The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 24JAN2013

Celestial sleuths track historic meteor procession to South Atlantic
Phys.Org
(Phys.org)—A century ago, one of the most spectacular astronomical sights ever recorded lit up the skies when a grand procession of meteors blazed their way through the Earth's atmosphere. The event made headlines from Toronto to Pennsylvania and New ...

Seaweed Aliens Invade Earth Inside Sri Lankan ...
Chandra Wickramasinghe finds tiny algae fossils inside space rock.
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Celestial Sleuths Track Historic Meteor Procession to South Atlantic
Space Ref (press release)
A meteor procession occurs when an Earth-grazing meteor breaks up upon entering the atmosphere, creating multiple meteors traveling in nearly identical paths. Instead of plunging down through the atmosphere and burning up within a second or two, ...

Russia Says Siberian Meteor Field Contains "Trillions Of Carats" Of Diamonds
Worldcrunch
The Russians have know since the 1970s of this 35-million-year-old and 62-mile wide meteor site known as Poigai, but have kept it a secret in an effort to control the market fed by their other mines and production of artificial diamonds. A Siberian ...

Seaweed Aliens Invade Earth Inside Sri Lankan Meteorite, Scientist Claims
Wed, 23 Jan, 2013 06:06 AM PST
Chandra Wickramasinghe finds tiny algae fossils inside space rock.

Fall That Glitters: Microscopy Reveals Stained-Glass Beauty in Ancient Meteorites[Slide Show]
Wed, 23 Jan, 2013 04:34 AM PST
Meteorite researcher Alan E. Rubin of the University of California, Los Angeles, recently examined 91 thin sections of 53 chondrites (fragments of ancient asteroids) to learn something about the environment that surrounded the chondrites when they first formed--before they became constituents of asteroids and before planets made their debut in the solar system. He recounts his efforts, and what ...

'Alien life' found in meteorite that crash-landed in Sri Lanka in December
Wed, 23 Jan, 2013 01:36 AM PST
A top British scientist has claimed that he has found proof of extraterrestrial life after he discovered tiny fossils of algae, similar to the kind found in seaweed, in a meteorite fragment that crash landed in central Sri Lanka in December.

Tiny, weird rocks in Healdsburg, Dry Creek areas are remains of meteorites
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
It turns out those rocks are tektites, part meteor and part earth, and are designated Healdsburgites after where they were first found, said Rolfe Erickson, a Sonoma State University geology professor emeritus who has been studying them for 20 years ...

Did you see it? Exploding meteor lights Bay Area skies Thursday ...
Star gazers and others who were awake well before sunrise Thursday were treated to a spectacularly bright light in the sky that a local astronomer said likely ...
www.insidebayarea.com/.../did-you-see-it-exploding-meteor-li...

Research at Meteor Crater | Meteor Crater Blog
Research at Meteor Crater Hi- Kim here. As mentioned earlier in this blog, we are currently undergoing construction in our admissions building area; also as ...
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What is a good site for 2013 meteor shower info? - Yahoo! Answers
I'm trying to find a good, reliable site that has the dates and amount per hour. ... Well, ..., look at the sites below. They all vary a bit. The reason being is that Earth ...
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Fireball across skies in West was flaming comet
Sacramento Bee
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- A California researcher says that fireball seen streaking across Western skies last week was a flaming comet. The brilliant streak of light was spotted across a wide swath of the West from Reno to San Francisco before dawn on Jan.

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関東上空に隕石？ 大きな音と光、目撃情報相次ぐ 2013年1 ... - YouTube
It showed up with the loud noise. Direction Ibaraki Japan 2013 Jan 19 17:42 隕石 かな？それは大きな音と共に現れたらしい。 日本 茨城県方面 日本時間2013年1 ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v_w99krSsk

Is That A UFO In This Timelapse Video Of A Meteor Shower?
Popular Science
A few hardworking filmmakers from indie film company Sunchaser Pictures trekked out to Death Valley's remote Eureka Dunes during the Geminid Meteor Shower peak in mid-December, and the result is some truly wonderous ...

How many megatons was the chixculub meteor impact equal to? - Physics Forums
How many megatons was the chixculub meteor impact equal to? Earth discussion.
www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?p=4236877

meteorobs : Message: Re: (meteorobs) Pilot carriers for meteor scatter
meteorobs: Amateur meteor astronomy. ... Data is collected consistently by RMOB, the Radio MeteorObservers Bulletin. See : http://www.rmob.org/index. php ...
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When is the next meteor shower? ~ COSMOS TV LATEST NEWS
The 2013 Quadrantids were good fun in early January, but now we're in that yearly lull in major meteoractivity. The next major shower won't happen until April .
www.cosmostv.org/2013/01/when-is-next-meteor-shower.html

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 22JAN2013

Asteroid Vesta more like Earth than realized, study shows 
Mon, 21 Jan, 2013 01:28 AM PST
The cold, dead asteroid Vesta might have had a very active inner life early in the solar system's history, according to an unusual analysis of a Saharan meteorite.

