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20 November 2009
Meteor/Meteorite News- YD Mammoth Demise 20NOV09
Utah Meteor/Meteorite News Past- 2004 Genesis Crash 20NOV09
Source: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/genesis/multimedia/genesisrecov090804-2.html
The sample return capsule crashed into the Utah desert floor Sept 8, 2004, breaking open the capsule. The capsule is about 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in diameter and has a mass of 275 kg (600 lb) ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_(spacecraft)
Excellent video of final flight and crash, post crash.
"Impact video
Australia Meteor/Meteorite News- Brisbane Green Fireball 19NOV09 20NOV09
Green object that lit up sky a chip off an old meteor
Rodney ChesterNovember 20, 2009 09:10am
EXPERTS say a fire ball that streaked across the sky above south-east Queensland last night was a "chip off the old block of some asteroid".
The meteor was spotted by people from the Sunshine Coast, the Gold Coast and across Brisbane around 9.45pm.Witnesses said the meteor was a green glow travelling from south-east to north-west, leaving a visible trail for 10 to 15 minutes ... [more]
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,20797,26375522-3102,00.html?from=public_rss
Meteor/Meteortite News- 20NOV09
Idaho Mountain Express and Guide By EXPRESS STAFF A meteor that burned up in a brilliant flash before remnants struck the ground in northern Nevada early Wednesday morning lit up Western ...
WNCT Experts say the Bolide (bow-lide) meteor was probably a straggler from Tuesday's (11/17) Leonid meteor shower. There were reports of the meteor being seen ... Meteorites bring in big money to those willing to hunt for them KSL-TV The fascination with meteorites is as old as the human race. Utah State professor Chris Cokinos, who has written a well-regarded book on meteors, ...
Varsity “This meteorite [rain shower], which we termed the late veneer, happened about 100 million years ago and brought back a lot of the minerals which were ... Meteor lights night sky from Utah to Yavapai County Sun Shopper People from Utah to Yavapai County saw a green-hued meteor streaming toward Earth early Wednesday. The meteor came into the atmosphere at 12:07 am Wednesday ... United States: meteorite impacts on Earth Momento 24 From the University of Utah a meteor impacting on the Earth could be filmed and witnessed . The speed of movement in which the meteorite hit the atmosphere ... See all stories on this topic | ||||||
ABC News Early Wednesday morning during the Leonid meteor shower, something exploded in the atmosphere above the Western United States. According to Spaceweather.com ... Leonid Meteor Shower video: Fireball lights up the sky over Utah Examiner.com The peak of this year's Leonid Meteor Shower has just past, but it left behind a memorable experience for some out in the western United States. ... Did you see last night's meteor? Share your observations and stories with ... Logan Herald Journal I saw the meteor out the window. A bright flash of light drew my attention and I the meteor flashing bright orange for less than a second before it went ... Prize offered for meteorite Newport Independent The mystery of the Newport meteorite still lurks like a ghost in the early morning mist. Not quite sure where it has been or where it is going. ... Did meteor land in Utah? Deseret News Patrick Wiggins, NASA Ambassador to Utah, said a seismologist has contacted him and also believes the meteor did indeed impact Utah's west desert. ... |
19 November 2009
Meteor/Meteorite News- Summary 19NOV09
Great ball of fire flashes in Utah sky
NECN
NASA officials quickly explained the phenomenon, calling it a meteor known as a bolide. It broke through the Earth's atmosphere and created the blinding ...
Meteor Explosion Lights Up Sky Over Utah
Space.com
The meteor exploded with the equivalent of 0.5 to 1 kilotons of TNT, according to spaceweather.com. Then, about six hours later, a "twisting iridescent-blue ...
Scientist confirms meteorite lands in Liberal
NTV
(AP) - A biophysicist has confirmed that a black rock that fell into a backyard in Liberal during the weekend was a meteorite. 10-year-old Chandler Harp ...
Meteor shower still visible until Saturday
Times and Transcript
The annual Leonid meteor shower reached its peak activity for star gazers in southeastern New Brunswick in the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday morning. ...
Overnight meteor streak stuns Utahns
StandardNet
By Standard-Examiner staff OGDEN — A bright light that made midnight seem bright as daylight early Wednesday was likely a meteor. Katie Weaver of Layton saw ...
