sky over ...

Video: What causes the Perseid meteor shower ...
Astronomer Radmila Topalovic from the Royal Observatory Greenwich explains the science ...
telegraph.co.uk

2013 THE Year of Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

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. ...