06 May 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06MAY2017

Ancient meteor strike triggered massive volcanic eruptions lasting millennia - study
RT
A chain reaction of volcanic eruptions which shaped the landscape of North America was triggered by a meteor strike nearly two billion years ago, ...

Ancient meteors hitting Earth may have had explosive impact
CBS News
A giant meteor impact on Earth nearly two billion years ago triggered more explosive and long-lived volcanic eruptions than previously thought, a new ...

Ancient meteor collisions led to volcanic eruptions lasting up to 1 million years
International Business Times, India Edition
The meteor strikes left huge craters all over Earth. Researchers previously believed that the cosmic impacts concluded when the age of dinosaurs ...

Ancient Meteor Strike Triggered Eruptions Lasting Up to a Million Years
Democratic Underground
By Charles Q. Choi, Live Science Contributor | May 5, 2017 07:08am ET A giant meteor impact on Earth nearly 2 billion years ago triggered more ...

Meteor lights up sky
YouTube
Meteor passes overhead lighting up the night sky on May the 4th 2017.

Mysterious Flash in SoCal Sky May Be Part of Meteor Shower
NBC New York
A mysterious light that flashed across Southern California skies Thursday night may be a part of a meteor shower expected to peak this weekend, ...

Mysterious Flash Of Light Was Likely A Meteor
CBS Los Angeles
GRIFFITH PARK (CBSLA.com) — A mysterious flash of light in the sky widely seen Thursday night may have been a preview of a meteor shower that ...

Meteor shower - Focus Taiwan News Channel (press release)

California meteor shower to peak Saturday
KRON4.com
LOS ANGELES (KRON) — People in Southern California saw a mysterious flash of light in the sky Thursday night. And in case you missed it, you may ...

How to watch the Eta Aquariid meteor shower this weekend
Manchester Evening News
Halley's Comet produces two meteor shower - The Eta Aquariids which should be visible this weekend and the Orionids which are visible in October...

What to Know About the Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower
TIME
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower will be a sight to see on Friday night (and early Saturday morning) for anyone willing to stay up late enough.

Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight. Here's How to See It.
Texas Hill Country
We're currently in the middle of a meteor shower that's expected to peak this week. The annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower is usually active between ...

Weekend brings the eta Aquariid meteor shower on Earth, New Year on Mars
WRAL.com
The eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Unfortunately, the weather doesn't look very cooperative for prime viewing in the hours before ...

Perseid Meteor Shower (#1)
the Scottish Dark Sky Observatory
Made of tiny pieces of space debris from the comet 'Swift-Tuttle', the Perseids, one of the brighter meteor showers of the year, are named after the ...

Watch the meteor shower
The Royal Institute of Navigation
The annual, week-long Eta Aquarid meteor shower is predicted to reach its maximum on 6 May.

Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower from Halley's Comet peaks this weekend
AccuWeather.com (blog)
The latest meteor shower is about to peak. The Eta Aquariids are a Class 1 major meteorshower. This shower produces a global show. A tip of the hat ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for May 6 – 12, 2017
International Meteor Organization
The estimated total hourly meteor rates for evening observers this week is near 2 for those viewing from the northern hemisphere and 3 for those ...

Meteor showers tipped for very early morning
Radio New Zealand
"Any fine night outside you will see the odd meteor flit across the sky, with the meteor showers they are more frequent. "This one comes from the, or the ...

Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower, Crumbs of Halley's Comet, Peaks This Weekend: What to Expect
Yahoo News
The annual, week-long Eta Aquarid meteor shower is predicted to reach its maximum on Saturday morning (May 6). The bright moon will be a few ...

Watch: Kiwi captures stunning meteor streaking across Wellington's night sky
TVNZ
Watch: Kiwi captures stunning meteor streaking across Wellington's night sky ... Kiwi star-gazers rose early this morning to catch a glimpse of a meteor ...

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05 May 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 05MAY2017

Bright meteor!
Cloudy Nights
Bright meteor! - posted in General Observing and Astronomy: Just saw an extremely bright meteor in the North sky, at 9:43pm!

Meteor Flies Over Okotoks
HighRiverOnline.com
"We saw the meteor right overtop of Okotoks as we were heading back in from Calgary," he says. "As we were driving back into town I saw the flash of ...

Ancient Meteor Strike Triggered Eruptions Lasting Up to a Million Years
Live Science
A huge meteor that hit Earth about 2 billion years ago was responsible for explosive and long-lived volcanic eruptions, scientists have found.

New study suggests meteor showers sparked volcanic eruptions
Sott
The team studied rocks in a massive crater in Sudbury, Ontario, where a deep basin was formed 1.85 billion years ago by a bolide, a meteor which ...

Comet Halley Chaff Sparks Weekend Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower
Astro Bob - AreaVoices
The meteors are spawned from fragments of Halley's Comet strewn about its orbit. Every May, Earth crosses the stream and we get a meteor shower.