Op-Ed: Earthly phenomena could bring communities closer together
The Maine Campus
By Anya Rose Every November, when Earth is hurled through a section of space that has an especially high volume of debris, the Leonid meteor shower occurs. ...
Biophysicist confirms Liberal boy's meteorite discovery
Hutchinson News
"There's no question in my mind whatsoever that what they have is a meteorite," said Don Stimpson of Haviland, a biophysicist who owns the Kansas Meteorite ...
Huge flash in the night may have been meteor
Deseret News
... likely a bolide meteor, one that becomes a fireball and breaks up. People in Los Angeles, Nevada, Utah, Idaho and Wyoming reported seeing the meteor. ...
NECN
NASA officials quickly explained the phenomenon, calling it a meteor known as a bolide. It broke through the Earth's atmosphere and created the blinding ...
Meteor Explosion Lights Up Sky Over Utah
Space.com
The meteor exploded with the equivalent of 0.5 to 1 kilotons of TNT, according to spaceweather.com. Then, about six hours later, a "twisting iridescent-blue ...
Scientist confirms meteorite lands in Liberal
NTV
(AP) - A biophysicist has confirmed that a black rock that fell into a backyard in Liberal during the weekend was a meteorite. 10-year-old Chandler Harp ...
Meteor shower still visible until Saturday
Times and Transcript
The annual Leonid meteor shower reached its peak activity for star gazers in southeastern New Brunswick in the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday morning. ...
Overnight meteor streak stuns Utahns
StandardNet
By Standard-Examiner staff OGDEN — A bright light that made midnight seem bright as daylight early Wednesday was likely a meteor. Katie Weaver of Layton saw ...
Op-Ed: Earthly phenomena could bring communities closer together
The Maine Campus
By Anya Rose Every November, when Earth is hurled through a section of space that has an especially high volume of debris, the Leonid meteor shower occurs. ...
Biophysicist confirms Liberal boy's meteorite discovery
Hutchinson News
"There's no question in my mind whatsoever that what they have is a meteorite," said Don Stimpson of Haviland, a biophysicist who owns the Kansas Meteorite ...
Huge flash in the night may have been meteor
Deseret News
... likely a bolide meteor, one that becomes a fireball and breaks up. People in Los Angeles, Nevada, Utah, Idaho and Wyoming reported seeing the meteor. ...
| Midnight meteor streaks across Western skies Newsday SALT LAKE CITY - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A streaking meteor the size of an oven briefly illuminated parts of the Utah sky to daylight-level conditions early ... |
| Meteors disappoint Yale Daily News By Carol Hsin When about 40 Yale meteor enthusiasts drove to a soccer field for the Leonid meteor shower Tuesday, they did not expect the skies to flare ... Space Weather News for Nov. 18, 2009 http://spaceweather.com FIREBALLS AND METEORS: As forecasters predicted, the Leonid meteor shower peaked during the late hours of Nov. 17th, favoring sky watchers in Asia with an outburst of 100+ meteors per hour. Just as the outburst was dying down, an even bigger event took place over the western USA. Something hit Earth's atmosphere and exploded ... |
Utah Bolide Meteor 18NOV09- Fireball News Summary 19NOV09
Google News Search- "Utah Meteor Bolide" as of 19NOV09 12:00 (Tokyo Time)
Meteor the size of oven lights up the night sky, alarms Utahns
KSL-TV - - 52 minutes ago
A surveillance camera at the University of Utah observatory south of Salt Lake City captured the meteor as is streaked to Earth. It shows pretty much what ...
The couple were driving home from a concert just after midnight when they saw the meteor, called a fireball or bolide because of its intense light output. ...
| Flash of light interrupts meteor shower above Reno Reno Gazette-Journal It appeared the object was comet fragments and part of the Leonids meteor shower during the past few days, said Dan Ruby, associate planetarium director. ... |
| Meteor Hits Idaho KIVI-TV It was actually a meteor and our very own chief meteorologist Scott Dorval also witnessed it. "I saw a big flaming ball it was bright red and yellow then it ... |
KSL-TV - - 52 minutes ago
Patrick Wiggins, NASA Solar Ambassador At exactly 12:07, people from all over the western United States watched as the bolide meteor crashed into Earth's ...
