First Ring System Around Asteroid Discovered by Brasilian Scientists and International Team / ESO

First Ring System Around Asteroid Brazil Press Conference

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First Ring System Around Asteroid Chariklo found to have two rings - Discovered by Brasilian Scientists and International Team / ESO

26 March 2014

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Observations at many sites in South America, including ESO’s La Silla Observatory, have made the surprise discovery that the remote asteroid Chariklo is surrounded by two dense and narrow rings. This is the smallest object by far found to have rings and only the fifth body in the Solar System — after the much larger planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — to have this feature. The origin of these rings remains a mystery, but they may be the result of a collision that created a disc of debris. The new results are published online in the journal Nature on 26 March 2014. ...

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Breaking News - Ontario Canada Meteor 26MAR2014

Breaking News - Ontario Canada Meteor Apprx. 0318 Eastern 26MAR2014

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Ontario Canada Meteor Apprx. 0318 Eastern 26MAR2014

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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
26MAR2014 Ziraldo Jordan, Ontario, CANADA 318 12 SSW-NE Green/Blue/White Sun 1 large to 2 large and 5 smaller direction over Lake Ontario towards Oakville, ON

26MAR2014 Jason Morrison London, On, Canada 03:18 EST 3 seconds I was facing north. Looked as though it dropped to earth just miles ahead. Green tail Very bright - as the moon, i would say. no Just thought it curious, as the news reported one just days earlier landing in close to the same location

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Manitoba Canada Meteor 24MAR2014

Manitoba Canada Meteor Apprx. 05"45 Central 24MAR2014

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Manitoba Canada Meteor Apprx. 05"45 Central 24MAR2014

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24MAR2014 Marilyn WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA 5:47 CENTRAL AM 5 seconds I was facing south. Seemed to be over western Winnipeg, falling from NW southward. Yellow/green Moon Couldn't tell Falling southeasterly

24MAR2014 Ryan Gardner Ochre River, MB Central 5:45 am 5 sec Looking S went L to R Flames Flame ball Yes N/a

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Utah Meteor 22MAR2014

Utah Meteor Apprx. 2200/MDT 22MAR2014
FEMA Region VIII

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Utah Meteor Apprx. 2200/MDT 22MAR2014
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
22MAR2014 Jane Townsend Salt Lake City, UT USA 2200/MDT 3-4 sec W-E, left to right, facing north bright white slightly brighter than Venus no located to north/northeast of my location

22MAR2014 Travis SLC, utah 21:35 PM Mountain TIme maybe 3-4 seconds SLC ut Heading South East Left to right I was facing NOrth Color was mostly green and white Bright green trail and some white Not that I could see Unfortunately it happened so fast

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So my sister and I saw what we thought was the largest meteor either of us have ever seen the weekend past. I have been searching and searching and I have yet to find one news report on it. I was wondering if you've found any reports. Last Saturday, march 22,2014 at approximately 9:55 pm in Bountiful, UT we sighted it. I was driving and about recked my car it looked so close it could've hit the earth. I was facing north and I watched the meteor fall and it looked like it exploded... it disappeared for a split second then began where it disappeared again and continued to fall. It again disappeared what seemed rather close to the earth. This was one of the most incredible things my sister and I have ever seen, and I am hoping you know more about it! Thanks
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 26MAR2014

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UW Madison Police officers Mark Gulden and Ercan Dzelil caught a glimpse of a meteor while patrolling near Pine Bluff Observatory on March 10.

Clues About Mars' Early History Locked in Meteorite

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Scientists say 4.4 billion year old meteorite could provide clues to Mars' early history.

Now, 'Taste the Stars' in meteorite flavoured dinner

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NASA Seeks Proposals on Asteroid Redirect Mission Concepts Development

NASA Seeks Proposals on Asteroid Redirect Mission Concepts Development

In support of NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission - a key part of the agency's stepping stone path to send humans to Mars - agency officials are seeking proposals for studies on advanced technology development.