Meteorite may offer clues on asteroid Vesta's inner life
Sun, 20 Jan, 2013 08:39 PM PST
A study suggests the asteroid may be more like Earth and the solar system's other rocky planets than scientists had realized. The cold, dead asteroid Vesta might have had a very active inner life early in the solar system's history, according to an unusual analysis of a Saharan meteorite.

Meteor lights up sky, seen by people from Reno to San Francisco ...
A meteor that lit up the sky and was seen by people across a swath of the West from Reno to San Francisco probably broke up over the Pacific Ocean, experts ...
www.rgj.com/.../Meteor-lights-up-sky-seen-by-people-from-R...

BBC One - The Sky at Night, Perseid Meteor Watch with Sir Patrick
In 2005 Sir Patrick hosted a Perseid meteor watch in his garden in Selsey, with John Mason and friends. The skies stayed clear and the Perseid's put on an ...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p013sjyn

Meteor expert joins investigation into infamous 'Windsor Hum'
Western News
The Government of Canada launched a new study today to identify the cause of the so-called 'Windsor Hum,' which will be conducted, in part, by renowned Western University astronomer Peter Brown. Teaming with University of Windsor's Colin Novak, Brown ...

Large bolide (meteor/fireball) seen over Japan on 20th January ...
Large bolide (meteor/fireball) seen over Japan on 20th January 2013 - with footage, page 1 ...
www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread920022/pg1


Meteor / Fireball lights up California sky. January 17 ...
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Exceptionally bright "object". Reported to be near magnitude -20, (brighter than full moon) in ...


茨城・千葉付近で謎の爆発音 閃光 隕石 - YouTube
茨城県や千葉県などの関東地方でなぞの爆発音や発光体などの目撃が多数。 隕石の 落下と思われる ...
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流れ星 隕石 静止画 Still image January 20, 2013 of the shooting star ...
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関東に隕石？ 2013年1月20日 3時より - YouTube
関東に隕石？ 2013年1月20日 3時より 我孫子市お天気カメラより http://field.bird-mus ...
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Fireball lights up sky over California, Nevada - The Reporter
A fireball spotted across a wide swath of the West might have broken up over the Pacific Ocean, experts said Friday.
www.thereporter.com/.../fireball-lights-up-sky-over-california-...

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 21JAN2013

関東に隕石？ 2013年1月20日 2時より - YouTube
我孫子市お天気カメラより http://field.bird-mus.abiko.chiba.jp/weather/html ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTvegxw7aqQ

California-Nevada Fireball January 17, 2013 | American Meteor ...
The American Meteor Society has received 80 reports of a bright meteor that occurred near 05:21 PST on Thursday morning January 17, 2013. Brightness ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../california-nevada-fireball-january-17...

Update: Meteor lights up sky, seen by people from Reno to San ...
An expert said a fireball seen across a wide swath of the West from Reno to San Francisco might have broken up over the Pacific Ocean.
www.rgj.com/.../Update-Meteor-lights-up-sky-seen-by-people...

'Strongest evidence yet to there being life on Mars'
Sun, 20 Jan, 2013 11:23 AM PST
Martian rocks from a crater hit by a meteorite may contain the strongest evidence yet that there is life on Mars.

Martian Rock from Sahara Desert Contains Water ...
The baseball-size meteorite, estimated to be 2 billion years old, is strikingly similar to the ...
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Meteorite Misses Earth Caught On Tape NASA ...
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Meteorite Misses Earth Caught On Tape NASA Space Telescope New Leaked NASA Update ...
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 20JAN2013

Did you see it? Exploding meteor lights Bay Area skies Thursday morning
Daily Review Online
Turned out, it wasn't a transformer but a meteor being transformed. The spectacular bright light in the sky that stunned Young and other Bay Area residents was an exploding meteor called a fireball, said Chabot Space and Science Center astronomer Ben ...

Fireball Lights up California Skies
HispanicBusiness.com
Early risers in Northern California reported a fireball lighting up the predawn sky Thursday, and began calling in reports of a possible meteor. Reports staring coming in about 5:25 a.m. PST from people across California and as far away as Fernley, Nev ...

