The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 09JUN2020

Paranoid asteroid: FIVE more space rocks headed towards Earth, highlighting need for planetary defense initiatives
RT  https://www.rt.com/news/491189-another-five-asteroids-inbound-earth/

Brilliant fireball lights up skies over Tennessee (video)
Space.com
A meteor lit up the night sky over Tennessee and neighboring states late Sunday (June 7), sparking 120 fireball sightings across 12 different states ...

WATCH: Mysterious FIREBALL lights up skies in eastern US, burns so bright it was seen from ...
RT
Stunning video shows an incredibly bright fireball lighting up the skies above Tennessee, but the as-yet-unexplained phenomenon was so bright that it ...

Asteroid news: Huge fireball shoots across US 'It was massive'
Express.co.uk
On June 7, the east coast of America was lit up when a fireball shot across the skies. The bright light was seen by hundreds of people as a meteor ...

Objet volant dans le ciel de Ballan : une météorite grosse comme la Tour Eiffel ?
Centre Presse
Le phénomène lumineux observé samedi 6 juin à 23 h 56 en Touraine, livre son secret. L'objet qui a traversé le ciel était en fait une météorite de la taille ...

Researchers build better rock models
Phys.Org
The meteorite example highlights the value of the technique as a way to make rare specimens more accessible for research, Goldfarb said.

La naissance de la vie sur Terre grâce à un impact cosmique? Une nouvelle étude fait la lumière
RIA Novosti
La Terre et Mars ayant souvent été touchées par des météorites et des astéroïdes au début de leur formation, cette version de génération d'acides ...

What a Buried Crater in Mexico Says About the Asteroid That Doomed the Dinosaurs
Atlas Obscura
A popular tourist destination that was once a mining site and training ground for astronauts, the Barringer Meteorite Crater, as it's known to scientists, ...

Asteroids: Brian May to partner with ESA in investigating the origins of known asteroids
EconoTimes
Ozan Unsalan from the country's Meteorite Tracking Project said that the fireball was an ordinary meteorite and has likely crashed onto Georgia or Sochi.

Is it a sign? 'Meteor' seen as New Zealand enters level 1
New Zealand Herald
Sightings from across the South Island and Wellington were reported on Weatherwatch.co.nz, with users describing a "very low fireball or meteor" in ...

Mysterious light spurs Dunedin rescue callout
Otago Daily Times
The search was called off after there was mention that it could have been a meteor, she said. ''It's very possible, but that hasn't been confirmed.

Gendrey (Jura) : mais où s'est écrasée la météorite ?
Franceinfo
Gendrey (Jura) : mais où s'est écrasée la météorite ? Le bolide ...

Asteroid news: Ancient meteors could have helped deliver life on Earth AND Mars
Express.co.uk
READ MORE: NASA on alert after dramatic footage captures unexpected meteor crash. close approach. What is a close approach?...

Asteroids: Brian May to partner with ESA in investigating the origins of known asteroids
EconoTimes
Ozan Unsalan from the country's Meteorite Tracking Project said that the fireball was an ordinary meteorite and has likely crashed onto Georgia or ...

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Ancient asteroid impacts created the ingredients of life on Earth and Mars
EurekAlert (press release)
The presence of amino acids and other biomolecules in meteorites points to the former. Researchers from (Japan) Tohoku University, National Institute for ...

Ancient asteroids created the ingredients for life on Earth – and potentially Mars, scientists say
The Independent
By firing different materials together using a propellant gun, they found that amino acids could form when meteorites crash into the water. That in turn ...

What's Up for June 7-13
WRAL.com
The daytime Arietid meteor shower peaks today. Though a very weak shower which does not produce many meteors, it is the brightest of daytime ...

A Meteor Has An Initial Speed Of 14.41 Km/s When I...
Chegg
If A Tiny Meteor Encounters A Force Of Resistance With A Magnitude Of 0.013 N, So That After It Travels 435 Km Parallel To Earths Surface The ...

Look Up and Spot the Great Diamond in the Sky This Week! Here's How
Science Times
Its name is in honor of the Egyptian queen named Berenice II, who sacrificed her hair as an offering to the gods. Read Also: Boom! Suspected Meteor ...

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Botswana and South Africa Bolide Meteor 02JUN2018 w/ Videos Produces Meteorites

Botswana and South Africa Bolide Meteor 02JUN2018 w/ Videos - Asteroid 2018 LA falls to Earth
Meteorites on the ground to be found! MeteorRats Scamble!

A small asteroid disintegrated into a fireball over South Africa
Science Examiner
A small and least likely to harm asteroid recently disintegrated over the regions of Africa and extending to Papua New Guinea, just hours after it was ...