Meteor Lights Up Western Sky
KOLO - Ed Pearce - 1 hour agoA surveillance camera at the University of Utah observatory south of Salt Lake City captured the meteor as is streaked to Earth. It shows pretty much what ...
Midnight meteor fascinates Utahns
Salt Lake Tribune - Sheena Mcfarland - 1 hour agoThe couple were driving home from a concert just after midnight when they saw the meteor, called a fireball or bolide because of its intense light output. ...
Meteor Caught On Video in Utah
KKTV 11 News - 2 hours ago
The University of Utah's new Willard L. Eccles Observatory cameras caught the meteor as it flew by and exploded. The university says the Bolide Meteor was ...
WNCT - 4 hours ago
Experts say the Bolide (bow-lide) meteor was probably a straggler from Tuesday's (11/17) Leonid meteor shower. There were reports of the meteor being seen ...
Midnight Meteor Streaks Across Western Skies
cbs4denver.com - 4 hours ago
Read more in our Privacy Policy SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ― A streaking meteor the size of an oven briefly illuminated parts of the Utah sky to daylight-level ...
Fireball Lights Up the Night Sky in Parts of the West
Nick.com - 4 hours ago
One expert told KTVX the fireball that was seen early Wednesday over the western United States was a bolide. That's a very bright meteor that sometimes ...
Midnight meteor delights, alarms Utahns
istockAnalyst.com (press release) - 5 hours ago
But a bright light in the sky just after midnight Wednesday morning certainly got the attention of skywatchers in northern Utah. The event also kept police ...
Midnight meteor streaks across Western skies
Arizona Daily Sun - 5 hours ago
The fireball roughly coincided with the annual Leonid meteor shower. Surveillance cameras, including some operated by the University of Utah, captured the ...
Ghostly Spokes; Retro Exoplanet
AccuWeather.com - 6 hours ago
So good in fact that one of the meteors lit up the sky as bright as day when it exploded high in the atmosphere. This bolide explosion was so great that it ...
Meteor lights up Idaho night sky
Northwest Cable News - - 7 hours ago
A meteor streaked across the night Idaho sky Tuesday, lighting it up as if it were daytime. The phone was ringing off the hook at Ada County dispatch and ...
Meteor Streak Lights Up the Night Across Utah
Fox 13 Now - Salt Lake City - 7 hours ago
NASA Solar System Ambassador Patrick Wiggins, said the light was caused by a Bolide meteor. "The movie 2012 is out there, but don't worry it's not a ...
Overnight meteor streak stuns Utahns
StandardNet - 8 hours ago
... News the incident was likely a bolide meteor, which causes a short, intense bright light as it explodes while passing through the Earth's atmosphere.
Meteor Explosion Lights Up Sky Over Utah
Space.com - 8 hours ago
Then, about six hours later, a "twisting iridescent-blue cloud" lit up the dawn sky for residents in Utah and Colorado. Meteors are fallen debris from a ...
Probably meteor explodes over Utah, lights up midnight sky
Deseret News - - 9 hours ago
According to Patrick Wiggins, a NASA ambassador living in Tooele County, the intense light was most likely a bolide meteor, one that becomes a fireball and ...
Witnesses describe watching massive meteor flash
ABC 4 - - 11 hours ago
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – A massive meteor lit up the sky overnight across Utah, and people who saw it are sharing their experience. “I saw the meteor. ...
A flash of light in the sky over Utah
ABC 4 - - 13 hours ago
We called Utah's NASA and Solar System Ambassador Patrick Wiggins who tells ABC4 that it was a meteor also known as a bolide. From his observatory near ...
Flash Brightens Sky
KIDK - - 13 hours ago
Idaho Falls - A meteor lit up the night skies over most of Idaho, Utah and Wyoming early Wednesday morning. Eyewitness News spoke to police ...
Meteor Lights Up Night Sky
LocalNews8.com - - 15 hours ago
Wiggins told KTVX that it was a meteor also known as a bolide. From his observatory near Stansbury Park, Utah, he said the break up of the meteor occurred ...
What was the bright light in Utah skies?
St. George Daily Spectrum - 18 hours ago
The article says a meteor is the likely cause of the bright light that lit up Utah skies. The earth is currently passing through the Leonids, a spectacular ...
Bright flash turns night into day
KSL-TV - - 18 hours ago
Patrick Wiggins, who is a NASA ambassador living in Tooele County, says the bright light is most likely a bolide meteor. The Earth is passing the Leonids ...