The California Meteorite Rush - YouTube
4 min
Meteorites are highly sought after by researchers because their chemical compositions can ...
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Fireball spotted in sky above region | TahoeDailyTribune.com
More than two dozen people in Nevada and California reported seeing a fireball cross the sky early Thursday morning.The reports, listed by the Ameri (read ...
www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20130117/.../130119887

Fireball lights up sky over California, Nevada - My News 3 - KSNV ...
An expert says a fireball seen across a wide swath of the West from Reno to San Francisco might have broken up over the Pacific Ocean.
www.mynews3.com/.../o9_w_tpKtEiZf2a3tBMbpA.cspx?...

Ancient Water-rich Meteorite Linked to Martian ...
4 min
While the Mars' Rovers continue to scour the surface of the Red Planet snapping pictures ...
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Japan Bright Bolide Meteor 20JAN2013

Japan Bright Bolide Meteor 20JAN2013

茨城･千葉付近で謎の爆発音 閃光 隕石

Huge Fireball Over Japan - 1/20/2013
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2013年1月20日 爆発音とともに関東の空を照らした流れ星
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20JAN2013 Ellen Musahino, TOKYO, JAPAN 3:40 a.m. 2-3 sec E very bright yellowish white There was a flash and then a diving star bright as the moon with a long and beautiful tail Little sparks along the tail It was bright enough to be confused with the flash of a camera in a dark room

20JAN2013 A Shorb Nasu, Tochigi, Japan 2:42 JST around 5 seconds travelling West to East a large flash of light like lightning followed by a bluish-green ball maybe moon? seemed very close not that I could see I've found some youtube videos of the meteorite from near Tokyo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzW2vJofmCU&feature=player_embedded and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCrOb4luF0I&feature=player_embedded

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 19JAN2013

Expert: Meteor reported by dozens of people in California, Nevada probably ...
The Republic
RENO, Nevada — A fireball spotted across a wide swath of the West from Reno to San Francisco might have broken up over the Pacific Ocean, experts said Friday. The American Meteor Society based in New York has received reports from about 50 people in ...

Fireball lights up sky over Central Coast, SF
KSBW The Central Coast
A fireball seen across a wide swath of the West, from San Francisco to the Central Coast to Nevada, might have broken up over the Pacific Ocean. The American Meteor Society said it received about 80 reports from people across California and Nevada who ...

Large Meteor Spotted over San Francisco
"Best one I've ever seen". "Remarkable sighting". Among descriptions of this AM's fireball seen over Bay Area.
www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2113609/pg1

'Ball Of Fire' Lights Up Bay Area Skies
CBS Local
'Ball Of Fire' Lights Up Bay Area Skies. January 17, 2013 3:42 PM. View Comments. Ameteor (L) from the Geminids meteor shower enters the Earth's atmosphere. (Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images) ...

Fireball lights up sky over California, Nevada
Sacramento Bee
RENO, Nev. -- A fireball spotted across a wide swath of the West from Reno to San Francisco might have broken up over the Pacific Ocean, experts said Friday. The American Meteor Society based in New York has received reports from about 50 people in ...

Update: Meteor lights up sky, seen by people from Reno to San Francisco
Reno Gazette-Journal
Robert Lunsford of the American Meteor Society said his New York-based group has received about 50 reports from people in California and Nevada who saw the brilliant streak of light at 5:21 a.m. Thursday morning. Lunsford says while most reports about ...

Fireball lights up sky over California, Nevada
San Jose Mercury News
RENO, Nev.—An expert says a fireball seen across a wide swath of the West from Reno to San Francisco might have broken up over the Pacific Ocean. Robert Lunsford of the American Meteor Society says his New York-based group has received about 50 ...

Fireball lights up early morning sky from Nevada to California, 17 ...
Bob Young's bedroom was black and quiet Thursday morning, just as it normally would be in the hours before sunrise, and the West San Jose resident said he ...
www.sott.net/.../256545-Fireball-lights-up-early-morning-sky-...

Fireball Spotted Over East Bay. Did You See It? - in Pleasant Hill Patch
Chabot scientists say the bright light seen this morning was probably a fireball.
pleasanthill.patch.com/.../fireball-spotted-over-east-bay-did-yo...

Telescope Reviews: Fireball report - Cloudy Nights
At approx 05:20 AM Pacific time, 17 Jan 2013, at N 34.26º ~ W 118.55º I saw due North a very brightfireball that looked like it was falling vertically until it went ...
www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/.../5627639

Fireball lights up California skies
UPI.com
18 (UPI) -- Early risers in Northern California reported a fireball lighting up the predawn sky Thursday, and began calling in reports of a possible meteor. Reports staring coming in about 5:25 a.m. PST from people across California and as far away as ...