6-Feet-Wide Asteroid Disintegrates In Atmosphere Over Botswana Hours After Discovery
- International Business Times

Small asteroid, first spotted hours earlier, disintegrates over Africa
USA TODAY
It was much smaller than the meteor that exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, in February 2013, which was an estimated 60 feet wide. That meteor ...

"Strong infrasound detection of a bolide at station I47 in South Africa today at 1730 UT.
Origin time between 1645-17 UT over Botswana. Yield 0.3-0.5 kT, corresponding to 2m diameter asteroid."
From Peter Brown‏ - @pgbrown - of the U. Western Ontario.
https://twitter.com/pgbrown/status/1003099923233976320

South Africa Bolide Event Asteroid 2018 LA Video 1 - Youtube
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yxeDMWN21Zs

South Africa Bolide Event Asteroid 2018 LA Video 2 - Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Idnabnqyvc

South Africa Bolide Event Asteroid 2018 LA Video 3
https://www.amsmeteors.org/ videos/?video_id=1224

South Africa Bolide Event Asteroid 2018 LA Video 4
https://www.amsmeteors.org/ videos/?video_id=1222

Tiny Asteroid Discovered Saturday Disintegrates Hours Later Over Southern Africa
Space Ref (press release)
Reports of a bright fireball above Botswana, Africa, early Saturday evening match up with the predicted trajectory for the asteroid. The asteroid entered ..

Asteroid 2018 LA Explodes Over Botswana Hours After Discovery
SkyandTelescope.com
Meteor 2018 LA (ZLAF9B2) seen from a farm between Ottosdal and Hartebeesfontein, North West South Africa. Video captured by Barend Swanepoel ...

A small asteroid disintegrated into a fireball over South Africa
Science Examiner
A small and least likely to harm asteroid recently disintegrated over the regions of Africa and extending to Papua New Guinea, just hours after it was ...

6-Feet-Wide Asteroid Disintegrates In Atmosphere Over Botswana Hours After Discovery - International Business Times

WATCH: Incredible Footage of a Falling Meteor in North West Province.
MyCityByNight
Last week two meteors were seen lighting up the sky in near the North West province. One meteorite fell between Lichtenburg and Mafikeng, and the ...

Surveillance video shows meteor in sky over farm in South Africa
WFLA
Neighbors reported seeing a meteor, so the Delports checked their security video for proof. Sure enough, there in the middle of the sky is a bright light ...

Why NASA Stayed So Chill As an Asteroid Blew Up In a Fireball Over Africa
Inverse
For comparison, the meteor that exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia in 2013 and injured 950 people, was 65 feet wide; as a 2017 study on the ...

Watch Video: Asteroid Explodes Above Africa Caught On Camera
Dailyaddaa (press release)
New Delhi: The NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey, located near Tucson, Arizona discovered on Saturday morning June 2, a boulder-size asteroid ...

Security camera catches small meteor over South Africa
NBC2 News
Neighbors reported seeing a meteor, so the Delports checked their security video for proof. Sure enough there in the middle of the sky is the bright ...

Meteor spotted over South Africa
newsvideo.su
Eyewitness News – A meteor was caught on a surveillance camera in the Kalahari Desert on Saturday.

MUST SEE: A METEOR IS SPOTTED IN SOUTH AFRICA
WQOW TV News 18
South Africa (CNN)- Surveillance video in south Africa captured a unique sight in the night sky Saturday. Melissa Delport says her husband was ...

Incredibly bright fireball lights up night sky in South Africa
WUSA9.com
Incredibly bright fireball lights up night sky in South Africa. An asteroid was caught on this surveillance camera lighting up the sky as it crashed down to ...

2018 The FIFTH Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

Washington, Oregon Bolide Fireball Meteor 08MAR2018

US NW Coast -Grays Harbor, Washington Bolide Meteor 19:10 Pacific 08MAR2018
w/Sonics and Fragmentation- Meteorites Likely Produced Falling into the Pacific Ocean -- w/ Videos



Possible Meteorite Lights Up The Night Sky Over Grays Harbor
Posted on YouTube by wwwMOXNEWScom
Published on Mar 8, 2018 1,182 views
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKb_KVMz4B0

Fireball off the Washington coast was likely a meteor
Seattle Times
Thousands of meteors of fireball magnitude occur every day, but most are never seen because they hit during the day or over uninhabited areas, according to the American Meteor Society. One of the most spectacular fireballs in recent history was the superbolide near Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Feb.

Mysterious boom, light in Grays Harbor County could be bolide meteoroid
KING5.com
A bolide is a special type of fireball, or very bright meteor, that explodes in a bright flash at its end, according to the American Meteor Society. ... If a fireball explodes as a bolide below an altitude of 30 miles, there's a chance people on the ground could hear sonic booms, which are noises that occur when ...

