25 August 2014

NEO Asteroids Close Approach August 2014

NEO Asteroids Close Approach August 2014
EXPECT A VERY ACTIVE MONTH FOR BOLIDES, FIREBALLS and METEORS!
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August Meteors 2014
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There are currently 0 2 3 4 5 known NEO Asteroids discovered that will pass within approximately 10LD or less, LD stands for "Lunar Distance", in the month of August; expect that 5-10 or more NEOs will be discovered before month end. Be ready for some bolide, fireball, and meteor activity!  We have 12 small "mountain-sized" asteroids that will safely pass, but close enough for comfort!!!  MANY asteroids are going to go undiscovered this month due to Moon Blindness!!!
LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo

2014 OV299 2014 OF300 2014 QY33 2014 QO295

updated 31AUG2014
(2014 RA) 2014-Aug-310.00040.14.6 m - 10 m28.813.26

updated 27AUG2014
(2014 QO295) 2014-Aug-310.01224.710 m - 22 m27.110.03

updated 24AUG2014
(2014 QY33) 2014-Aug-300.01686.514 m - 31 m26.414.50

updated 02AUG2014
(2014 OV299) 2014-Aug-060.02439.514 m - 31 m26.413.24
(2014 OF300) 2014-Aug-070.00983.813 m - 30 m26.515.58


UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH
AU = ~150 million kilometers
1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers
Object
Name
Close
Approach
Date
CA
Distance*
(AU)
CA
Distance*
(LD)
Estimated
Diameter**
H
(mag)
Relative
Velocity
(km/s)







(2014 OG1) 2014-Aug-010.068226.5130 m - 280 m21.623.61
(2014 MK27) 2014-Aug-020.133552.0130 m - 280 m21.610.49
154229 (2002 JN97) 2014-Aug-020.157961.41.3 km - 2.8 km16.621.85
(2009 BK2) 2014-Aug-020.153859.823 m - 52 m25.35.14
(2013 BT45) 2014-Aug-020.169766.064 m - 140 m23.115.77
(2011 ST232) 2014-Aug-030.144756.3150 m - 340 m21.24.31
(2008 EP7) 2014-Aug-040.131651.251 m - 110 m23.610.88
(2014 MC6) 2014-Aug-060.192875.0400 m - 890 m19.113.44
(2006 BB27) 2014-Aug-070.124948.6320 m - 710 m19.616.16
(2012 BJ86) 2014-Aug-080.183871.5130 m - 300 m21.522.22
(2012 QL14) 2014-Aug-080.135252.635 m - 78 m24.418.13
(2004 SC56) 2014-Aug-090.139754.477 m - 170 m22.713.48
(2008 CP) 2014-Aug-090.188773.440 m - 90 m24.17.32
(2013 RG74) 2014-Aug-100.172267.058 m - 130 m23.322.74
(2000 PN8) 2014-Aug-100.079931.1110 m - 240 m22.012.78
(2012 XB112) 2014-Aug-110.150758.62.5 m29.93.69
(2012 SZ49) 2014-Aug-120.114144.470 m - 160 m22.95.14
398188 (2010 LE15) 2014-Aug-120.039915.5330 m - 750 m19.59.43
277475 (2005 WK4) 2014-Aug-120.072028.0250 m - 570 m20.110.67
(2011 EW4) 2014-Aug-130.078330.564 m - 140 m23.19.50
(2013 BP15) 2014-Aug-160.163163.537 m - 82 m24.311.17
(2014 MP5) 2014-Aug-160.045117.5120 m - 280 m21.78.98
281375 (2008 JV19) 2014-Aug-160.138754.0190 m - 430 m20.75.75
(2003 EG16) 2014-Aug-160.110843.1380 m - 860 m19.218.34
285944 (2001 RZ11) 2014-Aug-170.087934.21.4 km - 3.1 km16.429.33
(2013 WT67) 2014-Aug-170.041216.1670 m - 1.5 km18.011.68
(2005 NW44) 2014-Aug-180.167465.2220 m - 490 m20.416.63
(2014 OO6) 2014-Aug-180.029811.659 m - 130 m23.317.07
(2014 NC39) 2014-Aug-190.183871.5120 m - 280 m21.77.03
(2012 XQ93) 2014-Aug-200.146457.0130 m - 280 m21.67.98
(2013 NK4) 2014-Aug-200.188673.4460 m - 1.0 km18.812.45
(2014 OV3) 2014-Aug-210.060223.460 m - 130 m23.24.90
(2014 KE46) 2014-Aug-210.187573.0180 m - 410 m20.811.07
(2010 PK9) 2014-Aug-230.144656.3110 m - 240 m22.014.48
(2008 SW11) 2014-Aug-250.188573.3160 m - 360 m21.18.52
(2008 RG1) 2014-Aug-250.068326.6190 m - 430 m20.714.30
(2014 HE3) 2014-Aug-270.126049.0280 m - 620 m19.912.19
277830 (2006 HR29) 2014-Aug-290.198177.1190 m - 430 m20.711.13
(2014 FZ6) 2014-Aug-290.180970.431 m - 68 m24.78.57
163132 (2002 CU11) 2014-Aug-300.034713.5580 m - 1.3 km18.326.09
(2010 NG1) 2014-Aug-300.133952.1220 m - 490 m20.417.19
(2006 QQ23) 2014-Aug-300.181270.5270 m - 590 m20.011.09
(2014 DH80) 2014-Aug-310.106341.4210 m - 470 m20.518.37
(2010 FR) 2014-Aug-310.171866.9130 m - 280 m21.617.23
Source- NASA/JPL http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