Bright light in sky may have been fireball
News10.net
Fireballs are meteors that explode, becoming highly visible. He said the brilliant event was not related to any meteor shower, and that fireball sightings are "rogue events" and fairly rare. It is close to impossible to measure or track fireballs since ...

Meteorite hurtling to earth...0743 - YouTube
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the meteorite with Apophis is 325 meters diameter, 2029 pass by Earth, in 36000km distance ...
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Algae in meteorite prove life in comets - YouTube
2 min
No description available. Category. News & Politics. License. Standard YouTube License ... (N0n-Sense non-Science)
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The Geminid Meteor Shower at Paranal | Chile ...
4 min
Visit my website at http://www.junglejoel.com - on December 14 - 16, 2012, the Geminid meteor ...
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30 report seeing early morning fireball
The Record-Courier
The reports, listed by the American Meteor Society, were that the fireball lit up the night sky at about 5 a.m. In all the society's Web site received 30 reports. Fleischmann Planetarium Associate Director Dan Ruby said he didn't see the fireball, but ...

Did you see it? Exploding meteor lights Bay Area skies Thursday morning
San Jose Mercury News
Bob Young's bedroom was black and quiet Thursday morning, just as it normally would be in the hours before sunrise, and the West San Jose resident said he was barely awake. Then ... "Without warning," he said, "the bedroom just lit up. I mean, just lit up.

Fireball lights up early-morning sky
San Francisco Chronicle
A fireball lit up the predawn Northern California sky Thursday, according to reports from early risers. The possible meteor was reported about 5:25 a.m. by people across California and as far away as Fernley, Nev., about 30 miles east of Reno. "Wow ...

Fireball spotted in sky above region
South Tahoe Now
Nevada · News. Tahoe Daily Tribune. More than two dozen people in Nevada and California reported seeing a fireball cross the sky early Thursday morning.The reports, listed by the American Meteor Society, were that the fireball lit up... See Original ...

What if Meteor Hits Major City? - YouTube
1 min
A large meteor striking could wipe out a U.S. city, and the effects would be felt over much of the ...
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U of A researcher first to identify nature of historic meteorite
Thu, 17 Jan, 2013 05:27 AM PST
Robert Beauford, a graduate student at the University of Arkansas, poses in the Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences on the Fayetteville campus. (Photo by Russell Cothren, University of Arkansas.)

Researchers first to identify nature of historic meteorite
Thu, 17 Jan, 2013 03:29 AM PST
(Phys.org)—When an asteroid streaked across the sky over California and Nevada and exploded last spring, scientists from across the world rushed to the scene to recover as many pieces of the space rock as possible.

Fireball lights up earlymorning sky SFGate
"Wow, what a sight to have seen!" David Rivas of Seaside (Monterey County) wrote in an e-mail to The Chronicle. [...] Rivas said, it grew into something ...
www.sfgate.com/.../Fireball-lights-up-early-morning-sky-4202...

Early risers from Sacramento to SD report seeing fireball
Sacramento Bee
Throughout the west, including the Sacramento region, early-risers are reporting what appears to be afireball. A fireball is another way to describe a very bright meteor, according to the American Meteor Society. A fireball is generally the same ...

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Discovery at UNM of high levels of water in Martian meteorite may lend substantial support to the idea of life on Mars 
Wed, 16 Jan, 2013 05:34 AM PST
Alien life may not be just a filmmaker’s fantasy anymore, as UNM scientists have discovered rich water content in a Martian meteorite.

Fossils, rocks, meteorite on display at Lowe-Volk Park
Wed, 16 Jan, 2013 04:46 AM PST
The Crawford Park District will offer Rock'n Fossil Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Lowe-Volk Park, 2401 Ohio 598.

Meteorite fossil proof "we are not alone"
bdlive.co.za Tue, 15 Jan, 2013 08:48 PM PST
Scientists claim a microscopic, single-cell fossil found in a meteorite that fell to Earth in a Sri Lankan village late last year proves that extraterrestrial life exists... (NON-SENSE Science!)

Meteor Showers in 2013! Print This as Your Guide to Meteor ...
Most meteor showers are the result of the earth passing across the tail of dust and debris from a comet. Some years the result is breathtaking, but no one can ...
voices.yahoo.com/meteor-showers-2013-print-as-guide-to-11...