NASA Identifies Mystery Noise
750 KXL
Portland, Or. – NASA says a loud boom that was heard from Portland to Seattle last night was a meteor. NASA's Karen Northon says it was first spotted 51 miles above Tacoma, Washington moving at a speed of 31,000 miles per hour. She says it then fragmented over Skykomish, Washington. She says ...

Bright flash in the sky, loud boom, ground shaking reported in Grays Harbor County
KOMO News
"It took up the entire horizon, so it wasn't like it was a fireball, although the color was similar to what you would see with something like that." Grays Harbor County Emergency Management said it has contacted the National Weather Service in Seattle about the reports. The NWS said it there were no ...

NASA says 'fireball' that shook Washington coast about the size of minivan
kfor.com
SEATTLE – The fireball hundreds of people reported over the Washington coast Wednesday night was a meteor entering our atmosphere, NASA scientists told KCPQ. Around 7:10 p.m., Washingtonians reported a bright light in the sky, a boom and shaking. Grays Harbor Emergency Management ...

Big Boom, Flash Likely Exploding Meteor, Say Oregon Scientists
Oregon Coast Beach Connection
Big Boom, Flash Likely Exploding Meteor, Say Oregon Scientists; Video - Experts are pointing to what is a bolide meteor: essentially a fireball that explodes.

MINIVAN SIZED METEOR HITS WASHINGTON
YouTube
Last night, March 8th 2018, A bolide (large meteor crash landed near Grays Harbor Washington. It created a sonic boom strong enough to shake houses and bust a...

Big boom, light in the sky was likely from a meteoroid
North Coast News
A bolide is a special type of fireball, or very bright meteor, that explodes in a bright flash at its end, according to the American Meteor Society. If a fireball explodes as a bolide below an altitude of 30 miles, there's a chance people on the ground could hear sonic booms, which are noises that occur when ...

NASA: 'Fireball' that shook Washington coast about the size of minivan
wtvr.com
SEATTLE -- The fireball hundreds of people reported over the Washington coast Wednesday night was a meteor entering our atmosphere, NASA scientists told KCPQ. Around 7:10 p.m., Washingtonians reported a bright light in the sky, a boom and shaking. Grays Harbor Emergency Management ...

What was that giant flash, boom over Wash. coast?
seattlepi.com
"If a very bright fireball...penetrates to the stratosphere, below an altitude of about 50 km (30 miles), and explodes as a bolide, there is a chance that sonic booms may be heard on the ground below. This is more likely if the bolide occurs at an altitude angle of about 45 degrees or so for the observer, and ...

Fireball the size of a minivan shakes Washington coast
fox5sandiego.com
SEATTLE – The fireball hundreds of people reported over the Washington coast Wednesday night was a meteor entering our atmosphere, NASA scientists told KCPQ. Around 7:10 p.m., Washingtonians reported a bright light in the sky, a boom and shaking. Grays Harbor Emergency Management ..

Big boom, flash likely an exploding meteor
KATU
Big boom, flash likely an exploding meteor. by KATU and KOMO Staffs. The sky lights up in Washington in this still image from video by ... A bolide is an extremely bright meteor that explodes in the atmosphere. Astronomers say it's about as bright as the full moon. Jim Todd at OMSI said it appeared the ...

NASA says 'fireball' that shook Washington coast about the size of minivan
Q13 FOX
SEATTLE -- The fireball hundreds of people reported over the Washington coast Wednesday night was a meteor entering our atmosphere, NASA scientists told Q13 News. Not just a meteor. A fireball. A big fireball. Around 8:10 p.m., Washingtonians from Aberdeen to Port Orchard reported a bright light ...

Mysterious boom, light in Pacific NW could be bolide meteoroid
kgw.com
A bolide is a special type of fireball, or very bright meteor, that explodes in a bright flash at its end, according to the American Meteor Society. What about that loud boom some people heard? If a fireball explodes as a bolide below an altitude of 30 miles, there's a chance people on the ground could hear ...

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 09APR2017

Big Asteroid Is Heading Close to Earth
Voice of America
... 60 times as large as the small asteroid that plunged into our atmosphere as a meteor and exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk in 2013.

"We Are the Meteor"
WNYC
Stratigraphers study the earth's layers of rock in order to reveal the planet's history. And within the stratigraphic community, a big change is underway.

Meteor lights up the skies
CTV News
Those who saw it describe it as a white or yellow light trailing through the sky for a few seconds.

Lyrid Meteor Shower 2017: How And Where To Watch In April
Brevard Times
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- The Lyrid meteor shower peaks on April 22, 2017 - but will also be visible from April 16 through April 26. So it's possible ...

