The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11MAR2021 Early Edition

Meteor explodes over Vermont with the force of 440 pounds of TNT
Space.com
A meteor streaked through the night sky over Vermont on Sunday (March 7), creating a spectacular light show and causing Earth-shaking booms as it ...Vermont Meteorite

A meteor rattled buildings as it streaked across the sky above Vermont
CNN
NASA Meteor Watch said on Facebook that more than 100 people saw the meteor around 5:38 p.m. local time Sunday ...Vermont Meteorite.

Large Fireball Reported Over Maine Last Weekend
q1065.fm
According to NASA Meteor Watch: "Analysis of their reports shows that the meteor occurred over northern Vermont, first appearing at a height of 52 ...Vermont Meteorite

Una meteora veloce crea una palla di fuoco nel cielo sopra parti del New England
Generazione Scuola
Quando il meteorite si è frantumato, i sismografi hanno rilevato un'esplosione che aveva la stessa quantità di energia per far esplodere 440 libbre di tri- ...Vermont Meteorite

Did you spot the meteor that lit up the skies over Grimsby last night?
Grimsby Live
A team of UK scientists guided by meteor specialists recovered pieces of the extremely rare meteorite, a type which has never fallen anywhere in the UK ...08MAR2021

A team of UK scientists, guided by meteor specialists, have recovered pieces of an extremely rare ...
The Natural History Museum
Almost 300g of a very rare meteorite, known as a carbonaceous chondrite, survived its fiery passage through the Earth's atmosphere and landed on a ....UK Meteorite

Extremely rare meteorite found in wake of spectacular UK fireball may contain the "building blocks ...
CBS News
They've nicknamed it the Winchcombe meteorite, for the town where it landed...UK Meteorite

Rare meteorite recovered in UK after spectacular fireball
India Education Diary
Almost 300g of a very rare meteorite, known as a carbonaceous chondrite, survived its fiery passage through the Earth's atmosphere and landed on a ...UK Meteorite

Cotswolds residents scour properties for bits of meteorite
msnNOW
It came after a fragment of the 4.6-billion-year-old meteorite, which was ... The discovery came just a week after the first meteor, which weighed around ...UK Meteorite

Des restes de la première météorite découverte en Grande Bretagne depuis 30 ans, ont été ...
Atlantico.fr
Des restes de la première météorite découverte en Grande Bretagne depuis 30 ans, ont été retrouvés. Plusieurs fragments de la boule de feu qui a ....UK Meteorite

Una meteorite sul vialetto di casa
Media Inaf
Una meteorite sul vialetto di casa. Il brillante fireball del 28 febbraio 2021, ripreso da diverse camere all-sky inglesi, è stato originato dalla caduta in ....UK Meteorite

Rare meteorite falls on UK driveway, could contain 'ingredients for life'
NBC2 News
There are approximately 65,000 known meteorites on Earth. Only 1,206 have been witnessed to fall, and of these, only 51 are carbonaceous chondrites, ...UK Meteorite

Rare meteorite containing 'ingredients of life' falls on driveway in England
India Today
WHAT ARE METEORITES?...UK Meteorite

ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್ ನೆಲಕ್ಕಪ್ಪಳಿಸಿದ್ದ ಅಪರೂಪದ ಉಲ್ಕಾಶಿಲೆಯ ...
VijayKarnataka
... ಅಪರೂಪದ ಉಲ್ಕಾಶಿಕೆ united kingdom Rare meteorite Natural ... Web Title : uk scientists believes rare meteorite that fell on winchcombe ...UK Meteorite

Meteorite from brilliant UK fireball is England's first in 30 years
Space.com
The rock, which weighs nearly 10.6 ounces (300 grams), is the first meteorite found in the UK since 1991, experts said, and the first known carbonaceous ...UK Meteorite

Recovery of Rare Meteorite a 'Dream Come True' for UK Scientists
Gizmodo
And not just any kind of meteorite—it's a piece of carbonaceous chondrite which, at an estimated 4.5 billion years old, dates back to the formation of the ...UK Meteorite

Rare meteorite, a 'relic of the early solar system,' falls on a driveway in England
Livescience.com
A meteorite found in the U.K. contains an extremely rare combination of minerals that could give scientists a glimpse into how the solar system formed ...UK Meteorite

Astonishingly Rare Meteorite That Fell In UK May Contain "Ingredients Of Life"
NDTV
He bagged up the fragments and contacted the UK Meteor Observation Network as soon as he spotted the rock on his driveway. Meteorites are much ...UK Meteorite

Rocks From Meteor Found In England
News For Kids
1. A meteor is a rock from space that falls through Earth's atmosphere. · 2. of meteors hit Earth's atmosphere every day. · 3. The meteorite was made of ...UK Meteorite

Astonishingly Rare Meteorite That Fell In UK May Contain "Ingredients Of Life"
NDTV
Carbonaceous chondrites are a class of "extremely rare" chondritic meteorites. "They are the most primitive and pristine materials of the solar system and ...