updated / reposted 25AUG2014
reposted 2AUG2014
original post 31JUL2014

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GA NC AL SC TN Meteor 23AUG2014

GA NC AL SC TN Meteor Approx. 2320 EDT 23AUG2014
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GA NC AL SC TN Meteor Approx. 2320 EDT 23AUG2014
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
23AUG2014 Noel hiawassee, Georgia, U.S.A 23:40:00 5 seconds left to right light blue sun no no

23AUG2014 Mira Gerard ASHEVILLE,NC 11:24pm EST 3 W-E, left to Right, traveling west Green at end with small trail Moon Yes Fast and close, diagonal, green and bright at the end with some gold-white fragments 

23AUG2014 Gerald and Gail Davis Marshall, NC USA 23:22 EDT 2 sec E;W green moon yes sparkling
23AUG2014 David Oxford, GA 2321 EST 1-2 sec straight down @ 310 deg NW white more than full moon 1 frag so bright it cast shadows

23AUG2014 Jessica Donalsonville, GA USA 23:15pm ? 5 to 10 secs Facing north, traveled east to west Green ball very bright with red fiery tail Very bright! Possibly on the tail? It was very bright a fast! Never seen anything like it before, wish I had time for a picture

All 16 meteor sighting reports can be seen here
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/

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24 August 2014

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Osaka, Japan Fireball Meteor 18AUG2014
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23 August 2014

Osaka, Japan Fireball Meteor 18AUG2014

Osaka, Japan Fireball Meteor 0338 JST 18AUG2014
All Sky capture from Osaka, Japan
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SonotaCo Network Japan Meteor Forum with videos and more photos-
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Saitama, Japan Fireball Meteor 16AUG2014

Saitama, Japan Fireball Meteor 0057 JST 16AUG2014

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Saitama, Japan Fireball Meteor 0057 JST 16AUG2014 
SonotaCo Meteor Forum-
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 23AUG2014

Ontario / New York Fireball Meteor 21AUG2014
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Meteor over Toronto captured on dash cam
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Peter Brown, a professor in the Western Meteor Physics Group at Western University, says such sightings are common this time of year.

Ball of fire over Don Valley Parkway captured on dashcam
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Peter Brown, a professor in the Western Meteor Physics Group at Western University, says such sightings are common this time of year.

Meteor falls to Walapane Ragala- www.33000lk.com
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Sri Lanka - Claim that meteorite crashed through roof of house. - Unconfirmed!

Stolen meteorite found near tennis courts
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22 August 2014

Ontario / New York Fireball Meteor 21AUG2014

Ontario / New York Fireball Meteor Approx. 2200 21AUG2014
Long Duration - Multiple Fragmentations!- VIDEO!
Likely Meteorites on the Ground! -- 24 Reports!
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Ontario / New York Fireball Meteor Approx. 2200 21AUG2014
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Meteor over Toronto's Don Valley Parkway - 21 Aug 2014
Posted to YouTube by russ0035 467 views

Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
21AUG2014 Alex Slawson Toronto,Ontario,Canada 22:05:00 12 seconds Facing east. Traveling N-E Started green with a long red tail. Faded to red. Bright as a plane. Long red tail, green body No picture unfortunately

21AUG2014 Susan Westport, Ontario, Canada 2010 approx 10 seconds SSE heading E right to left, facing south started blue green, broke apart into 3 pieces, changed to yellow same as moon yes, broke into 3 parts low in the sky

21AUG2014 Hazel Maxted Nr. Warkworth, Ontario, Canada 22.02pm 5 secs. W-E RED,WHITE sun not that I could see football sized red outside, white bright inside.