VIDEO: What if Meteor Hits Earth?
What would happen if a large meteor collides with Earth? It has happened once already, could ...
weather.com

UK Meteor 19:56 12th Jan 2013 on Vimeo
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A nice bright slow one. Went eastwards from overhead (south Stoke on Trent)
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 16JAN2013

A Puff of Celestial Smoke
Slate Magazine (blog)
Sometimes, that train can glow for a long time, even several minutes. My friend Babak Tafreshi caught just such a meteor with a persistent train when he was photographing the sky on Oct. 19, 2012 in northern Maine. He was able to make a short time ...

Man jumps down mineshaft at Meteor Crater Park
Navajo-Hopi Observer
According to information from the Coconino County Sheriff's Office (CCSO), an employee of MeteorCrater Park called the CCSO around 4 p.m. to report a male subject trespassing at the bottom of the crater in an area closed to the public. While the first ...

Rescuers: Man jumps into Meteor Crater mine shaft to 'appease the gods'
KVUE
At about 4 p.m., an employee of the Meteor Crater park called the sheriff's office to report a trespasser at the bottom of the crater, which is closed to public access. The employee watched through binoculars and saw the man jump feet first into a mine ...

Fragment of California Fireball Hit House Discovery News
A meteorite that lit up the Northern California night sky smacked the roof of a Novato house.
news.discovery.com/.../california-meteorite-roof-121022.htm

No, Life Has Not Been Found In a Meteorite
Tue, 15 Jan, 2013 02:14 PM PST
The Bad Astronomer writes "News is going around the web that a scientist in the UK has found life (in the form of microscopic diatoms) in a meteorite, and has even published a paper about it. However, there are a lot of reasons to strongly doubt the claim. While the diatoms appear to be real, they are certainly from Earth. The meteorite itself, on the other hand, does not appear to be real. Many ...

First Meteorite Linked to Martian Crust
Tue, 15 Jan, 2013 09:34 AM PST
First Meteorite Linked to Martian Crust

Do Pockmarks on the Moon Hold the Key to Our Origins
Mon, 14 Jan, 2013 10:07 PM PST
LRO has now collected the most detailed images yet of at least two lunar pits, quite literally giant holes in the moon. Scientists believe these holes are actually skylights that form when the ceiling of a subterranean lava tube collapses, possibly due to a meteorite impact punching its way through.

Asteroid deflection mission seeks smashing ideas
European Space Agency
15 January 2013
A space rock several hundred metres across is heading towards our
planet and the last-ditch attempt to avert a disaster - an
untested mission to deflect it - fails. This fictional scene of
films and novels could well be a reality one day. But what can
space agencies do to ensure it works?
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Technology/NEO/Asteroid_deflection_mission_seeks_smashing_ideas

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 15JAN2013

Massive effort rescues man from bottom of Meteor Crater mineshaft
A 28-year-old California man is listed in stable condition at the Flagstaff Medical Center following an all-night rescue in the bitter cold at Meteor Crater east of ...
azdailysun.com/.../article_4de7dcf8-5c46-11e2-8130-0019bb...

Meteor sighting in skies over Moose Jaw, Canada - Signs of the Times
Moose Jaw resident Greg Wheler saw a meteor in the northern Moose Jaw skies close to 10 p.m. Monday night. "It turned bright white with a blue centre and ...
www.sott.net/.../255940-Meteor-sighting-in-skies-over-Moose...

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 14JAN2013

When is the next meteor shower?
EarthSky (blog)
The 2013 Quadrantids were good fun in early January, but now we're in that yearly lull in major meteoractivity. The next major shower won't happen until April. It's the Lyrid meteor shower – April's “shooting stars.” These meteors tend to be bright ...

Quadrantid Meteor Shower 2013 Peak: When to Watch ...
The first meteor shower of 2013 begins Tuesday over the skies of Braintree.
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Meteor Activity Outlook for January 12-18, 2013 | American Meteor ...

During this period the moon reaches its new phase on Friday January 11th. At this time the moon is located near the sun and will remain invisible at night.
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-january-...

Year's First Meteor Shower Offers Chance for Wishes Overnight ...
The first meteor shower of the year, the Quadrantid Meteor Shower, makes an appearance after midnight. Meteor rates peak from 3 a.m. to dawn. Stars will "fall" ...
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Fireball over NE USA January 5th 2013 | American Meteor Society
For those not familiar with meteors and fireballs a fireball is a meteor that is larger than normal Most meteors are only the size of small pebbles A meteor ...
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Man rescued from mine shaft in Meteor Crater
Arizona Republic
He paid his $16 admission fee at the visitors center, then walked among the tourists at Meteor Crater who were gawking at the mile-wide impression in the earth created by a falling asteroid about 50,000 years ago. The 28-year-old would later tell his ...