What you Need to Know about the Meteor Shower this Weekend
National Geographic Australia
In Autumn the Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower blazes across the sky. The shower will peak early tomorrow morning, but will still be visible for the days ...

Eta Aquariids meteor shower 2017 and how you can see it over Hull
Hull Daily Mail
The meteor shower, called Eta Aquariids, is an annual phenomenon when the Earth passes through a trail of dust and ice left behind history's most ...

Lincolnshire Stargazers await stunning Eta Aquariids meteor shower
Lincolnshire Echo
Stargazers across Lincolnshire are in for a treat as a stunning meteor shower flies past the Earth. Shooting stars produced from Halley's comet will ...

When to see the Eta Aquariid meteor shower 2017
Birmingham Mail
When to see the Eta Aquariid meteor shower 2017. Promisingly for Brummie stargazers, the extravaganza will be visible from the UK over the next two ...

Look up tomorrow night! Eta Aquarids meteor shower will light up skies around the world with up to 
Daily Mail
A meteor shower called the Eta Aquarid will peak at the end of this week, with the best viewing times occurring overnight on Friday, and early Saturday ...

New Zealand in prime position for stunning meteor shower - but what's the best time to watch? - TVNZ

Meteor shower set to occur Friday early morning » Manila Bulletin…
Daily Star Philippine
According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the Eta Aquarid meteor shower occurs ...

How to watch the Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower
Florida Today
The Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory is closed this Friday, May 5th, for a private event and will re-open Saturday, May 6th, at 6:30 ...

Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower, Crumbs of Halley's Comet, Peaks This Weekend: What to Expect
Space.com
The best time to see the 2017 Eta Aquarid meteor shower may be in the early morning hours on May 6. Shown here, a Perseid meteor near Bryce ...

I CAUGHT A #METEOR!!! @Yellowstone National Park! Overnight!
YouTube
It went by so fast I doubt anybody else saw it! \o/ The Sky is Showing! And, don't forget the UFOS! Not ETS, UFOS Click Card to see them and all the ...

How to watch the Eta Aquariid meteor shower 2017: Shooting stars from Halley's Comet to light up ...
Mirror.co.uk
The comet produces two meteor showers - the Eta Aquariids, which are always visible in May, and the Orionids, which are visible in October.

Spectacular Light Show Expected As Annual Eta Aquariids Meteor Shower To Happen This Week ...
Science Times
This month, a spectacular light show will once again wow humans as the annual Eta Aquariids meteor shower to happen this week will light up the ...

Mysterious Flash in Sky May Be Part of Meteor Shower
NBC Southern California
A mysterious light that flashed across Southern California skies Monday night may be a part of a meteor shower expected to peak this weekend, ...

Social Media Asking 'What Was That Light In The LA Sky?'
CBS Los Angeles
The light likely was a “light meteor flying through the atmosphere,” an official at the observatory said Thursday evening. A meteor shower taking place ...

Barringer Meteor Crater
National Geographic Traveller (UK)
14 of America's greatest natural wonders. A spouting volcano; a vast meteor crater; a mountain range… Read More» · Isn't it time you went around the ...

Veterans Meteorite Hunt
YouTube
On April 29, 2017 Poppy Wharton from Granger Legacy, and Jim Wooddell put on a Veterans Meteorite Hunt at Stewart Dry Lake. This video is a flyby ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for May 6-12, 2017
American Meteor Society
this 20-second exposure, a meteor lights up the sky over the top of a mountain ridge near Park City, Utah. Even though this image was captured during ...

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

04 May 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 03-04MAY2017

Meteorites don't just create craters on Earth, but also trigger volcanic eruptions
India Today
When a large piece of rock falls to the Earth as a meteor, it not only creates a a huge hole on the surface, but also triggers explosive volcanic eruptions ...

Meteor showers prompted volcano eruptions, study suggests
UPI.com
The team studied rocks in a massive crater in Sudbury, Ontario, where a deep basin was formed 1.85 billion years ago by a bolide, a meteor which ...

Meteor showers prompted volcano eruptions, study suggests
UPI.com
The team studied rocks in a massive crater in Sudbury, Ontario, where a deep basin was formed 1.85 billion years ago by a bolide, a meteor which ...

Today in history for Monday, May 1, 2017
Quad-Cities Online
... 150 years ago: A brilliant object passed over Rock Island between 11 and 12 p.m. which was watched by many people and believed to be a meteor.

Meteor?
Cloudy Nights
I have never seen an Iridium flare that small in scale ! They are always multiple degrees long at the shortest, if not 10's of degrees long at their flare ...

In one quick video, this guy captures space lightning, meteors and Aurora Australis
Mashable
Finlay told ABC News he was trying to capture the Lyrids meteor shower, and didn't realise at the time he had also caught some rare sprites over the ...

Top tips to view a meteor shower
BBC
Skywatchers are in for a dazzling display as the annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak on Wednesday.

meteor shower
Manila Bulletin News
Meteor shower set to occur Friday early morning. By Ellalyn De Vera-Ruiz With clear skies, skygazers may be able to catch sight of shooting stars ...