“Fire in the Sky: Meteor Tracking at Lowell Observatory” Science Speaker
Horizons Newspaper
By Grace Gammello HORIZONS Science speaker and published astronomer Nick Moskovitz presented on meteor tracking at Lowell Observatory on ...

Puerto Rican scientist studies meteor impact
Ciencia Puerto Rico
Cristina Lugo Centeno, graduate student in earth sciences at Syracuse University has discovered evidence of a meteor impact in Santa Fe, New ...

lyrid meteor shower
CNY Observers
The latest article in the Upstate NY Stargazing series, “Upstate NY Stargazing in April: Comet Hunting and the Lyrid Meteor Shower,” has just been ...

Testing mobile radio meteor scatter equipment with Bill Watson 8/4/2017
Rosliston Astronomy Group: Blog
I have been experiencing great difficulty detecting meteors by radio scatter. I took my mobile equipment to Bill's house (Lichfield – Bill is experienced ...

Incredible video of meteor impact shockwave.
WorkLAD
Incredible video of meteor impact shockwave. WorkLAD 14 hours ago No Comments · Facebook · Prev Article Next Article. Incredible video of meteor ...

Meteorites, impacts/craters, bolides/fireballs, tektites in the solar system
We have compiled the names of all impact events (meteorites, impacts/craters, bolides/frieballs, tektites) in the solar system. It is published at "http://www.impaktnamen.de". Actually it contains 8168 pages, including 456 pages (chronology of terrestrial events) and 706 pages (bibliography). The catalogue of the names (6871 pages) is completely linked with the bibliography. The compilation is downloadable free of charge. Considering the necessary time for a download alternatively we offer a CD or USB-stick free of charge (mail to impakton@gmx.de).
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 19JUL2015

Hillary Clinton sounds the alarm on meteor/ites
politico.com / by Nick Glass- 7/16/15 3:31 PM EDT
...the Democratic front-runner said experts should be mapping meteorites and asteroids “on a security basis,” noting the importance of scientific research and development in stimulating the U.S. economy.... #asteroids #threat #NationalSecurityIssue #HillaryClinton #NASA

An asteroid worth a potential US$ 5.4 TRILLION is set to pass by Earth on Sunday night

Posted to YouTube by nemesis maturity 17,224 views

Published on Jul 17, 2015
Asteroid 2011 UW158 is going to pass 30 times closer than the nearest planet on July 19 at around 10pm

Do we have an actual defense in place against meteor/asteroids/comets if they collide with Earth?
Reddit
I know that its been in many Science Fiction movies, how we can just blow up meteors. But I'm wondering if there is a real solution if something...

UFO sightings in Manitoba date back to 1792, Report - News of the World - First
Canada News
“The next morning we went to see what marks this meteor had made on the ice, but could not discover that a single particle was marked.”.

Perseus Meteor Shower Peak
Phoenix Astronomical Society
Perseus Meteor Shower Peak From 5 days prior to 5 days after the Peak date of any Meteor Shower, you can see a collection of Meteors.

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 17JUL2015
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News - Blogger
The Perseid meteor shower happens yearly between July 17 and August 24. It is one of the brightermeteor showers of the year. It tends to peak .

Meteor Seen From The Top Of Grassy Mountain by llpj04
Weather Underground
Caption: The elevations in the Little Switzerland area range from 3200 feet in the village to 4000 feet at the top of Grassy Mountain. Views of Table ...

California Meteor 17JUL2015 at 8:10pm
Facebook
I just saw a meteor from Riverside! I thought it was just a falling star, but then the "tail" appeared & it turned a blue/green color. A tree then...

Is it true? About the September 2015 asteroid/meteor impact?
Etsy
Maybe you have seen one of the alarming videos and emails circulating around the internet claiming that the End is Nigh. The claim is that an ...

(Sprites) Meteor Expansion
Terraria Community Forums
Even when meteor is sought after, it's a dull, forgettable experience. ​. Meteors. Meteor Heads no longer constantly spawn, rather, they only spawn ...

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

The United States Department of State Issues Warning to US Citizens / Potential Meteorite Hunters in Oman

The United States Department of State Issues Warning to US Citizens/ Potential Meteorite Hunters in Oman Concerning Cultural Heritage Items.

The US Dept. of State has recently updated their website to include-

Local Laws & Special Circumstances
http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/country/oman.html

Cultural Heritage: Oman prohibits the removal of what it deems cultural heritage items, including -
archaeological treasures, meteorites, rocks, and stones.
  Anyone suspected of engaging in such activity may be prosecuted under Omani law.
U.S. citizens are strongly encouraged to check with Omani authorities before removing anything that may fall into this category.
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Oman Mining Law 2003 in Arabic / English as Publish by Royal Decree
http://books.google.com.om/books?id=qDGktXUsK34C&printsec=frontcover&hl=ar&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

note- 2015 New Law to be published soon.
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Omani Laws apply to Omani nationals and ALL foreign nationals alike.