CA man rescued after jumping down Meteor Crater mine shaft
KPHO Phoenix
A Meteor Crater park employee notified the sheriff's office about 4 p.m. of a man trespassing at the bottom of the crater, which is closed to the public, Wiltenmuth said. The employee continued to watch the man while a deputy drove to the crater, and ...

Rescuers pull man from mine shaft at bottom of Meteor Crater
cvbugle
10 at about 4 p.m., an employee of the Meteor Crater park called the Coconino County Sheriff's Office to report a male subject who was trespassing at the bottom of the crater, which is closed to public access. While the first Coconino County Sheriff's ...

Agency: Flash, noise over Rockford was meteor - Spokesman.com ...
A flash of light and loud noise seen and heard in the morning skies of Eastern Washington this morning probably was a meteor, a government agency said.
www.spokesman.com/.../agency-flash-noise-over-rockford-wa...

Man jumps into Meteor Crater to 'appease gods'
MyFox Phoenix
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities have rescued a California man from the bottom of a mine shaft in northern Arizona's Meteor Crater. Coconino County Sheriff's officials say 28-year-old Parminder Singh told deputies after his rescue early Friday that ...

Man jumps into Meteor crater mine shaft
Verde Independent
It all started about 4 p.m. Thursday when an employee at Meteor Crater Park called the Coconino Sheriff's Office to report a man was trespassing at the bottom of the crater, which is closed to public access. While the Sheriff's deputies were driving to ...

Mysterious light seen streaking across Inland NW skies
Fri, 11 Jan, 2013 01:14 PM PST
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Dozens of calls, emails and Facebook comments rolled into the KREM 2 newsroom today about a suspicious light over the Inland Northwest sky Friday morning. People suspect it was a meteorite streaking through the sky around 6:20. The consensus seems to be it appeared to be a green streak, with an audible impact to follow. Some saw it, some heard it and others experienced both ...

Man jumps into Meteor Crater mine shaft to 'appease the gods'
AZFamily
More than 30 rescuers had to battle freezing temperatures, high winds and rough terrain to save an injured man who jumped into a mine shaft in the bottom of Meteor Crater on Thursday. Coconino County Sheriff's Office spokesman Gerry Blair said ...

Massive effort rescues man from bottom of Meteor Crater mineshaft
Arizona Daily Sun
An employee at the privately owned meteor impact site called the Sheriff's office at about 4 p.m on Thursday when the employee spotted the man hiking to the bottom of the 600 foot deep crater. The employee then watched through binoculars as the man ...

Arizona Meteor Crater rescue: Man who fell pulled out from hole
WPTV
A man who fell into a sinkhole at the Meteor Crater tourist attraction 35 miles east of Flagstaff has been pulled out, according to authorities. Photographer: Shane.torgerson/Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Copyright 2013 Scripps ...

A Lucky Picture-Perfect Snap of a Fireball Zipping Across the Night Sky
PetaPixel
Walkthroughs of photographs that aren't easily reproducible (or are impossible to reproduce) might not be very useful to many, but it's still interesting to learn how rare shots come about. An example would be the photograph above, captured by ...

Martian Meteorite NWA 7034 - YouTube
1 min
NASA-funded researchers analyzing a small meteorite that may be the first discovered from the ...
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UNM studies one of a kind meteorite - YouTube
2 min
Was there life on Mars? Scientists may be one step closer to answering that question - thanks to ...
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11JAN2013

CCSO: Man falls down hole at Arizona Meteor Crater
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)
By: ABC15.com staff. WINSLOW, AZ - A rescue operation is underway for a man that fell into a sinkhole at the Meteor Crater tourist attraction 35 miles east of Flagstaff. Coconino County Sheriff's spokesman Gerry Blair said the sheriff's office got a ...

Quadrantids create 2013's first meteor shower - wdbj7.com
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama - A little-known meteor shower named after an extinct constellation, the Quadrantids will present an excellent ...
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Mars Meteorite Is Water-Rich 'Black Beauty' - YouTube
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The space rock contains more water than any other meteorites from Mars and could help ...
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 10JAN2012

Pupils amazed by "meteoriteâ" strike at Norfolk school 
Tue, 08 Jan, 2013 10:43 PM PST
Stunned schoolchildren returned from the Christmas holidays to the remarkable discovery that a "meteorite" had crashed into their playing field – or could it be a visitor from another planet?

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 09JAN2013

Martian Crust Rocks 
Tue, 08 Jan, 2013 11:57 AM PST
Rocks from Mars are rare. Even rarer is to find one on Earth. After extensive analyses by a team of scientists led by Carl Agee at the University of New Mexico, researchers have identified a new class of Martian meteorite that likely originated from the crust of Mars. It is also the only meteorite sample dated to 2.1 billion years ago, the early era of the most recent geologic epoch on Mars, an ...