Upstate NY stargazing in May: A meteor shower and preparations for the solar eclipse
NewYorkUpstate.com
Every once in a while, New York and most of the rest of the U.S. is treated to some significant daytime astronomical phenomenon. As you might ...

Perseids Meteor Shower Overnight
San Francisco Bay Area Council
While the skies are lit up several times a year by other meteor showers, the Perseids are widely sought after by astronomers and stargazers. This is ...

Eta Aquarid meteor shower could bring bright, if low, fireballs to Pennsylvania's night sky
PennLive.com
Some spectacular shooting stars might be streaming across the night sky over Pennsylvania this week as the Eta Aquarid meteor shower, which is ...

Spring Meteor Shower and 6 More Sky Events in May
National Geographic Australia
Shooting stars will grace the skies all week long, as the Eta Aquarid meteor shower kicks into gear. The best display will happen on the night of May 5 ...

Hey Ed! What's that in the sky?
KTVQ Billings News
There are signs that the Aquarid Meteor Shower is underway! As earth slips through debris streams from Halley's Comet, 10 to 30 meteors per hour ...

Satellite electrical damage linked to space dust
Cosmos
Meteor showers such as the Geminids also contain tiny space rocks sometimes no bigger than a grain of dust that can cause severe mechanical ...

Meteors from Halley's Comet
Southgate Amateur Radio Club
A radar in Canada has detected radio echoes coming from the constellation Aquarius. This is a sign that the annual eta Aquarid meteor shower is ...

Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower To Grace Skies This Weekend
Science World Report
At the peak of the meteor shower, sky watchers can expect to see about 30 meteors per hour. The peak should happen at the dawn of May 6. To see ...

How to watch Halley's Comet live: Watch the incredible Aquariids meteor shower
Vietnam News and World - TinTuc24hOnline
The meteor shower will rain down on Earth this Friday and Saturday, between May 5 and 6, in a breathtaking astronomical spectacle. Stargazers in the ...

Watch the incredible Aquariids meteor shower
Daily Express
THE Eta Aquariids Meteor Shower will peak this week with Halley's Comet passing over Earth. Find out how to watch the incredible spectacle live.

Meteor Shower Bike Ride / Everglades National Park
South Florida National Parks Trust
Join an Everglades National Park ranger on Saturday May 6 and watch an evening meteor shower on this 15-mile bike ride to the Shark Valley ...

Event 1561-2017
Fireball event
AMS received 10 reports about a fireball seen over State of Mato Grosso, Pará and Mato Grosso on Thursday, April 27th 2017 around 22:34 UT.

November 2016 report from the IMO Video Meteor Network is available at http://www.imonet.org/reports/201611.pdf

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

01 May 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 01MAY2017

Object Crashes Near San Antonio, Leaves Behind Smoky Trail
Texas UFO Sightings
When: April 29th, 2017; Where: Near San Antonio; What: Smoky trail, object or meteor has possibly crashed. 4/30 12:29 PM: A new theory is that ...

Eta Aquariids Meteor Shower 2017
Vatican Observatory Foundation
The Eta Aquariids meteor shower appears strongest when when viewed from the southern tropics. From the equator northward, the shower typically ...

Why does the Perseid meteor shower happen every year?
BBC
The BBC's Pallab Ghosh explains why the Perseid meteor shower happens every year.

Is this geological feature a meteor crater in Mongolia?
The Naked Scientists
Bayarjavkhlan wrote in with this: I have found circular shaped geological formation from southern part of Mongolia which seems like crater from ...

Plan your week list of events for April 30
The News Tribune
You'll have to wake up early to get a good glimpse of the Eta Aquarids meteor shower. Astronomers said viewing will be best in the hour or two before ...

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

30 April 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 30APR2017

Sheriff's Dashcam Captures Meteor in Florida Keys
Yahoo News
A bright meteor sped across the skies in the lower Florida Keys on April 25, and the flash was caught on a Monroe County sheriff deputy's dashcam.

Meteor Infrasound A Meteor That Explodes In The At...
Chegg
Meteor Infrasound A meteor that explodes in the atmosphere creates infrasound waves that can travel multiple times around the globe. One such ...

Eta Aquarids, Eta Lyrids are May meteor showers of note
New Jersey Herald
There are two meteor showers of note next month: the Eta Aquarids, one of two showers coming from debris of Halley Comet, peaking on the night of ...

Umpqua Star Gazer: Multiple meteor showers to occur in May
NRToday.com
Jupiter rules the evening sky. Look toward the southeast, as the sky darkens, to spot Jupiter about 30 degrees above the horizon. You can't miss this ...

What's Up in the Sky: Meteor shower peaks Friday; check out the Beehive
Akron Beacon Journal
The first of May shows Jupiter (in Virgo) and Mars (in Taurus) opposite one another in the early evening sky. Saturn rises in Sagittarius right after ...