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06DEC2014

Meet the pope’s astronomer, who says he’d baptize an alien if given the chance

National Catholic Reporter - 7 hours
With Christmas just around the corner, Br. Guy Consolmagno gets a lot of questions this time of year about the star of Bethlehem that led the ...

Portugal Fireball Meteor 02DEC2014
blogspot.com
A gigantic fireball recorded tonight in Tomar, Portugal. Video obtained in Templar 5 system by Rui Gonçalves. Um bólide gigantesco registado esta ...

Experts call for asteroid strike response
Sky News Australia
Video: Police Capture M42 Meteor On Video. Astronomer Royal Lord Martin Rees is another supporter. 'The ancients were correct in their belief that ...

Geminids 2014: Watch spectacular meteor shower which lets you see 100 shooting stars per hour ...
Cambridge News
Star-gazers and astronomers may be able to witness the annual Geminids meteor shower, which is expected to peak on the nights of December 13 ...

ONU Observatory, The Geminid Meteor Shower, 8-10 pm
The Ada Icon
ONU Observatory, The Geminid Meteor Shower, 8-10 p.m.. Date: Friday, December 12, 2014. » Login. Ada, Ohio's online news source. The Ada Icon ...

Geminid Meteor Shower at the Stonehenge of Thailand
Tourism Authority of Thailand Newsroom
Geminid-Meteor-Shower-at-Mo-Hin-Khao-2 Be mesmerised by one of the finest meteors showers, the Geminid, with perhaps 50 to 100 meteors per ...

December 2014 Astronomical Events : Full Moon, Geminid Meteor Shower and More
International Business Times, India Edition
December 2014 will be a pretty active month for astral events as it will experience a full moon, a new moon, a Geminid meteor shower and several ...

Full Moon, Geminid Meteor Shower and More
Ibtimes.co.in
December 2014 will be a pretty active month for astral events as it will experience a full moon, a new moon, a Geminid meteor shower and several ...

Japan Launches Asteroid Mission
NASA Science News -December 4, 3014
On Dec. 3, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched its Hayabusa2 mission to rendezvous with an asteroid, land a small probe plus three mini rovers on its surface, and
then return samples to Earth. NASA and JAXA are cooperating on the science of the mission and NASA will receive a portion of the Hayabusa2 sample in exchange for providing Deep Space Network communications and navigation support for the mission. ...

Shooting star shower: UK awaits the annual coming of Geminid
RT
The meteor shower will start on Sunday and peak on December 13 and 14. Sky gazers should expect an astronomical display of awe-inspiring show ...

Where to Watch Geminid Meteor Shower Online: Northern Hemisphere Awaits Shooting Stars Show
International Business Times, India Edition
The northern Hemisphere and the United Kingdom in particular await the most dazzling celestial display of the year called the 'Geminidmeteor ...

Meteorite shows Martian life likelier than previously believed

New Kerala - 19 hours
Researchers from China, Japan and Germany at EPFL's Earth and Planetary Sciences Laboratory performed a detailed analysis of organic carbon ...

Nasa's Orion spacecraft launches after yesterday's glitches

Daily Mail - 12 hours
The unmanned Orion test flight successfully launched at 12.05 GMT (07.05 ET) today in a landmark event witnessed by thousands at Cape ...

Geminids: most spectacular meteor shower in the world heads over UK this weekend
The Independent
The Geminids are different from other meteor showers because they come from an asteroid, rather than a comet. That makes them more gritty and ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for December 6-12, 2014
amsmeteors.org
This will allow observers to view meteor activity as long as they keep the moon out of their field of view. The estimated total hourly meteor rates for ...

IMO Meteor Shower Calendar 2015
International Meteor Organization
IMO Meteor Shower Calendar 2015. In preparation. © 1997-2013 International Meteor Organization...


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BALLARAT, Victoria, Australia Fireball Meteor 25MAY2014 Likely Produced Meteorites! A$100 Pizza Offered for Video of Event

BALLARAT, Victoria, Australia Fireball Meteor 25MAY2014 Likely Produced Meteorites!
A$100 Pizza Offered for Video of THIS Meteor Event

On Sunday the 25th May at 6:25pm (AEST) a large fireball meteor was seen blazing over the skies of Victoria. It was seen to break into several pieces, and a sonic boom was heard around the Daylesford and Yandoit areas. This indicates relatively large meteorite/s may have fallen to the ground in the area.

I am requesting CCTV, dashcam or webcam footage from anywhere in Melbourne, Ballarat, Bendigo or surrounding areas that show this fireball streaking through the sky. Footage will need to have a time stamp to confirm authenticity and to help with calculating a fall location.