Une météorite rare tombée en Angleterre pourrait contenir des informations sur la formation de la vie
RTBF
La météorite avait illuminé le ciel du Royaume-Uni et ce seront finalement 300 grammes de roche spatiale extrêmement rare qui seront récoltés à ...UK Meteorite

Spectacular fireball display in UK leads to rare meteorite recovery
EarthSky
The meteorite is of a type called a carbonaceous chondrite. Only a small percentage of meteorites come from this category, and they are the most ....UK Meteorite

Rare meteorite, a 'relic of the early solar system,' falls on a driveway in England
Livescience.com
A meteorite found in the U.K. contains an extremely rare combination of minerals that could give scientists a glimpse into how the solar system formed ...UK Meteorite

Watch: ब्रिटेन में गिरा उल्‍कापिंड अत्‍यंत दुर्लभ ...
नवभारत टाइम्स
Meteorite UK: ब्रिटेन में उल्‍कापिंड के ग‍िरने के मामले में एक नया खुलासा हुआ है। बताया ..UK Meteorite

Rare meteorite fragments discovered in south west England - Teller Report
Teller Report
Several residents saw the bright glow in the firmament with their own eyes when it fell to earth. Marble-like finds of a rare meteorite have since caused ...UK Meteorite

A meteorite that struck a family's driveway may offers clues to life
BGR
The type of meteorite that produces the fragments that littered Winchcombe was made of carbonaceous chondrite. These types of meteorites contain ...UK Meteorite

Rock as old as our solar system found in driveway after meteor flashes across UK sky
TVNZ
A rock as old as our solar system has been discovered from a meteor that hurtled across the skies of southern England last week. Video Player is ...UK Meteorite

Rock that fell from the sky over the UK could change our understanding of the solar system
The Independent
The meteorite is a “carbonaceous chondrite” – a rare kind of meteorite that have previously been found to contain organics and amino acids. Those are ...UK Meteorite

Apricot-sized meteorite falls in France, hunt ensues to find space rock
BollyInside
Where did the meteorite fall in France? According to a report in The Guardian, the superb video showing the plunging meteorite was captured by .France Meteorite

Curtin University-led Global Fireball Observatory makes rare find
Mirage News
Now with the Natural History Museum, the meteorite is an extremely rare type known as a carbonaceous chondrite, similar to the Murchison meteorite ...Murchison meteorite

Un meteorite caduto in Canada forse contiene tracce di vita
esquire.com
Il meteorite è passato sui cieli in direzione nord-est per per almeno 70 chilometri, iniziando a illuminare la zona di Mount Mansfield State Forest fino a ...Canada Meteorite

4.6-Billion-Year-Old Sahara Meteorite Is Oldest Example Of Volcanic Rock In The Solar System
IFLScience
This region is well known for its meteorites. Back in 2007, 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of meteorites were discovered there. Erg Chech 002 weighs in at ...Erg Chech 002

This Is a Piece of a Lost Protoplanet, And It's Officially Older Than Earth
ScienceAlert
It was therefore classified as an achondrite, a meteorite made of what seems to be volcanic material, originated on a body that has undergone internal ...Erg Chech 002

Meteorite which landed in Sahara 'could be from lost planet in solar system'
Yahoo Movies Canada
“This meteorite is the oldest magmatic rock analysed to date and sheds light on the formation of the primordial crusts that covered the oldest protoplanets ...Erg Chech 002

A Sahara desert meteorite older than Earth tells a piece of our origin story
Inverse
Scientists study meteorites because they are like jigsaw pieces, each telling us a little more about the larger story of how the Solar System formed and ....Erg Chech 002

Scientists Believe They've Found A Chunk Of An Ancient Planet In Algeria
LADbible
The meteorite - called Erg Chech 002 - is an insight into the early stages of planet formation. Advert. 10. It was found in May 2020, and the several ...Erg Chech 002

Hallan restos de antiguo planeta perdido en meteorito que cayó en el Sahára en 2020
Reporte Indigo
Achondrite found to date back to just two million years after birth of solar system, A piece of the EC 002 meteorite. The main mass of the meteorite ...Erg Chech 002

Application Deadline is April 9 for Barringer Family Fund for Meteorite Impact Research Grants
Planetary News
Applications are being accepted for Barringer Family Fund for Meteorite Impact Research grants. Each year three to five competitive grants in the ...