When, where should you watch Perseid meteor shower?
KCRA.com
The peak of the Perseid meteor shower is expected to be highly visible across Northern California early Friday morning, but when can you see it?

THE SKY THIS MONTH: The May Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
Canada
The Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower peaks May 5 and is best seen lying on a lounge chair in a dark location away from city lights after midnight.

Skywatch: See meteor showers on Friday and Saturday mornings
Tulsa World
Friday: If you are having trouble sleeping, head outside and try your luck with the Eta Aquariad's meteor shower. The best time is just before dawn ...

Monument could prove advanced civilisation existed 13000 years ago
Daily Star
Hancock thinks what hit Earth in 10,950BC was actually a massive piece of debris in the Taurid meteor stream, a belt containing millions of space ...---Mr. Graham Hancock is a nut-job and NOT a scientist!

Timetable of upcoming Meteor Showers
CalSky
This list compiles the time period of activity and the date of maximum of known meteor showers. The calculated zenithal hour rate (ZHR) and meteor ...

Reports Report 1528d (Event 1528-2017)
American Meteor Society
Persistent train. Observation, Yes. Duration, 2s. Length, -. Remarks, the persistent train was as wide as the fire ball which was huge - almost the size of ...

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

29 April 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 29APR2017

Meteor Streaks Over South Florida Night Sky
Astrowatch.net
A fireball streaked across the South Florida sky overnight, according to multiple reports. By 4 a.m. Wednesday, the American Meteor Society received ...

Eta meteor shower to peak on May 6: museum
Focus Taiwan News Channel (press release)
Taipei, April 29 (CNA) Stargazers in Taiwan will have an opportunity to see the Eta Aquarid meteor shower when it peaks on May 6, the Taipei ...

eta Aquariid Meteor Shower 7-9 May, 2017
Astroblog - blogger
Morning sky on Saturday May 7 looking east as seen from Adelaide at 4:00 am ACST. The radiant of the eta Aquariid meteor shower is shown.

WATCH: Meteor Shower And Southern Lights Make The Sky Sparkle
Huffington Post Canada
David Finlay of South Wales, Australia caught the experience on camera on April 22, when the Lyrid meteor

May Day, Maine Day, May the Fourth be with you
Bangor Daily News
The cross-quarter May Day begins our week which is full of astronomical sights. At the end of the week, look for the Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower.

Giant meteor 'set to wipe us out in 2030' with archaeologist claiming human civilisation will ended ...
Mirror.co.uk
Author Graham Hancock believes a highly evolved human race was wiped out by a meteor strike 13,000 years ago in his acclaimed tome Magician of ... Mor Graham Hancock spew...

H virginids
International Meteor Organization
eta Aquariids. The Eta Aquariids are a strong shower when viewed from the southern tropics. From the equator northward, they usually only produce ...

Events in 2017 1512-2017 KML
Fireball event
AMS received 8 reports about a fireball seen over Scotland, Gelderland, Utrecht, England, Vlaanderen and Grand Est on Thursday, April 27th 2017 ...

Events in 2017 1501-2017 KML
Fireball event
AMS received one report about a fireball seen over State of Mato Grosso on Thursday, April 27th 2017 around 22:39 UT.

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

28 April 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 28APR2017

Meteor caught on camera in Florida Keys
Fox 26
A quick but bright meteor lit up the skies over southwestern Florida late Tuesday.

Heads up " Meteor Strike Scotland" Saturday
Stargazers Lounge
Saturday channel Four at 8 in the evening " Walking through Time " A search for the site of a huge Meteorite that struck Sc...

Florida meteor caught on camera
Fox 26
News. Florida meteor caught on camera. A meteor over the Florida Keys, seen from a Monroe County Sheriff's Office cruiser.

Meteor fireball filmed streaking over South Florida
Sott
A fireball streaked across the sky overnight, according to multiple reports. By 4 a.m. Wednesday, the American Meteor Society received nearly 50 ...

Killer Winds, Shockwaves Would Kill Most in Hypothetical Asteroid Strike
Laboratory Equipment
For comparison, the Chelyabinsk meteor that struck Siberia in February 2013 was roughly 20 meters across. Asteroids 60 meters wide only strike ...

STUDY: Newly Discovered Solar System Could Easily Support Alien Life
Daily Caller
Scientists used computer models to see if simple alien life forms, like bacteria, could hitch a ride on debris ejected into space by a meteor strike.

UW Planetarium Schedules May Programs
University of Wyoming News
From constellations to meteor showers to visible planets, the program acts as a guide to these remarkable events and where to find them.

A Meteor Strike Might Be Responsible For Life On Earth
Curiosity
You may not have heard of the Miller-Urey experiment, but it makes an appearance in virtually every high school biology textbook. Basically, it shows ...

Hodges: What was that again? The Flash
Green Bay Press Gazette
Back in February, the skies in the Midwest were brightened by a blazing meteor that plunged into Lake Michigan. People up late that night saw the

Meteor Fireball Seen Over Switzerland
YouTube
Meteorite flying over Switzerland. There are reports that a loud detonation was heard.