Please check your outdoor CCTV footage of any cameras with a view of the sky facing the west or north on 25th may 2014 at 6:25pm, plus or minus 10 minutes.

Fresh meteoritic material can help with planetary research, understanding how the solar system was created, and possibly even explaining how life began. The Murchison meteorite that fell to the ground in 1969 was rich in complex organic compounds, and is one of the most studied meteorite falls in history.

A meteorite can be identified by a black outer appearance, a fusion crust caused by high speed entry into the earth's atmosphere, and at least one side of the meteorite may be rounded. When hunting meteorites, please respect the owners of private land, and ask their permission to search for meteorites first.

Please IF you witnessed this event file a Meteor Sighting Report 

http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2000/11/meteor-fireball-report-form.html

Reports of the fireball sighting submitted by Victorians can be found here. http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com.au

Email for the The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News is-
LunarMeteoriteHunter <lunarmeteoritehunter@gmail.com>

I am personally prepared to offer a $100 pizza order for the first person, business, school or organisation that provides authentic footage of the fireball. All offers of footage that show the fireball will be accepted, although only the first one gets the pizza!  Please contact me on 0490 193 772 before submitting your footage.

Professor Phil Bland from Curtin University (08 9266 9763) and Dr Andy Tomkins from Monash University (03 9905 1643) can be contacted for more information about their research in Australian meteorite material.

Regards
David Finlay
m: 0490 193 772
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 27FEB2014

Announcement from Planetary Science Research Discoveries [PSRD]New CosmoSparks Report:
ANSMET 2013-2014 Field Season in the Miller Range, Antarctica: 333 meteorites collected for
scientific study. ...

Accidents and Asteroids - How Real is the Threat of an Asteroid Hitting Earth ESA Euronews
Posted to YouTube by nemesis maturity 557 views

Meteor Shower Dates for 2014
Select meteor showers are listed below in chronological order of their annual peak. We hope you enjoy the site. http://www.fallofathousandsuns.com/meteor-showers.html

Japan Fireball Meteor 26FEB2014 - Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News - Blogger
blogspot.com
Japan Fireball Meteor 26FEB2014 - 2014年2月26日 2時24分0秒 長野方面の火球 ... SonotaCo MeteorForum with more photos and videos-

Meteorite May Harbor Evidence of Mars Life: StudySPACE.com - 22 hours
A team of scientists says that microscopic tunnels and carbon-rich spherules that stud the interior of a Martian meteorite known as Yamato ...

Why Gravity loses its pull

Sydney Morning Herald
''Rather than debris from the satellite, there's more potential danger from a meteor; and though more plausible, a meteor is still a highly unlikely ...

Meteorite Fragments from Russian Fireball on Display 1 Year After Space Rock Explosion
Space.com
The explosion of a meteor over the southern Ural region of Russia last year peppered the area with varying sizes of space rock leftovers. That stunning ...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: The Latest WorldwideMeteor/Meteorite News 25FEB2014
blogspot.com
Initial Meteor Sighting Reports- 23FEB2014 kt pankow castile, new york, usa 21:13 ESTpm 2 sec dropped straight down. facing northeast white, blue ....

Meteorite Fragments from Russian Fireball on Display 1 Year After Space Rock Explosion
Space.com
The explosion of a meteor over the southern Ural region of Russia last year peppered the area with varying sizes of space rock leftovers. That stunning ...

Chance of koala being hit by bullet less than being hit bymeteorite
Brisbane Times
"The chance of a koala being hit by a stray shot - remembering it is a big area - is not as great as a koala being hit by a meteorite," Mr Jones said.

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Omani Experts study meteorites

Omani Experts from Sultan Qaboos University study meteorites
Oman Daily ObserverMon, 17 December 2012
By A Staff Reporter — MUSCAT — A team of researchers from Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) are embarking on a study aimed at characterising and classifying a collection of Omani meteorites through detailed geochemical, mineralogical and petrological analysis. Professor Sobhi Nasir ... (more)

http://main.omanobserver.om/node/133724

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

Asteroid 2002NY40 as a source of meteorite-dropping bolides / next round 2038-Feb-11 02:09

Asteroid 2002NY40 as a source of meteorite-dropping bolides
Josep M. Trigo-Rodr´ıguez, Esko Lyytinen, Daniel C. Jones, Jos´e M. Madiedo, Alberto J. Castro-Tirado,
Iwan Williams, Jordi Llorca, Stanislav V´ıtek, Martin Jel´ınek, Blanca Troughton, and Francisco G´alvez