Through a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), released Friday, NASA hopes to solicit proposals for concept studies in areas including asteroid capture systems, rendezvous sensors, adapting commercial spacecraft for the Asteroid Redirect Mission and feasibility studies of potential future partnership opportunities for secondary payloads and the crewed mission.

"As NASA continues to make great progress refining our mission concepts, we're reaching out to seek new and innovative ideas as we extend the frontier of space exploration," said William Gerstenmaier, associate administratorfor Human Exploration and Operations at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "To reach Mars, we'll rely on new technologies and advanced capabilities proven through the Asteroid Initiative. We're looking forward to excitingideas from outside NASA as well to help realize that vision."

Following evaluations of the proposals, NASA plans to select no more than 25 proposals and make total awards of as much as $6 million. Contracts would begin and end this year. More information can be found in the BAA, available at:
http://go.nasa.gov/1jhiPXs

The announcement precedes a Wednesday, March 26, Asteroid Initiative Opportunities Forum at NASA Headquarters. The forum will provide status updates from
ongoing Asteroid Redirect Mission concept and extensibility refinement and expand on the BAA, which is a follow-on step from the 2013 Request for Information in mission planning activities. The event also will highlight opportunities for public engagement in the mission and activities associated with the agency's Asteroid Grand Challenge. The forum will be carried
on NASA Television and streamed online for virtual participants. For the agenda and to register as a virtual participant, go to:
http://socialforms.nasa.gov/asteroidforum-virtual

NASA's Asteroid Initiative includes the Asteroid Grand Challenge and the Asteroid Redirect Mission. The grand challenge will develop new partnerships and collaborations to accelerate the agency's existing planetary defense work, and the mission will collect and redirect an asteroid where astronauts can explore and sample it.

The Asteroid Redirect Mission has three major elements: target identification; a robotic mission to capture and redirect the selected asteroid into a stable orbit beyond the moon; and a crewed segment in which astronauts in NASA's Orion spacecraft launched on the Space Launch System rocket will rendezvous with the captured asteroid, conduct spacewalks to collect samples from it, and return them to the Earth for analysis. New capabilities and systems tested through the Asteroid Initiative will advance NASA's ultimate goal of sending humans to Mars.

For more information about NASA's Asteroid Initiative, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/asteroidinitiative

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Trent J. Perrotto
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 25MAR2014

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

From Meteoroid to Meteor to Meteorite – Scientists Hunt for Earth's Clues in the Falling Space ...
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Meteorite debris is more than a novel fixation for researchers. It offers insights into the origins of the universe. As it turns out meteorite rocks fall into a ...

PARI reminds the public of Lyrid meteor shower in April | Mountain Xpress | Asheville, NC
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(March 25, 2014) – Astronomers at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) remind the public of the annual Lyrid Meteor Shower in April.

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 22MAR2014 | Portal to the Universe
portaltotheuniverse.org
Worldwide Meteor Alert Issued STANDBY ALERT for 19/20MAR and the Next Several Day-Issued by LunarMeteoriteHunter...Tokyo, Japan.

Scientists on Mission to Hunt Meteorite after FireballExplosion over Canada Last Week
News Tonight Africa
A bright spectacular fireball passed across the skies of Canada's southwestern Ontario at 10:24 p. m. local time on March 18. As per latest report, ...

Astronaut's 'Taste The Stars' Dinner Menu Features Real Meteorite Sauce

SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - 13 hours
A former NASA astronaut has brought a taste of space down to Earth while elevating the concept of space food to new heights. "The food I ate ...

Space enthusiasts scour southern Ontario for meteorites

CTV Toronto - 22 hours
Curious minds gathered in the fields of St. Thomas, Ont. on Sunday in search of something truly out of this world - fragments of a meteorite ...

Can Jinju pull off a Roswell act?
Korea JoongAng Daily
According to the Korea Polar Research Institute, a meteorite entered the atmosphere above the capital region on March 9, exploding above Hamyang ...