21AUG2014 Gary Kingston Ontario Canada 22:00 EST 25 seconds N-S 2:00 to 11:00 overhead 2 stages appeared to flare or break up directly overhead Almost like fireworks Couldn,t tell but there was a change in shape Reminded of me when I saw a booster rocket burn up but didn't last as long

21AUG2014 Paavo Siitam East of COBOURG, ONTARIO, CANADA ~20:50, PM at least 10 sec from when noticed S-W to N-E from Right to Left bright white with a bit of pale green, to yellowish flames with bits of smaller flaming bits trailing off very bright; not as bight as sun, but bighter than moon yes Should have been visible by north shore of Lake Ontario east of Cobourg, maybe to as far away as Trenton Air Force Base, Trenton, Ontario, Canada

All 24 meteor sighting reports can be seen here
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/

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21 August 2014

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BC, Canada Fireball Meteor/s 18AUG2014
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20 August 2014

Brasil Fireball Meteor 19AUG2014

Brasil Fireball Meteor 03:37 UTC 19AUG2014
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19 August 2014

BC, Canada Fireball Meteor/s 18AUG2014

BC, Canada Fireball Meteor/s Approx. 22"10 Pacific18AUG2014
33 Meteor Sighting Reports - see below.
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BC, Canada Fireball Meteor/s Approx. 22"10 Pacific 18AUG2014
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
18AUG2014 ivan comox bc canada 22:45:00 1-2 seconds, and another 15 minutes after facing north travelled diagonally right down left no sound very bright neon green very bright like a flare no I wish I had a video, that was the craziest thing I've seen

18AUG2014 steve course vancouver,BC 22:30 i think 3-5 secs S-N bright white / blue and then orange / fire full moon it appeared to burn up as it went orange at end of 3 secs appeared to be low as there was light clouds and it was under them

18AUG2014 Leslie Bell Bowser BC 22:20pm apx 15 sec? right to left Large bright green ball with a long tail that turned red but I didnt hear any sound very bright not sure Largest I've ever seen (and I'm 45)

18AUG2014 Donny Burnaby, British Columbia 22:15:00 3-4 seconds S-N Green streak turning white then burning up into a white flash, this seemed VERY close to us. booming noise 30 seconds after Very bright, it lit up the street and trees around us Yes it seemed like pieces were falling off no

18AUG2014 derrik shanahan north vancouver b c canada 22 15 pm pacific time 2 or 3 sec s e to n w white fire ball brighter than moon apx 5 parts light up the sky then observed the fireball breaking up

18AUG2014 Christopher Les Maple Ridge B.C Canada 22:13:00 5 secs North East Bright yellow, orange and red followed by a large boom Sun Couldn't see No

18AUG2014 Justin Abbotsford BC Canada 22:10PM 40 sec South-North I was facing north orange green then blue no sound long though bright as moon. no not that I could see it was quite a sight very bright and colorful

18AUG2014 Monica Hoffmann NORTH VANCOUVER, BC, Canada 22:10:00 viewed for 2 sec before lost behind trees S-N large, white fireball with tail as bright as car lights directed at me large attached tail very close to earth, viewed just above the trees heading in a north direction

18AUG2014 Wendy Harris Nanaimo, BC, Canada approx. 22:10 2 to 3 seconds observed Northeast Bluish green full moon No Not right now but can provide

18AUG2014 Charles Lamoureux Vancouver BC Canada 2210 3-4 seconds S-NW right to left if facing north Turquoise green and huge!! Lit up all of Vancouver in green sun Large flash and disappeared but had initial small fragments around it entering the atmosphere , very emerald green, fantastic and almost size of my fist Was stargazing and just missed recording it on film...darn!!

18AUG2014 Elycia Hardy North Saanich, BC, Canada 21:40:00 3-5 seconds N-S Blue/green colour with faint tail, no sound As bright as the moon No It was very bright and huge!
 