A B S T R A C T
The existence of asteroidal meteoroid streams capable of producing meteorite-dropping bolides
has long being invoked, but evidence is scarce. Recent modelling of previously reported associations suggests that the time-scales to keep the orbital coherence of these streams producing
meteorites are too short. We present an unequivocal association between near earth object
(NEO) 2002NY40 and at least one bright fireball detected over Finland in 2006 August. Another two additional fireballs recorded from Spain and Finland seem to be related, together
producing a fireball-producing stream (β Aquarids). On the basis of historical data, the 2006
finding suggests the existence of a meteoroid complex capable of producing meteorites. Taking
into account present time-scales for orbital decoherence, if 2002NY40 has large meteoroids
associated with it, such behaviour would be the consequence of a relatively recent asteroidal
fragmentation. Supporting our claim, the heliocentric orbits of two recently discovered NEOs,
2004NL8 and 2002NY40, were found to exhibit a good similarity to each other and also to the
orbits of the three bolides. The fireball spectra of the two Finish bolides showed that the chemical abundances of these objects are consistent with the main elements found in chondrites.
This result is consistent with the probable Low iron, Low metal (LL) chondritic mineralogy
of asteroid 2002NY40. Consequently, this asteroid may be delivering LL chondrites to the
Earth. Additional fireball reports found in the literature suggest that the associated β Aquarid
complex may have been delivering meteorites to the Earth during, at least, the last millennium.
Key words: meteors, meteoroids – minor planets, asteroids.

Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. (2007)
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.12503.x

Whole Paper:
http://www.spmn.uji.es/ESP/articulo/2002NY40_MNRAS.pdf

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Alberta Meteorite News- Whitecourt Impact Crater 9JUL09

Residents invited to dig a little deeper
Local residents will have a chance to dig a little deeper and become a part of history. Professor Christopher Herd of the University of Alberta and his team will be making a visit to Whitecourt to conduct further research on a meteorite crater impact site. ... (more)
Whitecourt Star - Jul 08 10:08 AM
http://www.whitecourtstar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1646965

Morocco To Hold Meteorite Exposition 22MAY09

Expo: Meteorites of Morocco, a Heavenly Heritage

For the first time in Morocco; an exhibition of meteorites will take place at the Amazigh Heritage Museum of Agadir (Morocco) from Tuesday June 2 to Friday 12 June 2009.
The exhibition will be led by a specialist who will answer your questions and with samples to touch. This event is organized by the Scientific and Cultural Club Ibn Zohr (C.S.C.I.Z.) and the laboratory of Petrology, Mineralogy and materials of Ibn Zohr University (L.P.M.M.).
All lovers of these space random travelers that are meteors (Amateurs, Private collectors and professional from the scientific community) are invited to gather in this magical place in the center of Agadir city.
You will be able to admire many meteorites owned by the L.P.M.M. laboratory; understand the phenomenon of meteorites from their fall to their collection in the desert and learn how to distinguish between Chondrites, Achondrites, and Iron meteorites.

For any further information please contact:
Prof. Ibhi Abderrahmane
Laboratoire de Pétrologie, Métallogénie et Matériaux
Faculté des Sciences, Agadir
Université Ibn Zohr
Tèl : 0528 23 58 60
GSM : O667 34 04 27
Fax : 0528 22 01 00

Meteorites: An Intro to Cosmic Geology 22MAY09

Cosmic Geology Lands in Berthoud
Berthoud Recorder - ‎5 hours ago‎
Matt Morgan`s show entitled, “Meteorites: An Intro to Cosmic Geology” gave fascinating highlights of some of the most notable meteorite falls, mainly focused on those (more)...

Meteorites-Natural History Museum in Vienna, Austria 12MAY09

Better Know A Meteorite Collection:
Natural History Museum in Vienna, Austria
Written by Linda M. V. Martel
Hawai‘i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology

PSRD highlights places and people around the world who play central roles in caring for and analyzing meteorites.
Join us as we visit the meteorite collection at the Natural History Museum in Vienna, Austria and talk with the people who help make history and new discoveries come alive. ...
http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/May09/Meteorites.Vienna.Museum.html

Meteorite News 6APR09

Great ball of fire! Shooting star spotted over Ireland sparks ...
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter
Security cameras in Ireland may help scientists to find a meteorite that streaked to Earth on Sunday night. ...

Hunt is on to catch a fallen meteorite
Irish Independent - Dublin,Ireland
EXCITED astronomers are hot on the trail of a meteorite they believe may have struck Ireland on Saturday night. For a few seconds around midnight on ...