Astronomers seeking meteorites that may have crashed near St. Thomas, Ontario
Phys.Org
Meteorites may best be recognized by their dark and scalloped exterior, and are usually denser than normal rock and will often attract a fridge magnet ...

Why 'fireball season' is so spectacular this year
CBC.ca
There are no major meteor showers and rates of "sporadic" meteors ... in fact, some meteorshowers are known to have a larger number of brighter ...

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Brazil Breaking News - Brasil Fireball Meteor 23MAR2014 with video

Brazil Breaking News - Brasilia, State: Distrito Federal, Brasil Fireball Meteor 21:31:51 Local 23MAR2014 with video from BRAMON ALL SKY NETWORK  VERY LIKELY METEORITES PRODUCED!!!!
Updates pending!  WE NEED WITNESS REPORTS!!!  ANY SOUNDS< BOOMS OR FRAGMENTATION???  FILE A SIGHTING REPORT!  Portuguese OK!
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Brasil Breaking News - Brasília, Estado: Distrito Federal, Brasil Bólido Meteor 21:31:51 23MAR2014 local com vídeo de Bramon ALL SKY NETWORK Meteoritos muito provável PRODUZIDO!! 

Atualizações pendentes! PRECISAMOS DE TESTEMUNHO RELATÓRIOS! Quaisquer sons <RETRANCAS OU FRAGMENTAÇÃO?? Abra um Boletim SIGHTING! OK português!
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Brasil Fireball Meteor All Sky Capture  23MAR2014
Marcelo Domingues catches a beautiful fireball tonight, I got it too but only the small part of the beggining of the trajectory among the clouds.
Brasilia, State: Distrito Federal.
The local time is 21:31:51 hours - 23 - mar - 2014
Camera Coordinates: 15.7° South, 47.9 west.Credit- Marcelo Domingues, BRAMON AllSKY Network Brasil

Breaking News: Brasil Meteor Fireball Lights Up the Night Sky
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Thank you Elias for the video!
Meteoro - 24-03-2014 - 00:51:31 UTC // 23MAR2014 Local
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Published on 24 Mar 2014
Meteoro capturado pelas duas câmeras do Observatório Carina.
Vídeo 1 - Câmera VE-6047EF/OSD
Vídeo 2 - Câmera KT&C KPC SLL650BH

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 24MAR2014

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

Video: Ontario residents gear up for meteorite hunt - The Globe and Mail
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Dozens of people set-off on a treasure hunt today in search of fragments of a meteorite that crashed near Southern Ontario on Tuesday.

Astronaut's 'Taste The Stars' Dinner Menu Features Real Meteorite Sauce

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An astronaut has brought the taste of space down to Earth while elevating space food to new heights. Franklin Chang Diaz, a veteran of seven ...

Dinosaur that’s no Chicken Little

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PITTSBURGH — In prehistoric North Dakota, a warm, wet land roamed by turtles and crocodiles, there lived a dinosaur that experts believe ...

Sky camera near Wiarton caught images of meteor
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There is a Bruce County connection to the story of the meteor that streaked across the night sky over southern Ontario last week before crashing near ...

Expeditions to the Moon: beware of meteorites
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Experts say that future expeditions to the Moon may face quite a few dangers. One of them ismeteorite attacks. The Moon has practically no ...

Meteor captured by Sidmouth observatory
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A meteor shooting across the night sky and shattering with a flare on impact with the Earth's atmosphere has been recorded by the Norman Lockyer ...

Divers resume work at Chelyabinsk meteorite fall site
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Work of divers has resumed on Lake Chebarkul at the Chelyabinsk meteorite fall site. The operation was suspended last Tuesday because of a strong ...

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 23MAR2014

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Alymer man caught fireball on rooftop video cameraLondon Free Press - 22 hours
Arthur Oslach has been an amateur astronomer for decades, monitoring the sky with a video camera that sits on the roof of his Aylmer home.