Meteor Streak Lights Up the Night Across the State
Fox 13 Now - Salt Lake City - - 18 hours ago
... alarming residents throughout Northern Utah to Las Vegas. NASA Solar System Ambassador Patrick Wiggins, says the light was caused by a Bolide meteor. ...
Utah Meteor/Meteorite News- 11/18 Bolide Videos 19NOV09
Today sltrib.com
Well, it wasn't the end of the world, or even of all life as we know it. Nope, not a close encounter of the third, or even fourth kind. But a bright light in the sky just after ...
sltrib.com
Meteor Caught On Video in Utah
KKTV 11 News
Many Utah residents woke up to a rare treat Wednesday morning; a bright meteor in the night sky. The University of Utah's new Willard L. Eccles Observatory ...
Meteor Lights Up Utah SkyMeteor Caught On Video in Utah
KKTV 11 News
Many Utah residents woke up to a rare treat Wednesday morning; a bright meteor in the night sky. The University of Utah's new Willard L. Eccles Observatory ...
Today feeds.abcnews.com
A large ball of fire is seen streaking across the nighttime sky. Astronomy - Amateur - Meteor shower - Meteors - Meteoroid.
feeds.abcnews.com
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=9120027
Meteor Lights Up Western Sky
KOLO
An extremely bright meteor streaked across the Western sky, creating aa lot of buzz in the scientific world and a memorable experience for people who saw it ...
18 November 2009
Latest Worldwide Meteoｒ/Meteorite News- Utah Bolide Event Update 18NOV09 19NOV09
Meteor lit up night sky, caught on video
Edgar Linares
Idaho's NewsChannel 7
http://www.ktvb.com/news/Witnesses-see-meteor-light-up-the-night-sky-70358772.html
| UPDATE: Twitter Video- Utah (Wyoming, Idaho) Bolide of 18NOV09 http://www.twitvid.com/7F1F9
Meteor seen lighting up the night sky KTVB A meteor streaked across the night sky-- lighting it up as if it were daytime. The phone was ringing off the hook at Ada County dispatch and the Boise ... | ||||
| Experts explain meteor's flash of light KSL-TV Clark Planetarium director Seth Jarvis said the stony meteorite was probably around the size of an oven, traveling 80000 miles an hour when it hit our ... lash Brightens Sky KIDK By Brian Bitzer Idaho Falls - A meteor lit up the night skies over most of Idaho, Utah and Wyoming early Wednesday morning. Eyewitness News spoke to police ... Meteor Lights Up Night Sky LocalNews8.com By Michael Coats, First Alert 8 Meteorologist People from all over the Mountain West reported a "bright light" or "meteor streak" around midnight Wednesday ... Midnight meteor delights, alarms Utahns Salt Lake Tribune The light, described some as a bright green glow that may have exploded in a bright display, was a meteor, NASA Solar System Ambassador Patrick Wiggins told ... Midnight Meteor Streaks Across Western Skies cbs4denver.com Read more in our Privacy Policy SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ― A streaking meteor the size of an oven briefly illuminated parts of the Utah sky to daylight-level ...
PhysOrg.com The Springer book Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites by O. Richard Norton and Lawrence A. Chitwood has been awarded the Mary B. Ansari Best Reference ... Cooper views: Meteors are cool Hawaii 24/7 If there are gonna be meteors, I'm gonna be in the back yard looking up. I went outside, looked up, got cold and shuffled back inside to put on some socks. ... |
Utah Meteor/Meteorite News- Bolide Fireball Lights Up Utah Sky 18NOV09
Meteor Streak Lights Up the Night Across the State
Fox 13 Now - Salt Lake City
Professor Patrick Higgins, from University of Utah's physics department, said that the light was caused by a Bolide meteor. The meteor was said to have ...
Fox 13 Now - Salt Lake City
Professor Patrick Higgins, from University of Utah's physics department, said that the light was caused by a Bolide meteor. The meteor was said to have ...
Meteor/Meteorite News- 18NOV09
Mini Ice Age Took Hold of Europe in Months
Detailed studies of ancient climate have revealed that the onset of Europe's "Big Freeze", 13,000 years ago, was anything but glacial . (New Scientist) more...