How Life Shatters Chemistry's Mirror
Astrobiology Magazine - USA
"We're still in the dark how it happened," says Sandra Pizzarello from Arizona State University, who has analyzed many of the meteorite samples. ...
http://www.astrobio.net/news/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3092

Astronomers make unprecedented asteroid impact observations
Gizmag - Victoria, Australia
The measurements taken by the Herschel Telescope in La Palma were now compared with the direct analysis of the meteorite shards. The two were found to be in ...
http://www.gizmag.com/astronomers-asteroid-hit-the-earth/11395/

What's in a name? Lake Drummond, Great Dismal Swamp
The Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USA
Theories abound about its origin, a meteorite, an intense peat fire, a tectonic shift. There is even a Native American legend that a great " fire bird" ...
http://hamptonroads.com/2009/04/whats-name-lake-drummond-great-dismal-swamp

Why ET's genetic code could be just like ours
MIT Technology Review - Cambridge, MA,USA
Curiously, analyses of meteorite samples have found exactly these same 10 amino acids. Various researchers have noted this link but none have explained it. ...
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/23309/

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Clues To A Secret Of Life Discovered By NASA Scientists 19MAR09

Clues To A Secret Of Life Discovered By NASA Scientists
Medical News Today
Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:23 AM PDT
NASA scientists analyzing the dust of meteorites have discovered new clues to a long-standing mystery about how life works on its most basic, molecular level. "We found more support for the idea that biological molecules, like amino acids, created in space and brought to Earth by meteorite impacts help explain why life is left-handed," said Dr.

Student`s Science Fair Project on Earth Microbes 6MAR09

Students show off science projects
by Garrett Andrews
Herald Staff Writer
Article Last Updated; Friday, March 06, 2009

Speaking only slightly louder than the buzz of several hundred other student-scientists inside the reverberating concrete walls of the La Plata County Fairgrounds, Pagosa Springs eighth-grader Kendra Schlom explained her answer to the determining question of human existence: How did life on Earth originate?
She was discussing her entry in the San Juan Basin Regional Science Fair, a project that supports the idea that a meteorite could have transported early microbes to Earth.

In her project, titled "Finding the Origin," Kendra located the highest survivable temperatures for several primitive microbes and tested to see if these microbes could survive the temperatures a meteorite sustains when entering the Earth's atmosphere and crashing into the surface. She used basalt tiles to simulate chondrite meteorites.
Kendra and her father, a mechanic at Wolf Creek Ski Area, took an acetylene torch to samples of varying thicknesses, to analyze the time it takes the heat to completely penetrate the samples.
"From this information, I think that microbes could survive, because the temperature never exceeded the limit of what they could survive in," she said. "I believe that even if we went into lower thicknesses, they could survive, as long as the meteor is a quarter inch or thicker."
If she's right, then it's theoretically possible that these lone microbes ignited the evolutionary process that produced all of life as we know it.
Kendra, who hopes to study quantum physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology after high school, was one of 209 entries in this year's fair. About 20 winners will travel to the state science fair in Denver later this month.
Fair coordinator Jeff Hatfield said that as scores in science, technology and math continue to slide, events like science fairs become more important.
"CSAP scores and other assessment data show that we really need to ramp this up a bit. The fair is when you can actually get kids to dedicate their time to an actual science project. They're doing all the learning on their own.
"The bottom line is that we want these kids to be strongly rooted in science and technology," he said.
Not all the other projects had such divine implications as Kendra's, but most reflected hours of original study.
Bayfield eighth-grader Denvir Clarke placed bacteria in petri dishes and studied over time the effects of various germ-killing household cleaning products.
"I found that my hypothesis was wrong," she said near the end of a run-through of her presentation.
"Antibacterial soap is less effective at killing bacteria than regular soap."
Standing near a prototype of his invention was Kolton Miller, an eighth-grader at Mancos Middle School. He rushed through the features of the Bear-icade self-opening bear-proof trash can with the panache of a salesman, eagerly maintaining eye contact and gesturing with his hands, even as he went on bear-related tangents.
"I'm aware there's already a bear-proof trash can on the market today. The difference is, my trash can is more convenient," Kolton said.
With the Bear-icade, there's no more manual locking and unlocking. The device automatically locks after the lid is lifted and closed, and is disengaged by the extending arm of a garbage truck. Best of all, Kolton said, area bears stay safe and out of trouble.
Upstairs, the four judges for the earth sciences category pored over the merits of the nine projects assigned to their section. Consulting geologist Mary Gillam, retired geophysicist James Albright, consulting geotechnical engineer Barb McCall and school psychologist Patrick Callahan were unanimous in supporting Kendra for first place in her division.
Her idea provoked discussion at a table of professionals.
"It was an unusual approach to an ambitious topic," said Gillam.
Said McCall: "It could be the answer to life's biggest question. Right here in Durango."
The contestants each went through two rounds of judging and some were called back. The judges put Kendra on the spot during her presentation, asking about the effects of kinetic energy on the microbes, and she took their questions in stride and admitted when she didn't know.
All of the entries were good, the judges said.
"She was just far more expansive," said Albright.