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Second Fireball Seen in Canada's Maritimes Region on Wednesday: VIDEO
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A second fireball has struck another part of Canada after one was just seen yesterday in the Maritimes region. The latest fireball was viewed by many ...

Divers resume work at Chelyabinsk meteorite fall site
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Work of divers has resumed on Lake Chebarkul at the Chelyabinsk meteorite
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Divers resume work at Chelyabinsk meteorite fall site
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TX Meteor 21MAR2014 - FEMA Region VI

TX Meteor Appx. 2030 CDT 21MAR2014

FEMA Region VI

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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
21MAR2014 Deborah Benavides San Antonio, TX USA 20:42/central time,pm 5 secs. E-W,left to right, facing north Bright white fireball. Mass was dark gray, brought white flames trailing. Venus It appeared so. I called one of the local news stations but no one reported anything.

21MAR2014 Sydney Liberty Hill , TX Central 8:30 PM 20 secs S-E: S-W White Venus No Slow motion

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NJ MD VA Meteor 21MAR2014 - FEMA Region III

NJ MD VA Meteor Appx. 2200 EDT 21MAR2014

FEMA Region III

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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
21MAR2014 Lisa Mary MacNair Parsippany,NJ,USA 22:05/EST,PM 8-10 secs Northeast to Southwest White Very Bright. Same as Moon Left a trail Incredibly fast

21MAR2014 Mkuzma Havre de Grace, MD 2200 est 2-3 seconds after sighting E-w in the sw sky / halfway between overhead and the horizon Whitish Venus No Surprisingly long and bright

21MAR2014 MICHAEL LOWDER VIRGINIA BEACH, VA APPROXIMATELY 2145 20sec APPROXIMATELY NE TO SW PRIMARILY BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT WITH INITIAL SPIN OFF OF YELLOW. NO NOISE HEARD MOON FRAGMENTATION WAS OBSERVED NO PHOTO AVAILABLE

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ONE YEAR LATER -- House Science Committee Hearing: Threats from Space

ONE YEAR LATER -- House Science Committee Hearing: Threats from Space 20MAR2013 / 20MAR2014

House Science Committee Hearing: Threats from Space - PT I
YouTube Posted by Kowch73 1194 views ONLY!!!  Wake up People!
Published on 20 Mar 2013
A review of U.S. government efforts to track and mitigate asteroids and meteors. Testimony from Dr. John Holdren, Gen. William Shelton and Gen. Charles F. Bolden.
In the wake of last month's meteor strike in Russia and a close asteroid flyby on the same day, members of Congress asked White House, Air Force and NASA officials what they're doing to combat the threat of near-Earth asteroids during a hearing on March 19th. By and large, the experts stressed that the two space rock events were a coincidence and that the chance of a catastrophic asteroid impact to Earth any time soon is remote. On Feb. 15, a surprise meteor exploded in the sky over Russia's Ural Mountains, just hours before the 150-foot-wide (40 meters) asteroid 2012 DA14 flew close by Earth in a pass that had been predicted beforehand by scientists.
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Threats from Space: Part 2, Private Sector Efforts to Mitigate Asteroids, April 10, 2013
Threats from Space: Part 2, Private Sector Efforts to Mitigate Asteroids, April 10, 2013
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This is the second hearing this Congress where the Committee examines the tracking, characterization and mitigation of Near Earth Objects. The hearing will focus on the most viable near-term initiatives within the private sector and the international coordination needed to identify and characterize potentially hazardous near Earth objects. 

The event was webcast live and is in the public domain.
Invited witnesses were:
Dr. Ed Lu
Chairman & CEO, B612 Foundation
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Dr. Donald K. Yeomans
Manager, Near-Earth Objects Program Office, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Dr. Michael F. A'Hearn
Vice-Chair, Committee to Review Near-Earth Object Surveys and Hazard Mitigation Strategies, National Research Council

Roscosmos, Academy of Sciences pool efforts for asteroid defense
by Staff Writers
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Oct 23, 2013
steroid defense is an objective that requires multifarious resources, and the Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) should not be alone in dealing with it, Roscosmos head Oleg Ostapenko said. ...