Researchers identify water rich meteorite linked to Mars crust
Tue, 08 Jan, 2013 02:15 AM PST
WASHINGTON -- NASA-funded researchers analyzing a small meteorite that may be the first discovered from the Martian surface or crust have found it contains 10 times more water than other Martian meteo

Get Ready for the Best Meteor Showers of 2013
Smithsonian (blog)
Mark your calendars: the complete guide to 2013′s meteor shower dates, times and viewing tips is out. As MeteorWatch writes, not all of the annual meteor showers are listed, but the most popular ones, with high rates of meteors visible per hour—the ...

اكتشاف نيزك في شمال افريقيا 2013-1-Meteorite discovered in North ...
اكتشاف نيزك في شمال افريقيا 2013-1-4. ... اكتشاف نيزك في شمال افريقيا 2013- 1-Meteorite discovered in North Afric 4. Abo ...
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Meteor sighting in skies over Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw Times-Herald
Chris Beckett, volunteer and national observatory chairman of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Regina centre, said the meteor sighting was most likely part of the tail end of the Quadrantid meteor shower that peaked last week. “There's a couple ...

NASA, ESA Telescopes Find Evidence for Asteroid Belt Around Vega
PASADENA, Calif. - Astronomers have discovered what appears to be a large asteroid belt around the star Vega, the second brightest star in northern night skies. The scientists used data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and the European Space Agency's Herschel Space Observatory, in which NASA plays an important role. ...
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-012&cid=release_2013-012

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 08JAN2013

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NASA probes Martian secrets
Mon, 07 Jan, 2013 03:15 PM PST
A meteorite found in the Sahara desert in 2011 may hold secrets about Mars, says NASA.

Life may have existed on Mars, shows meteorite study
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An ancient Martian meteorite has revealed clues that conditions on Mars were once favourable for the development of life, according to researchers. The meteorite, officially named 'Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034', has a mass of about 320 grams and is made...

Researchers Identify Water Rich Meteorite Linked To Mars Crust
Mon, 07 Jan, 2013 02:11 AM PST
Object Was Discovered In 2011 In The Sahara Desert NASA-funded researchers analyzing a smallmeteorite that may be the first discovered from the Martian surface or crust have found it contains 10 times more water than other Martian meteorites from unknown origins. This new class of meteoritewas found in 2011 in the Sahara Desert. Designated Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034, and nicknamed "Black ...

Quadrantid Meteor Shower Wows Stargazers - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: Cold weather and a bright moon didn't stop skywatchers around the country from capturing stunning shots of the annual Quadrantid meteor ...
news.yahoo.com/quadrantid-meteor-shower-wows-stargazers-...

English PDF - International Meteor Organization
Welcome to the twenty-third International Meteor Organization (IMO) Meteor Shower ... The heart of the Calendar is the Working List of Visual Meteor Showers , ...
www.imo.net/files/data/calendar/cal2013.pdf

Meteor Showers January-June 2013
Every year we get a series of "major" meteor showers as the Earth's orbit moves through the debris streams of comets that once moved through the solar system.
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 07JAN2013

'Meteor' found by Saudi man near his house
Emirates 24/7
A Saudi man has found a solid object that he believes to be a meteor that fell near his house and broke into several pieces. Mashari Al Subai said the object's fall had created a small pit in the ground behind his house in the western Saudi town of ... (The photo included in the story cleary shows that this IS NOT a meteorite!)

What Was That Big Fireball In The Sky? | Watch the video - Yahoo ...
Many Westchester residents were scared when they saw a big fireball in the sky Sunday around noon. Jeff Nguyen reports on the cause of the explosion.
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Fireball and explosion in sky over Santiago del Estero ... - Daily Paul
Some witnesses said that, previously, a fireball had streaked across the sky in a west to east direction. It is believed that it could have been a meteorite falling.
www.dailypaul.com/.../fireball-and-explosion-in-sky-over-sant...

Meteorite Shows Evidence Of Water On Ancient Mars 
Sun, 06 Jan, 2013 06:37 AM PST
An ancient Martian meteorite provides more evidence that the ancient Martian surface had plenty of water.

US scientists find meteorite from Mars
Sat, 05 Jan, 2013 11:30 PM PST
SCIENTISTS have uncovered a Martian meteorite which landed in northwest Africa.

NASA probes Martian secrets
Sat, 05 Jan, 2013 06:41 PM PST
A meteorite found in the Sahara desert in 2011 may hold secrets about Mars, says NASA.