Mars Wasn't Just Wet. It Was Warm and Conducive to Life
Interesting Engineering
The climate of early Mars was subject to intermittent periods of warmth from the rise of greenhouse gases caused by meteorites and volcanism — in ...

2021 The EIGHTH Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 01MAR2017

New Mineral: Machiite found in Murchison Meteorite
Announcement from Planetary Science Research Discoveries [PSRD]

Meteor Caught on Weatherford Police Dashcam
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Vanzant was driving westbound on U.S. 180 and noticed the meteor streaking across the sky as she traveled over the viaduct toward the courthouse.

Dash cam footage captures hugemeteor streak in TX
Daily Mail
Patrol car dash camera in Weatherford, TX captures huge meteor streak.

Found: Attractive Blue Ice and 219 Meteorites
Announcement from Planetary Science Research Discoveries [PSRD]

Meteor rattles West Texas with sonic boom
Fox News
A very bright meteor over West Texas last weekend prompted emergency phone calls over a possible explosion.

[WATCH] Weatherford Police Dashcam Catches Meteor
KSCS-FM
Weatherford Police Officer Tiffany Vanzant was patrolling westbound on 180 Sunday night, when she caught this video of a meteor right above the ...

The Fiery Flash and Loud Boom in the Texas Sky Was Just a Meteor
Awesome 98
If you happened to see the flash of fire in the sky Sunday night near Hawley, Texas or heard the loud booming explosion, not to worry.

Gigantic meteor caught hurtling towards earth in terrifying video
Daily Star
The gigantic meteor lit up the night's sky, made houses violently shake and terrified residents as it ripped its way through the atmosphere towards ...

Video shows fireball in sky over Texas
FOX 4 News
The Weatherford Police Department released dash cam video of thefireball in the sky just before 9 p.m. It appeared to be over West Texas. Police said ...

Long Lasting Fireball, Sonic Boom Over Texas Sky
Lone Star 92.5 - iHeartRadio
A long-lasting meteor fireball was captured on video just north of Abilene on Sunday night. Did you see it?

'Fireball' streaking over New Zealand was airplane lit by the sun, experts say
UPI.com
28 (UPI) -- A mystery "fireball" that sparked rumors of UFOs when it was spotted streaking across the sky over Australia was actually just an airplane, ...

Alien conspiracy theorists abuzz over fireball spotted in Tasmania
NEWS.com.au
After watching a video of the “meteor” taken by Hobart resident Lee-Ann Peters, Mr Finlay reacted by saying: “a beautiful video of an A380 contrail.” ...

Mystery of Tasmanian 'Fireball' Revealed
MSN.com
What has been described as a “fireball” or massive meteorite has been spotted over Hobart's skies, but physicists at the University of Tasmania say it ...

If an asteroid hits, it could blow you away—literally
Science Magazine
Rather, depending on where the meteor strikes, it will come from wind or waves, according to a study published in the preprint archive arXiv. Scientists ...

Meteor rattles West Texas with sonic boom
1010 WCSI
A very bright meteor over West Texas last weekend prompted emergency phone calls over a possible explosion. [embedded content]. The explosion ...

Meteor rattles West Texas with sonic boom
KID 590
A very bright meteor over West Texas last weekend prompted emergency phone calls over a possible explosion.

2017 The FOURTH Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

METEORATS* -E.T. Amino Acid From Meteorite Cut Epileptic Seizures In Rats By Half, Study

E.T. Amino Acid From Meteorite Cut Epileptic Seizures In Rats By Half, Study-METEORATS*

Asian Scientist
By Juliana Chan
February 24, 20
Researchers at the Albany Medical Center have discovered that an extraterrestrial amino acid from the Murchison meteorite may prevent or reduce the duration of seizures in epilepsy. ...

http://www.asianscientist.com/in-the-lab/extraterrestrial-amino-acid-isovaline-reduce-epileptic-seizures-in-rats-2012/

18FEB2010

陨石内的超硬钻石 video in English post on Youtube

Does this meteorite hold the secret to life? Bild.com During their evaluation of the Murchison meteorite, the scientists found a variety of organic substances – the diversity of which significantly exceeds that ...

Vallis Tammaro founders set up new group Undercurrent Design Week Since leaving Vallis Tammaro in 2007, Tammaro has worked at integrated marketing consultancy Meteorite, where he was head of brand identity and founded the ...