18AUG2014 Clinton Pope Surrey, B.C. Canada 20:15 PST I saw 5 seconds just before it landed 2 blocks from me Travelling NW. I was driving East Bright white/Green with crackling sound Like an exploding firework assuming so as several sightings throughout Vancouver Amazing observation, I should have turned to where it landed or looked for it. Residential area though

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http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.com/

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 19AUG2014

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Wish Upon a Falling Star
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NZ Sky 'explosion' likely a meteor
Wanganui Chronicle
Mark Lee of the Wanganui Astronomical Society said the light was a bolide, the name for a large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes. ...

Astronaut Captures Spectacular Fireball as Resupply Ship Re-Enters Earth's Atmosphere
Slate Magazine (blog)
On Aug. 17, 2014, the uncrewed Cygnus resupply ship Janice Voss burned up in Earth's atmosphere, as planned. An astronaut on the International ...

Meteor shower makes for great star-gazing
The Daily Star
Meteor showers are created when the Earth pulls debris from space into the atmosphere. High above ground, the fragments of rock and ice hurtle ...

Meteor Artesia NM 8/18/2014
YouTube ⋅ 00:04
Meteor Artesia NM 8/18/2014. Jim Horn ... Watch Later Meteor lights up New Mexico night sky by KRQE 867 views · 3:23. Watch Later

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18 August 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 18AUG2014

Irvine, California Meteor 17AUG2014 Video
Irvine, California Meteor Video
17AUG2014 Approx. 20"01 PDT

Curiosity Mars rover prepares for fourth rock drilling
PhysOrg - 7 hours
(Phys.org) —The team operating NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has chosen a rock that looks like a pale paving stone as the mission's fourth ...

Cygnus Cargo Carrier Concludes with Fiery Reentry Aug. 17 – Amazing Astronaut Photos
Universe Today
The flight of the Orbital Sciences' Cygnus commercial cargo carrier concluded this morning, Sunday Aug. 17, in a spectacular fireball as planned upon ..

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 17AUG20...
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
New wide field meteor camera - posted in DIY Astronomer: After 2 years of sterling service I've retired the Samsung SDC-435 and 2.1mm f2 board .

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17 August 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 17AUG2014

Violent past of 'Novato' meteorite revealed
New Kerala - 10 hours
A new study has revealed the origin and violent history of the meteorite, now officially named 'Novato', which fell onto the roof of a house ...

NASA reveals origins of meteorite that fell in Novato
KGO-TV Bay Area - 13 minutes
NASA has revealed the origins of a meteorite that fell to Earth in Novato two years ago. It was found by a woman after it bounced off the ...

The Anthropocene Part 1: Tracking Human-Induced Catastrophe On A Planetary Scale
Forbes - 6 hours
For almost 30 years, we geologists have been having a debate about what Geologic Epoch we find ourselves in right now. It is presently called ...

Meteorites likely wiped out Earth's earliest life
Science News for Students
They are typically caused by an explosion or the impact of a meteorite or other celestial body. Hadean eon A period early in Earth's history that ...

New wide field meteor camera
Stargazers Lounge
New wide field meteor camera - posted in DIY Astronomer: After 2 years of sterling service I've retired the Samsung SDC-435 and 2.1mm f2 board ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 16AUG2014
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Jonathan Loveitt, who recorded the Leonid meteor shower in 1833 as well as some other natural phenomena, lived in this house on Webb Road.

Cameras for allsky meteor surveillance
Space - io9
Unraveling Billions of Years of History Hidden In A Rock

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California Meteor Approx 2300 PDT 17AUG2014

California Meteor Approx 2300 PDT 17AUG2014
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California Meteor Approx 2300 PDT 17AUG2014
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Check your security cameras!
Please file your meteor sightings please HERE-
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
17AUG2014 Kamyar Marashi novato, ca. united states 23:08/ Pacific pm 3sec south to north white streak moon not sure looked like it was a star getting brighter then streaked and dissapeared

17AUG2014 Timo Nanda JULIAN, CALIFORNIA 23:03:00 4-5 SECONDS. S-W;WEST MOVING TO THE RIGHT, I WAS FACING SOUTH IT WAS A BRIGHT STREAK THE DOT INCREASINGLY THICK, WITH BITS OF DEBRIS FLYING OFF, THEN IT SORT OF EXPLODED! THE EXPLOSION HAD A GREEN RIGN OF LIGHT AROUNF THE PARIMETER. THE TAIL WAS VERY BRIGHT, THE EXPOSION ITSELF WAS ABOUT 10 TIMES BIGGER THAN VENUS. YES IN ADDITION TO SEEING THE AMAZING METEOR IN THE SKY, LATER THAT NIGHT IN THE SAME AREA OF THE SKY THERE WAS AN EMORMOUS CLOUD THAT HAD SUSTAINED LIGHTNING FLASHES.