Mars rocks on: Editorial
Sat, 05 Jan, 2013 04:34 PM PST
In a far-out finding, researchers have discovered a chunk of Mars that landed on Earth as ameteorite, and it’s yielding unique new data.

Spectacular green fireball turns night into day above Northwestern ...
12:33 AM: Have just received two reports of this, one a text, and then this e-mail from Chas in Gatewood: No images - but sitting upstairs looking West (past my ...
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06JAN2013

US scientists find meteorite from Mars 
Sat, 05 Jan, 2013 01:22 PM PST
SCIENTISTS have uncovered a Martian meteorite which landed in northwest Africa.

'Black Beauty' Meteorite Points to Mars' Kinder, Gentler Past
Sat, 05 Jan, 2013 05:23 AM PST
After a year of study, researchers have concluded that a Martian meteorite found in the Sahara desert in 2011 is a new class of meteorite -- one that adds credence to the idea that life may have existed on the Red Planet. The meteorite, Northwest Africa 7034, nicknamed "Black Beauty," is black and about the size of a baseball.

Space News: Researchers identify water rich meteorite linked to Mars crust
Sat, 05 Jan, 2013 04:16 AM PST
NASA-funded researchers analyzing a small meteorite that may be the first discovered from the Martian surface or crust have found it contains 10 times more water than other Martian meteoritesfrom unknown origins. This new class of meteorite was found in 2011 in the Sahara Desert. Designated Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034, and nicknamed “Black Beauty,” it weighs approximately 11 ounces. After more ...

Baseball-size 2-billion-year-old rock from Mars recovered in the Sahara
Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 10:36 PM PST
Not only is it older than most, it also contains more water, a yearlong analysis found. The baseball-size meteorite is strikingly similar to the volcanic rocks examined by the NASA rovers Spirit and Opportunity on the Martian surface.

Mars meteorite's age and moisture level intrigue
Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 10:10 PM PST
Scientists are abuzz about a coal-colored rock from Mars that landed in the Sahara desert: A yearlong analysis revealed it's quite different from other Martian meteorites.

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 05JAN2013

Martian Crust Rocks 
Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 02:27 PM PST
Rocks from Mars are rare. Even rarer is to find one on Earth. After extensive analyses by a team of scientists led by Carl Agee at the University of New Mexico, researchers have identified a new class of Martian meteorite that likely originated from the crust of Mars. It is also the only meteorite sample dated to 2.1 billion years ago, the early era of the most recent geologic epoch on Mars, an ...

All-Wet Meteorite Arrives from Mars
Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 01:18 PM PST
All-Wet Meteorite Arrives from Mars

‘Black Beauty’ found in Sahara could yield Martian secrets
Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 12:58 PM PST
A fist-sized meteorite nicknamed “Black Beauty”, which could unlock vital clues to the evolution of Mars from the warm and wet place it once was to its current cold and dry state.

Martian meteorite found in Sahara is two billion years old and water-logged
Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 09:23 AM PST
A 2billion year old rock from Mars found in the Sahara desert is an entirely new type of water filledmeteorite, Nasa scientists have revealed.

Martian rock from Sahara desert unlike others
Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 08:29 AM PST
This image provided Carl Agee, University of New Mexico, shows a rock from Mars that landed in the Sahara Desert. An examination of the Martian meteorite known as NWA 7034 determined it is 2.1 billion years old and is water-rich.

UNM studies one-of-a-kind meteorite
Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 08:14 AM PST
Was there life on Mars? Scientists may be one step closer to answering that question - thanks to the work of a University of New Mexico professor.

Meteorite has highest water content of any from Mars, scientists say
Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 07:58 AM PST
A team of scientists has established a whole new class of meteorites that seems to have come from Mars' crust, based on a rare sample from 2.1 billion years ago. read more

Mars Meteorite Has Highest Water Content

Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 07:50 AM PST
(CNN) — A team of scientists has established a whole new class of meteorites that seems to have come from...

Black Beauty meteorite may reveal secrets of Mars climate
Fri, 04 Jan, 2013 07:28 AM PST
A meteorite that is billions of years old may provide the link between the warm, wet past and the cold, dry present on the planet Mars. Discovered…

Water Rich Meteorite Linked To Mars Crust - YouTube
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This Meteorite which traveled all the way from Mars and hit Earth Millions of years ago contains ...
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Mars meteorite water content: NASA says ...
A team of scientists has established a whole new class of meteorites that seems to have come ...
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UNM studied meteorite one of a kind
Was there life on Mars? Scientists may be a step closer to answering that question thanks to the ...
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Black Beauty meteorite may reveal secrets of Mars ...
world news - A meteorite that is billions of years old may provide the link between the warm, wet ...
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