Frigid Antarctica Loaded with Viruses
Antarctica's icy lakes are home to a surprisingly diverse community of viruses, including some that were previously unidentified, a new study finds. (Live Science) more...
The Associated Press NEW DELHI — Thousands of stargazers across Asia stayed awake overnight to catch a glimpse of what was advertised as an intense Leonid meteor shower, ... Туман скрыл метеорит Леонид от Азии Газета.Ru - Москва,Russia Люди,собравшиеся посмотреть на метеорит над территорией Азии, так и не смогли его увидеть, сообщает Associated Press. Зрелищу помешал опустившийся туман. ... Cloud cover blocks meteor showers in India, Nepal The Associated Press NEW DELHI — Thousands of stargazers stayed awake overnight for what was forecast as an intense Leonid meteor shower over Asia this year, ... See video of Leonid Meteor Shower November 2009 Examiner.com The Leonid Meteor Shower can be viewed around the world from November 13-20, 2009. Astronomers estimated the peak to be early Tuesday morning (the 17), ... | ||
| Leonid Meteor Shower to Perform Late Tonight Media Newswire (press release) The annual Leonid meteor shower should be reaching its climax late tonight in the US, from about 1 am your local time to dawn Tuesday morning November 17th. ... | ||
| Meteor shower obscured by cloud (+pic) New Zealand Herald Photo / AP A meteor shower which passed over the country this morning was marred by cloudy weather. From 1am, cloud covered the North Island and most of the ... |
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=41280&src=eoa-nnews
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Amateur astronomers and stargazers braced themselves for the experience of a lifetime as spectacular fireworks in the night skies meteor showers ...
Kan. father, son suspect meteorite landed at home
The Associated Press
They are convinced it's a meteorite. Chandler Harp, 10, was playing in the backyard of his Liberal home when he heard what sounded like an explosion about ...
Google Image Swirl launches in Labs
VatorNews
Clicking on the black-and-white picture in the upper-right hand corner opens up a whole new cluster of other (mostly) black-and-white photos of meteor ...
Cosmic debris: Where to watch the Leonid meteor shower
Los Angeles Times
Fret not, because you still have tonight to catch the most active moments of the annual Leonid meteor shower. It may look like the work of a big-budget ...
| Upcomming meteor shower will be big Carolinian (subscription) Meteor showers occur throughout the year in various places and times. They are caused by the Earth intersecting small debris, like dust and rocks, ... |
| Leonid Meteor Shower starts tonight,early tommorrow morning Oneonta Daily Star The Leonid Meteor Shower will be visible tonight starting at 11pm and will end November 18th at 4am. Although Asia is in the best position to see the shower ... |
17 November 2009
Kansas Meteor/Meteorite News- Liberal Meteorite? 17NOV09
Kansas father, son suspect meteorite landed in backyard of their Liberal home
fox4kc.com
Once Lee Harp got a look at the metallic rock, he was certain it wasn't from this world. He says, "I knew he had a meteorite." ...*
Kan. father, son suspect meteorite landed at home
The Associated Press
They are convinced it's a meteorite. Chandler Harp, 10, was playing in the backyard of his Liberal home when he heard what sounded like an explosion about ...*
Kan. father, son suspect meteorite landed at home
Boston Globe Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:33 PM PST
A father and son have an extraterrestrial explanation for the strange rock that recently landed in their backyard in southwest Kansas. They are convinced it's a meteorite. ... *
*Another repeat of the German and UK incidents but with a Kansas twist: also unverified reporting. I hope that the Harps will provide a photo or two of the rock and the impact pit. LunarMeteoriteHunters
fox4kc.com
Once Lee Harp got a look at the metallic rock, he was certain it wasn't from this world. He says, "I knew he had a meteorite." ...*
Kan. father, son suspect meteorite landed at home
The Associated Press
They are convinced it's a meteorite. Chandler Harp, 10, was playing in the backyard of his Liberal home when he heard what sounded like an explosion about ...*
Kan. father, son suspect meteorite landed at home
Boston Globe Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:33 PM PST
A father and son have an extraterrestrial explanation for the strange rock that recently landed in their backyard in southwest Kansas. They are convinced it's a meteorite. ... *
*Another repeat of the German and UK incidents but with a Kansas twist: also unverified reporting. I hope that the Harps will provide a photo or two of the rock and the impact pit. LunarMeteoriteHunters
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