Revelation 13:9 Whoever has ears, let them hear.
الله يرحمنا يا رب

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 22MAR2014

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Worldwide Meteor Alert Issued STANDBY ALERT for 19 ...
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Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Breaking News -Australia Fireball Meteor 21MAR2014
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports- 21MAR2014 rhett Kalgoorlie WA Australia 1:30:00 5sec north bluey, green sun no nil. 21MAR2014 Damian Laverton ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Western U experts say meteorites may contain valuable info about solar system

The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News - 6 hours
ST. THOMAS, Ont. - University researchers say at least one chunk of a meteorite may have landed in southwestern Ontario this week — and more ...

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

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

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

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

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

St. Thomas Meteor - tips on meteor hunting - YouTube
youtube.com ⋅ 01:54
Western University astronomers are now hoping to enlist the help of local residents in recovering one or more possible meteorites that may have ...

Live in southern Ontario? Check your yard for meteorite fragments

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Brasil Bolide- Breaking News - Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brasil Meteor 21MAR2014 w/ Video!

Breaking News- Brasil Bolide- Breaking News - Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brasil Apprx. 18:30h (Brazilian Time UT -3) 21MAR2014 with Video!
  Update Details Pending! -- video may be available in 8-12 hrs....  certainly updates!

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NOTE to viewers-  This meteor event was much brighter than it appears in the video.  Campos has a very serious light pollution problem... LunarMeteoriteHunter,  Tokyo

Dear Dirk,
Hi!!! Many people saw big green bolide crossing the sky in Campos dos Goytacazes this Friday at approximately 18:30h (Brazilian Time UT -3).
With my best regards.
Um fraterno abraço,
Dr. Marcelo de Oliveira Souza
D.Sc. in Physics - Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense
Louis Cruls Astronomy Club General Coordinator (http://calc.zip.net)
Astronomers Without Borders National Coordinator in Brazil
UNAWE Program Coordinator in Brazil (http://unawe.passeiopeloceu.org)
Sidewalk Astronomers - Brazil National Contact
StarPeace Ambassador in BrazilThank you Marcelo!

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Breaking News -Western Australia Fireball Meteor Approx. 0120 Local 21MAR2014

Breaking News -Western Australia Fireball Meteor Approx. 0120 Local  21MAR2014

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Western Australia Fireball Meteor Approx. 0120 Local  21MAR2014
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Report your meteor sightings please
-http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2000/11/meteor-fireball-report-form.html
Please help get the word about this event so that we might recover security camera video or cell phone captures; spread the word about this website via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, GLP, SOTT and your favorite forums; contact your local news outlets; thank you!
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
21MAR2014 rhett Kalgoorlie WA Australia 1:30:00 5sec north bluey, green sun no nil

21MAR2014 John Lowdon kalgoolie, Australia /70km north east of 1.21am 4to5 seconds South Massive lighting light up the whole sky then a trail of red flames behind Sun No Never seen anything like it before

21MAR2014 Damian Laverton, Western Australia 01:20am local time 3-4 sec Location NE Left to Right Greenish Flash in the sky (like lightning) then I looked up and saw Meteor burning up moon yes orange tail It burnt out fast

21MAR2014 Trent Freeman Kalgoorlie Western Australia 117 between 10-20 seconds wnw-ese green blue. massive ball of light, then exploding like fireworks. kept going massive tail. similar to the Russian event last year. unfortunately due to where i was i woukd not of heard sound. gokd processing plant as bright as lightning i guess when it hit tge atmosphere thats when i look like fireworks, except it stayed relatively the same size. i woukd have to say similar to the size of a basketball from where i was. aporox 15 m from the ground have csmera surveillance footage of the light passing over my residence. looked like daylight. threw shadows on the ground and surrounding areas

All meteor sighting reports can be seen here
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 21MAR2014 post delayed

Meteor over Canada: Fireball caught on CCTV in Nova Scotia - YouTube
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Bob McDonald explains the science behind the two meteors that have been seen in Canada's skies the past two days. Footage captured on CCTV ...