MSK144 Meteor Scatter
YouTube
Some meteor scatter received at KV3S in FN10 on April 27, 2017.

Lyrid Meteor Shower Combines With Aurora Australis and Lightning Sprites
MSN.com
A Lyrid meteor shower reached its peak on Saturday, April 22, just as lightning sprites and the Aurora Australis dazzled those watching the night's sky ...

Lyrid meteor shower illuminates sky over China
Curiosity
Stargazers were treated to a spectacle when the Lyrid meteor shower lit up the night sky over the north-eastern province of Jilin at the weekend.

A Screenshot based Meteor Scatter Detector for HDSDR
rtl-sdr.com
Over on our forums Andy (M0CYP) has posted about his new meteor scatter detection program which works with HDSDR and any supported SDR like ...

Meteor & Night Sky Kayak Tour May 6
ACTIVEkids
Meteor & Night Sky Kayak Tour May 6. May 06 (Saturday). 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM. Co-Ed. Pohick Bay Regional Park. REGISTER NOW. Starting at ...

Event 1500-2017
Fireball event
AMS received 4 reports about a fireball seen over MD, VA and NC on Thursday, April 27th 2017 around 04:25 UT.

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

27 April 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 27APR2017

Satellite helps scientists learn about 'night-shining' clouds created by meteors
KOMO News (blog)
Scientists had thought the clouds were actually the result of "meteor smoke" and it turns out, the satellite data confirmed they're on the right track.

Huge meteor blazes across US skies
BBC
Dashcam footage captures a fireball over US Midwestern states on Monday.

Meteor or space junk? Dashcam captures mystery object over Florida Keys
WAFF
Looks like dashcam video and an observant law enforcement officer caught a possible meteor burning up over the Florida Keys. Whatever it is, it flew ...

Breaking: South Florida meteor may have been man-made space junk
Palm Beach Post (blog)
Great vid of a fireball #meteor! captured by Sgt. Evan Calhoun's dashcam last night just before 11 p.m. in the Lower Keys, on Big Pine Key ...

Meteor provides quite the light show in the Florida Keys, and as far north as Tampa
Times
A Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputy captured video of a meteor streaking through the sky on his dashcam during his shift on Big Pine Key, near ...

Fireball reported in night sky over Florida
Sun Sentinel
A meteor was caught on camera by Sgt. Evan Calhoun's dashcam Tuesday night just before 11 p.m. in the Lower Keys

Meteor caught on camera in Florida Keys
FOX 13 News, Tampa Bay
BIG PINE KEY (FOX 13) - A quick but bright meteor lit up the skies over southwestern Florida late Tuesday. Dash-cam video shared by the Monroe ...

Meteor illuminates sky Tuesday night in Florida Keys
WPLG
A meteor is caught on a deputy's dash-cam video as it illuminated the Florida Keys sky.

Fireball over Florida may be man-made, NASA says
WPEC
Fireball over Florida may be man-made, NASA says ... The American Meteor Society says it received 48 reports of the fireball over mostly central and ...

VIDEO: Dashcam captures meteor lighting up Florida sky
YouTube
A meteor was seen lighting up the sky over the lower Florida Keys and Sgt. Evan Calhoun got to see the moment in person.

Meteor over Florida captured on video
NBC2 News
Several people saw a meteor enter the atmosphere and burn up. ... The meteor can be seen coming in from the upper left of the video and then ...

Web Extra: Fireball Flashes Across Night Sky
MSN.com
Meteorologist Craig Setzer caught it on camera in western Broward

Eta Aquariids 2017 in Australia: Five fast facts about the major meteor shower that peaks in May
International Business Times AU
Eta Aquarid Meteor. 2014-05-04 03:34 長野県川上村 (Nagano Pref, Japan) is licensed under CC BY 2.0. No changes were made to the image.

Here's a list of celestial events you won't want to miss for the rest of 2017
Digital Trends
We've put together this handy list so you don't miss the best celestial events for the rest of this year. We've got meteor showers, total solar eclipses, ...

Simultaneous Optical and Meteor Head Echo measurements using the Middle Atmosphere Alomar ...
Vox Charta
The initial results of a two year simultaneous optical-radar meteor campaign are described. Analysis of 105 double-station optical meteors having ...

A Meteor Is Travelling At V 8000 Km/h. It Breaks I...
Chegg
Answer to A meteor is travelling at V 8000 km/h. It breaks into three parts at point A. The fragments move in the xy-plane at Vi 9...

Meteor Activity Outlook for April 29-May 05, 2017
American Meteor Society
May is the best springtime month (in the northern hemisphere) to view meteor activity. The eta Aquariids are very active the first two weeks of the ...

46 Reports
Fireball event
ID, UT Date & Time, Local Date & Time, City, State, Dur. Magn. D. Sound, C. Sound, Frag. Observer, Exp. a, 2017-04-26 03:57 UT, 2017-04-25 23:57 ...