Is This The Genesis Rock? The Westender New analysis of the famous Murchison meteorite that crash-landed in Australia over 40 years ago has turned up a surprise for astronomers. ...

Murchison Meteorite's Chemical Bonanza

Scientific American
The 1969 Murchison meteorite was known to harbor complex organic compounds, but a new analysis in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that ...

Chemical snapshot: Murchison meteorite reveals diversity of early Solar System
PhysOrg Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:51 AM PST
(PhysOrg.com) -- New studies of a meteorite that crashed to Earth four decades ago have found it probably contains millions of organic compounds. The findings shed light on the molecular complexity that existed at or just after the birth of the Solar System. ...

Ancient meteorite packed with organic compounds
TG Daily Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:36 AM PST
A new analysis of a meteorite that fell to Earth more than 40 years ago has revealed the presence of millions of organic compounds....

The Ethics of Planetary Exploration and Colonization

Discovery News
In addition to covering these topics, Brother Consolmango also touched base on the issues of light pollution, meteorite collecting and the coexistence of ...



Meteorite, Maybe Older Than the Sun, Shows Chemistry of Ancient Solar System

Discover Magazine (blog)
Four decades later, the Murchison meteorite is still full of surprises. When this extraterrestrial hunk fell to Earth near its namesake town in Australia in ...

17FEB2010

Wired News

New Chemical Diversity Discovered in Old Meteorite

Wired News
By Brandon Keim A new analysis of an ancient meteorite that fell to Earth in 1969 reveals millions of complex compounds, underscoring the richness of our ...

Chemistry World

Decades-old meteorite gets holistic treatment

Chemistry World
A new technique used to analyse samples from a meteorite that hit Australia more than 40 years ago could help scientists understand more about the chemical ...

Nature.com (subscription) (blog)

The meteorite that keeps on giving

Nature.com (subscription) (blog)
Few meteorites have been scrutinized more thoroughly than the Murchison meteorite, named after the Australian town it fell near in 1969. ...



Ancient meteorite packed with organic compounds

TG Daily
A new analysis of a meteorite that fell to Earth more than 40 years ago has revealed the presence of millions of organic compounds. ...

Meteorite contains 'organic molecular feast', reveals analysis

Oneindia
London, Feb 16 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have confirmed that a meteorite that crashed into earth 40 years ago contains millions of different ...

Meteorite Crammed with 'Millions' of Organic Compounds

Discovery News
By Ian O'Neill | Mon Feb 15, 2010 04:52 PM ET A meteorite that hit the town of Murchison, Australia, hasn't quit giving up its secrets. ...

New Chemical Diversity Discovered in Old Meteorite
Wired News Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:15 PM PST
A new analysis of the Murchison satellite â which fell to Earth in 1969, but hadn't yet been studied with modern tools finds several million different molecules, showing just how rich the early solar system's matter was.

Scientists Find Organic Molecules In Meteorite redOrbit Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:11 AM PST Image Caption: Fragment of the Murchison meteorite (at right) and isolated individual particles (shown in the test tube). Courtesy United States Department of Energy

Meteorite Contains Complex Organic Molecules Slashdot Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:40 AM PST An anonymous reader writes "Previously unknown organic molecules have been discovered in a 100 kg meteorite that hit Australia in 1969, suggesting that our early Solar System contained a soup of highly complex organic chemistry long before life appeared. Quoting: 'According to [the study's lead author], the newly discovered compounds in the Murchison meteorite "may have contributed to the ...

Meteorite contains 'organic molecular feast', reveals analysis New Kerala Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:44 AM PST London, Feb 16 : In a new research, scientists have confirmed that a meteorite that crashed into earth 40 years ago contains millions of different organic compounds.

Day at the museums
The State Press Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:27 PM PST
Katie Shoultz Tuesday, February 16, 2010 ASU is the only place to view the world`s largest meteorite collection, watch someone play a 148-bell symphonic carillon, learn about Arizona`s early history and discover one-of-a-kind early human ASU is the only place to view the world`s largest meteorite collection, watch someone play a 148-bell symphonic carillon, learn about Arizona`s early history ...

16FEB2010

Scientific American

Meteorite That Fell in 1969 Still Revealing Secrets of the Early Solar System

Scientific American
By John Matson SPACE ROCKS: A fragment of the Murchison meteorite, which boasts a diverse array of organic compounds. Fragments of a chemically primitive ...

Detecting Our Martian Cousins

Astrobiology Magazine - Michael Schirber

And we know that around 3.5 billion years ago, meteorite impacts often kicked up rocks from the Earth's surface and launched them into space. ...