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California Meteor Approx 20"00 PDT 17AUG2014

California Meteor Approx 20"00 PDT 17AUG2014
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California Meteor Approx 20"00 PDT 17AUG2014
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Check your security cameras!
Please file your meteor sightings please HERE-
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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!  Tell them about this website and event.

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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
17AUG2014 David Maggard Glendale, CA 8:20:00 3 sec West direct west. West to north bound interstate 5 fwy Whitish trail which dissipated quickly White color bright as Venus Pill owing vapor No

17AUG2014 Robert Long Beach, California, United States PDT, 8:02 pm 2 seconds Western sky, right to left, downard around 50 degree angle head appeared white, tail orange, no sound probably brighter than Venus none observed best guess of bearing 280

17AUG2014 Martin Gaskell for Scott Peden Santa Cruz, California, USa 20:05:00 less than 1 second From (158.5, 23.5) to (162.0, 16.7) (Az-alt) very white mag -14 no Coordinates of start and stop derived from photograph of nearby trees. Start and stop accurate to about +/- 2 degrees

17AUG2014 Gena Barton Placerville, CA, USA 19:55 PDT Very short 1 -3 seconds East in the Sky, moving North to South, I was facing the East Bright light caught my eye, the light narrowed and dissapeared as it moved towards the horizon The sky was still light from recent sunset, the meteor was about as bright as the moon Bright ball tailing off I wonder who elese saw it?

All meteor sighting reports can be seen here
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16 August 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 16AUG2014

Origin Of Meteorite That Crashed Into Novato Home Traced Back 4 Billion Years To Formation Of ...
CBS Local
A meteorite found in Novato is believed to be a piece of the flaming fireball that streaked across northern California on Oct 17, 2012. (CBS) ...

Study reveals California meteorite's rough and tumble journey
Phys.Org
(Phys.org) —A meteorite that fell onto the roof of a house in Novato, California, on Oct. 17, 2012, has revealed a detailed picture of its origin and ...

UT Research Uncovers Forces that Hold Gravity-Defying Near-Earth Asteroid Together
University of Tennessee (UT) - August 13, 2014
Researchers at UT have made a novel discovery that may potentially protect
the world from future collisions with asteroids.  The team studied near-Earth asteroid 1950 DA and discovered that the body, ...

IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM: Catching falling stars
KeepMEcurrent.com
Jonathan Loveitt, who recorded the Leonid meteor shower in 1833 as well as some other natural phenomena, lived in this house on Webb Road.

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15 August 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 15AUG2014

Huge asteroid that 'could end human life' defying gravity as it moves towards Earth, scientists say
Asteroid 1950 DA could hit the planet on 16 March 2880 ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 14AUG2014
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Perseid Meteor Shower: a primer. They're hunks of dusty ice in space, but the Perseid meteors are beautiful. Local astronomer Serge Mammoliti has .

Meteor Activity Outlook for August 16-22, 2014
American Meteor Society
The estimated total hourly meteor rates for evening observers this week is near 5 as seen from the northern hemisphere and 3 as seen from southern ...

Monitoring Meteor Showers From Space
| NASA
[image-80]. [image-96]. [image-51]. Those who enjoy the spectacle of the Perseids, Geminids or other annual meteor showers likely aren't thinking ...

Mars Rolling Rock Ends Up As Standing Stone
Discovery News - 7 hours
An orbiting Mars camera has spotted the aftermath of a fun event on Mars: A boulder that has rolled down a steep slope -- and ended up ...

Stardust Discovers Potential Interstellar Space Particles
Seven microscopic dust particles collected during NASA's Stardust mission may be the first samples of contemporary interstellar dust..

UN Outer-Space Group Targets Deadly Asteroid Threat to Earth
Newsmax.com
The threat of a massive meteor crashing into the planet and endangering the future of mankind is not just the basis of a Hollywood movie script like this ...

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