Videos
American Meteor Society
This video has been uploaded on the American Meteor Society Website. AMS Event: 1497-2017, Report 112431 (1497n-2017). Uploaded by.

Event 1497-2017
Fireball event
Events in 2017 1497-2017 KML. AMS received 48 reports about a fireball seen over FL on Wednesday, April 26th 2017 around 03:55 UT. D. Sound.

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

26 April 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 26APR2017

Scientists Didn't Believe in Meteorites Until 1803
Smithsonian
Unlike the L'Aigle meteor a few decades later, the meteorites from this event were not witnessed falling to the ground, and thus meteorites remained a ...

NASA '4D'-printed chainmail may one day protect spacecraft from meteors
SlashGear
One possible use for the chainmail-like material is to protect spacecraft from meteor impacts in space — it and things similar to it may also be useful in ...

Meteor Rain Astrocamping Liridas 2017
Astronomers Without Borders
Meteor Rain Astrocamping Liridas. Observation of the meteor shower occurred in the Valley of Eden an Ecovilla in the interior of Goias whose Gunstar ...

Meteor caught on camera in Florida Keys
WPTV.com
Stargazers got a show in the Florida Keys last night when many spotted a meteor. The meteor was captured on the dash camera of a Monroe County ...

Web Extra
KISS 99.9 FM
Web Extra: Fireball Flashes Across Night Sky. Meteorologist Craig Setzer caught it on camera in western Broward. Categories: WFORTV. Share ...

Meteor over Miami?
WPEC
It's unclear at this moment whether the light is space junk or an actual meteor. A spokeswoman at NASA told CBS12 its planetary science division is ...

Bright light seen shooting across the New Zealand night sky may be first of many
The Nelson Mail
Dr Claire Bretherton, from the Carter Observatory in Wellington, said the object was most likely a meteor, and Kiwis could expect to see several more ...

The Goldendale Observatory & Perseid Meteor Shower Adventure
Gorge Current
Join us to view the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower at the Goldendale Observatory. The Goldendale Observatory is free of light pollution and one of ...

Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower 2017: When, Where & How to See It
Space.com
Although the Perseid meteor shower in August may draw the most attention, the Eta Aquarid meteor shower, which occurs from roughly late April to ...

Stunning time-lapse captures 'light show in the sky'
Mirror
The spectacular Lyrid meteor shower occurs at the same time every year as space debris hits the Earth's atmosphere and vapourises.

Just the Facts: Meteorite or meteor-wrong?
Valley Courier
Meteorites are hunks of rock that don't completely burn up as they hurtle through our atmosphere. Unlike most Earth rocks, they're composed of an ...

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

25 April 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 25APR2017

Asteroid hurtled TERRIFYINGLY close to Earth while Brits were in bed
Daily Star
A DEADLY asteroid the size of two double-decker buses nearly slammed into the Earth while Brits were tucked up in bed last night.

Huge meteor last night?
Cloudy Nights
From NE to NW at around 9pm Houston central time. It was very bright much like fireworks Roman candle. Could it be a meteor or fallen space debris?

Blasts from the Past: Old Nuke Test Films Offer New Insights [Video]
Scientific American
Then, the air becomes transparent and the hot gases inside the fireball are able to escape, producing the second light pulse. At its brightest point, it is ...

Meteor shower seen from the Changbai Mountains
MSN.com
The second largest meteor shower, the Lyrids, was recorded by professional photographers from this mountain range in China.

April 21/22, 2017 April Lyrid maximum observations from north Florida
Meteor News
Five members of the Ancient City Astronomy Club (ACAC), St. Augustine, Florida had a pretty good look at the 2017 April Lyrid (LYR) maximum on ...

Lyrid meteor shower lights up skies in Northeast China in this timelapse video
gbtimes
Fast motion cameras caught the spectacle of the Lyrid meteor shower blazing over the skies of Jilin Province, Northeast China over the weekend.

Raining stars
EarthSky
I prepared for a deluge, but this morning's Lyrid meteor shower was more like a sprinkle. Over five hours (11:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.), only three meteors ...

Lyrid Meteor Shower April 2017
YouTube
Lyrid Meteor Shower April 23rd 2017 captured on Mt Buninyong, Victoria Australia. Cloud on the night interfered with the amount of Meteors visible but ...

Climate Change Period Caused By Comet Crash, Ancient Carvings Show
International Business Times
“The people of Göbekli Tepe appear to have had a special interest in the Taurid meteor stream, the same meteor stream that is proposed as ...Graham Hancock pseudo science!

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24 April 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 24APR2017

Lyrid meteor shower creates dazzling scenery in sky in China
RT
The annual Lyrid meteor shower has lit up the night sky over Changbai Mountain in northeast China's Jilin Province. Dozens of meteors per hour were ...

Lyrid Meteor Shower Creates Dazzling Scenery in Sky of Northeast China
YouTube
The annual Lyrid meteor shower lit up the night sky over the Changbai Mountain in northeast China's Jilin Province over the weekend. The spectacle ...