Fireball Over Canada Sparks Search For Asteroid
Huffington Post UK
A massive fireball which streaked across the Canadian sky, lighting up social media, has sparke

Meteorite search in St. Thomas, Ont., seeks public's help
CBC.ca
The brilliant fireball started near Port Dover, Ont., at a height of 75 ... One or more meteorites were produced by the slow fireball based on the video ...

Meteor mysteries highlight Island skies
Journal Pioneer
NORTH BEDEQUE - It's not unusual to see meteors in the night sky, but Maritimers can be forgiven if they think something unusual has been going on ...

HOW COME? From rocks, a glimpse of other planets
Newsday
In 2011, a new kind of Martian meteorite was discovered in the Sahara ... Researchers think this meteorite, which is very similar to surface rocks on ...

CCTV: Giant 'fireball' meteorite illuminates Canada skyline - YouTube
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CCTV: Giant 'fireball' meteorite illuminates Canada skyline Subscribe to ITN News: CCTV has captured the moment a giant fireball, thought to be a ...

Bright Fireball Over Canada Sparks Meteorite Hunt
NBCNews.com
Scientists are rushing to the site of a possible meteorite impact after a bright fireball lit up the skies over southwestern Ontario on Tuesday night.

Meteorite Gold Rush After South Korean Impacts
Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet
This 9.8-pound rock found in a greenhouse in Jinju, South Korea, was confirmed to be a piece of a meteor that exploded entering Earth's atmosphere.

Brilliant Fireball Over Canada Sparks Meteorite Hunt (Video)

SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - 1 hour
Scientists are rushing to the site of a possible meteorite impact in Canada's southwestern Ontario after a bright fireball lit up the skies ...

Meteorite fever grips South Korea: Rare shower sparks mass hunt for treasures that could be worth more than £50,000Daily Mail - 20 hours
Hundreds of people have been scouring hills and rice paddies for space souvenirs near the southeastern city of Jinju after the rare shower on ...

Astronomers seek public's help in Ontario meteorite search

CBC.ca - 2 hours
Astronomers from a southwestern Ontario university are seeking the public's help to find meteorites that may have crashed near St. Thomas, ...

Shocked commuters look on as tigers, meteorites and aliens appear at bus stop in central LondonLondon Evening Standard - 7 hours
A Bengal tiger roaming the streets, a meteorite explosion and an alien abduction all appeared to take place from a bus stop in central London.

Great ball of fire! Watch the moment a meteor illuminates the sky above Canada - Mirror Online
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Spectacular footage was caught on a webcam when the bright meteorilluminated the Canadian skyline at around 5am local time on Tuesday morning ...

Western Researchers Looking For Meteorites
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Researchers at Western University hope residents in the St. Thomas-area might stumble across fragments of a meteor that lit up the sky on Tuesday ...

A meteor streak lights up the night across Nova Scotia. - Channel NewsAsia
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Night turned to day for a brief moment in Canada when a meteorstreaked across Nova Scotia.

Meteor Streaks Over Nova Scotia - YouTube
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Fireball illuminates eastern Canada's skyline
Reuters UK
Fireball illuminates eastern Canada's skyline (0:28). March 19 - Surveillance video shows meteor streaking across Nova Scotia's coast.