Meteorite Holds Millions of Unidentified Organic Compounds

Universe Today
A new analysis of the famous Murchison meteorite that crash-landed in Australia over 40 years ago shows the space rock contains millions of previously ...

BBC News Space rock contains organic molecular feast BBC News By Doreen Walton Scientists say they have confirmed that a meteorite that crashed into earth 40 years ago contains millions of different organic compounds. ...

Astro Bob blog: Venus and Jupiter get together over dinner Duluth News Tribune (registration) Scientists studying Vesta find the very same signatures in its light as they do in a group of igneous meteorites found here on Earth. ...

UCF Professor Working on One-of-a-kind Asteroid Space Mission University of Central Florida (blog) The mission is unique because it aims to bring back to Earth a sample of a primitive, organic-rich asteroid that is not found in any meteorite collection. ...

PhysOrg.com Detecting Our Martian Cousins PhysOrg.com And we know that around 3.5 billion years ago, meteorite impacts often kicked up rocks from the Earth's surface and launched them into space. ...

Space for the Earthbound: Meteor Showers

By Starr Hendon
There are dozens of meteor showers each and every year. Listed here are several of the annual showers, including viewing dates, Peak dates and the Zenithal Hourly Rate (ZHR). In a nutshell, the ZHR is the number of meteors per hour you ...

Meteorite Crammed with 'Millions' of Organic Compounds Discovery Channel Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:01 PM PST A sample of the Murchison meteorite, plus a test tube containing powdered meteorite material (DoE) A meteorite that hit the town of Murchison, Australia, hasn't quit giving up its secrets. The Murchison meteorite is one of the most studied space ... Meteorite That Fell in 1969 Still Revealing Secrets of the Early Solar System Scientific American Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:48 PM PST Fragments of a chemically primitive meteorite that landed near Murchison, Australia, in 1969 have long been known to harbor a variety of interesting compounds, including dozens of amino acids. But as analytic techniques become more sophisticated, the Murchison meteorite continues to reveal even more diversity and complexity in the early solar system, and new work by a team of European ... Space rock contains organic feast BBC News Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:26 PM PST Scientists confirm that a meteorite that crashed to Earth 40 years ago contains millions of different organic compounds.... Saving Earth One Asteroid At A Time SpaceDaily Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:40 PM PST by Staff Writers Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 15, 2010 Last month, a baseball-sized meteorite punched through the roof of a doctor's office in Lorton, Virginia, scattering insulation and ripping a hole in the carpet....

Meteor/Meteorite News- Amino Acids from Comets 24AUG09

NASA/JPL

Fetched from a faraway comet, distinctive amino acids

Philadelphia Inquirer
Amino acids have also turned up in meteorites - and reportedly lent a distinctive smell to pieces of the famous Murchison meteorite, which fell on Australia ...

Oldest Meteorite News- Meteorite Grains 31JUL09

Our Smashing Solar System

Astrobiology Magazine
Researchers are studying the oldest meteorite grains to figure out the origin of our solar system. Some of the planet-making material may have resulted from ... "more"

Vietnamese Meteorite News- 29JUN09

Tìm hiểu nguồn gốc trái đất qua nghiên cứu thiên thạch

Cập nhật lúc 09h36' ngày 28/06/2009

Một phần vật liệu cấu tạo nên trái đất là thiên thạch có nguồn gốc trong vũ trụ. Theo học giả Phipipp Heck đến từ Đại học Chicago và các đồng sự của mình, những thiên thạch đó trẻ hơn so với các dự đoán của các lý thuyết hiện hành. ...(more)
http://www.khoahoc.com.vn/khampha/kham-pha/24173_Tim_hieu_nguon_goc_trai_dat_qua_nghien_cuu_thien_thach.aspx

Holland Meteorite News- Kosmische kringloop verloopt sneller dan gedacht 18JUN09

Kosmische kringloop verloopt sneller dan gedacht-

Translated by Govert Schilling
Alles over sterrekunde - ‎16 Juni 2009

Ze bestudeerden tweeëntwintig korrels in de beroemde Murchison-meteoriet, waarvan eerder op basis van een afwijkende chemische samenstelling al was ... (more)

Original story in English- "Meteorite Grains Divulge Earth`s Cosmic Roots", University of Chicago
http://news.uchicago.edu/news.php?asset_id=1633

Meteorite Grains Divulge Earth's Cosmic Roots 17JUN09

Meteorite Grains Divulge Earth's Cosmic Roots
Science Daily Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:26 PM PDT
The interstellar stuff that became incorporated into the planets and life on Earth has younger cosmic roots than theories predict, according to researchers.... (more)