Lyrid meteor shower illuminates sky over China – timelapse video
The Guardian
Stargazers were treated to a spectacle when the Lyrid meteor shower lit up the night sky over the north-eastern province of Jilin at the weekend.

Posts Tagged taurid meteor spectra
Vox Charta
Here we analyze 33 Taurid meteor spectra captured during the predicted outburst in November 2015 by stations in Slovakia and Chile, including 14 ...

Claim: Operation Gotham Shield 'has nothing nukes and everything to do with meteor strikes'
Intellihub.com
Is the government covering up an impending meteor strike which could occur this week? 
Unkikely!- LMH

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23 April 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 23APR2017

How to see the Lyrid meteor shower in the skies above Devon tonight
Devon Live
Shooting stars are expected to light up the skies over Devon for the annual Lyrid meteor shower tonight. If we're lucky, we might just get to see up to 20 ...

Catch a Glimpse of the Lyrid Meteor Shower from Brampton
inbrampton.com
The Lyrids — a prominent meteor shower that peaks in late April — are currently making their way across the sky, according to a recent Space.com ...

Event 1446-2017
Fireball event
AMS received 6 reports about a fireball seen over IL, WI, IA, MI and OH on Friday, April 21st 2017 around 07:20 UT.

Meteorite hunter finds something big near Coloma
KXTV
Meteorite hunter finds something big near Coloma. On April 22, 2012, a meteor the size of a mini-van blew apart over El Dorado County, it then ...

Ancient 'observatory' may hold secret to 'comet collision' & sudden climate change
RT
Theories for why the climate suddenly changed include a comet, meteor strike or a large volcanic eruption. Published in the Mediterranean ... Graham Hancock BS! Pseudo-science! -LMH

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22 April 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 22APR2017

Watch for the Lyrids Meteor Shower April 22 | News
Solar System Exploration - NASA
Look high in the eastern sky a few hours after midnight both Saturday and Sunday morning and you may see some Lyrid meteors. Look for the three ...

Lights Off, Blankets Out: Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight
NPR
Not all of April's showers are soggy and flower-inducing. Late April is also the season of the Lyrids, the second of the year's established meteor ...

Lyrid meteor shower expected to light up the skies over Cornwall with shooting stars
Cornwall Live
Shooting stars are expected to light up the skies over Cornwall for the annual Lyrid meteor shower. Up to 20 meteors an hour will be visible at the peak ...

The Sky Tonight Update: April 22-23, The Lyrids Meteor Shower
Irene W. Pennington Planetarium - WordPress.com
Lyrids Meteor Shower. The Lyrids is an average shower, usually producing about 20 meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by dust particles left ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for April 22-28, 2017
American Meteor Society
This weekend the waning crescent moon will not interfere with meteor observations as long as you face away from the moon. The slender moon will ...

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21 April 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 21APR2017

Cosmic fireworks: Meteor shower to light up weekend skies
ABS-CBN News
Skywatchers will be rewarded with the Lyrids meteor shower this weekend, according to state weather bureau PAGASA.

A Brief History of the Lyrid Meteor Shower, Which Peaks Tonight
Space.com
On the evening of April 5, 1861, amateur astronomer A.E. Thatcher was scanning the skies above his home in New York when he stumbled across an ...

Meteor showers to be observed tomorrow
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - Starting tomorrow, stargazers can observe meteor showers in the sky, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical ...

Meteor the size of the Rock of Gibraltar misses earth
89.7 KSGN
HomeNewsMeteor the size of the Rock of Gibraltar misses earth. Meteor the size of the Rock of Gibraltar misses earth. source. (source: ...

U7O.ebook-Meteor-Showers-Their-Parent-Comets.pdf
Google Docs
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A bright meteor exploded over Texas
XissUFOtoday
A bright meteor exploded over Texas. 21.04.2017 RassimMeteors. The meteor is seen as a bright flash in the sky near Hawley, TX USA. Recorded ...

Meteorite hunt continues | video, map, survey
Daily Liberal
We want to know if you've seen the meteor, log your sighting at the Daily Liberal website www.dailyliberal.com.au and we'll add it to the map. Also find ...

What is the Lyrid meteor shower? Where, when and how to see shooting stars this weekend
Scottish Daily Record
The Lyrid meteor shower usually produces up to 20 meteors per hour, each travelling ... The Lyrid meteor shower takes place in April every year.

Meteor shower to light up Vietnamese skies this weekend - VnExpress International

Sleeping Bear Dunes spring star party will feature Lyrid meteor shower
MLive.com
EMPIRE, MI - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is kicking off its first spring star party this weekend, with a special guest appearance from the ...

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20 April 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 20APR2017

New study ranks hazardous asteroid effects from least to most destructive
Phys.Org
The trace left in the sky by the meteor that broke up over Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 2013. A new study explored seven effects associated with asteroid ...