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Worldwide Meteor Alert Issued STANDBY ALERT for 19/20MAR and the Next Several Days

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

WORLDWIDE Observers and All Sky cameras ready!!!  Thank you!
IF there are no meteor events great, but IF there are then most likely we have some very interesting news for science!  
If nothing else treat this as a Worldwide TEST of resources for meteor response since there is no governmental planning for such.
Report your meteor sightings please-

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

Help mobilize--
Please help get the word about this event so that we might recover security camera video or cell phone captures; spread the word about this website via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, GLP, SOTT and your favorite forums; contact your local news outlets; thank you!
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Disclaimer-  This IS NOT any official governmental warning and HAS NOT been verified by anyone else within the scientific community!

Worldwide Meteor Alert Issued STANDBY ALERT for 19/20MAR and the Next Several Days
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Report your meteor sightings on this website please
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Breaking News -Australia Fireball Meteor 21MAR2014

Breaking News -Australia Fireball Meteor Approx. 0120 Local 21MAR2014

Report your meteor sightings please
-http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2000/11/meteor-fireball-report-form.html
Please help get the word about this event so that we might recover security camera video or cell phone captures; spread the word about this website via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, GLP, SOTT and your favorite forums; contact your local news outlets; thank you!
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
21MAR2014 rhett Kalgoorlie WA Australia 1:30:00 5sec north bluey, green sun no nil

21MAR2014 Damian Laverton, Western Australia 01:20am local time 3-4 sec Location NE Left to Right Greenish Flash in the sky (like lightning) then I looked up and saw Meteor burning up moon yes orange tail It burnt out fast

All meteor sighting reports can be seen here
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Breaking News -CA Fireball Meteor 20MAR2014

Breaking News -CA Fireball Meteor Approx. 0300 PDT 20MAR2014

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CA Fireball Meteor Approx. 0300 PDT 20MAR2014
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Report your meteor sightings please
-http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2000/11/meteor-fireball-report-form.html
Please help get the word about this event so that we might recover security camera video or cell phone captures; spread the word about this website via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, GLP, SOTT and your favorite forums; contact your local news outlets; thank you!
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
20MAR2014 Ken Escondido, CA USA 0300 am 8 S-W Yellow - orange-red with green Sun Yes broke up None

20MAR2014 Rogerio Rezende Escondido,CA,USA 3am 5 secs aprox Going North White Very bright Nope It was a fast moving bright light

All meteor sighting reports can be seen here
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Breaking News -AL TN FL Fireball Meteor 20MAR2014

Breaking News -AL TN FL Fireball Meteor Appx. 0515 CDT / 0615 EDT 20MAR2014

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AL TN FL Fireball Meteor Appx. 0515 CDT / 0615 EDT 20MAR2014
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Report your meteor sightings please-
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2000/11/meteor-fireball-report-form.html
Please help get the word about this event so that we might recover security camera video or cell phone captures; spread the word about this website via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, GLP, SOTT and your favorite forums; contact your local news outlets; thank you!
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
20MAR2014 Melissa huntsville, al USA 5:05:00 10 -15 seconds..it went behind a moutain facing south.. it was going south east it was green. and long tip looked to be on fire not sure. Just that ive never seen one that was so big and GREEN

20MAR2014 Kyle Brown Abbeville Alabama Henry County 5:10 AM Central Time Approx 5 seconds Traveling from NW to SE No sound Blueish color Moon Fragments where falling off Very cool

20MAR2014 drew Clearwater, Fl USA 620am 0.5-1 second facing north, object appeared to be heading north-east. object was to the north west of me. bluish, with fiery red-orange trail moon had small trail behind then burnt out didn't seem very high when it burned out. saw it while driving, through my front windshield

20MAR2014 David Ringheimer Chattanooga, TN, USA 6:15 AM EDT .5-1.0 low on the horizon streaking right to left (W-E). I was traveling southwest. white streak, ended by red flash Brighter than Venus not observed I was traveling south on Amnicola Hwy, crossing Wilcox Blvd when white streak appeared in front of me, moving from right to left, on a downward angle maybe 15-20 degrees above horizon.

All meteor sighting reports can be seen here
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/

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