Asteroid impact would rupture internal organs finds study
Daily Mail
A meteor streaked across the sky of Russia's Ural Mountains, causing sharp explosions and reportedly injuring around 100 people, including many ...

Dark skies could make for a spectacular Lyrid meteor shower
Astronomy Magazine
The annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks the night of April 21/22. Although the Lyrids don't get as much recognition as many summer and autumn ...

Look to the skies Saturday for Lyrid meteor shower
WRAL.com
The Lyrid meteor shower is underway through April 25, peaking early during the morning of Saturday Apr 22. Partly cloudy skies are expected, but the ...

Fire in the sky: Meteor shower to peak this weekend
Hutchinson News
The Earth is now passing through the debris field left behind by an ancient comet, which creates the spectacle of meteor showers. The Lyrids are a ...

Lyrid meteor shower to hit Qatari skies on Saturday
Qatar Day
The skies of Qatar will be experiencing Lyrid meteor shower on Saturday, that would generate a visual extravaganza of fast-moving shooting stars..

Posts Tagged meteor plasma
Vox Charta
Despite a very long history of meteor science, our understanding of meteor ablation and its shocked plasma physics is still far from satisfactory as we ...

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19 April 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 19APR2017

Kilometre-long asteroid 2014-JO25 - named 'The Rock' - to fly past Earth on Thursday
The Sydney Morning Herald
People look at what scientists believe to be a chunk of the Chelyabinsk meteor, which exploded over Russia in 2013. Photo: AP. Dr Tucker said: "Our ...

NASA's plan for when the next asteroid strikes Earth
Quartz
When a 65-foot-wide meteor exploded in the sky on Feb. 15, 2013 with the power of 20 atomic bombs, Vladimir Petrov was 20 miles directly below it, ...

Lyrid meteor shower 2017 in Australia: Four things to know about the April Lyrids [VIDEO]
International Business Times AU
The Lyrid meteor shower is almost at its peak, which is expected to happen on Saturday, April 22 up to Sunday, April 23. The April Lyrids (LYR, IAU ...

Meteor shower to illuminate Nepal sky in Baisakh
The Kathmandu Post
The Lyrid meteor shower will become active from April 18 and continue till April 25, he said, adding that the activeness would go excessive at 9:45 am ...

Watch Lyrids meteor shower on April 22
Qatar Tribune
Tribune News Network Doha 'LYRIDS meteor', one of the important meteor shows that can be seen from the earth, will be visible over the Doha sky ...

What's the difference between an asteroid, meteoroid, meteor and meteorite?
WRBL
Once a meteoroid enters earth's atmosphere it becomes a meteor. ... Although meteorologists have 'meteor' in the title, their expertise is weather.

Scientists Propose New Theory About the Noises Meteors Make
TrendinTech
They demonstrated how as a meteor travels through the Earth's atmosphere it ionizes the air and splits it into the light, negatively charged electrons ...

Meteor radar observations of vertically propagating low-frequency inertia-gravity waves near the ...
Wiley Online Library
Vertically propagating low-frequency inertia-gravity waves (IGWs) are retrieved from meteor radar winds observed at King Sejong Station (KSS: 62.22.

Observation of Meteor radar neutral winds over 11 stations and comparison with GSWM N Li , J. lei ...
kyoto-u.ac.jp
Observation of Meteor radar neutral winds over 11 stations and comparison with. GSWM. N Li. 1,2. , J. lei. 1. , J. Chen. 2. , Z. Xu. 2. , L. Lin. 2.

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18 April 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 18APR2017

Meteor buzz rocks region
Warwick Daily News
People from all over southern Queensland spotted a large, bright meteor about 6pm and shortly after social media in Killarney on the Southern Downs ...

Scientists discover that the atmosphere of Mars is full of metal
ExtremeTech
The ablation process begins when a meteor hits our atmosphere and continues as the rock burns up. The ions created through the ablation process ...

'Bright light, loud bang was fireball': City astronomer
Toowoomba Chronicle
About 6pm residents all over south-east Queensland reported seeing a very large and bright meteor soaring through the sky before residents in ...

Big bang theories after mysterious noise rocks Lower Clarence
Clarence Valley Daily Examiner
They also say to notice whether it leaves a persistent train - that is, an ionized gas trail that glows for a few seconds after the meteor has passed.

Meteor over Australia
YouTube
Footage Of Massive Meteor Falling To The Earth Australia March 2017 - Duration: 1:30.  911 views · Meteor Impact!

First shooting stars of Lyrid meteor shower seen over Cornwall - here's everything you need to know
Cornwall Live
The Lyrid meteor shower will be able to be seen in the skies above Cornwall this week, here is everything you need to know to make sure you don't ...

Fire in the sky: Meteor shower to peak this weekend
Wichita Eagle
The grounds north of Lake Afton Observatory near Wichita should provide some dark sky in which to view the Lyrids meteor showers this weekend.

Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park announces Star Gazing Parties
Augusta Free Press
The event this Saturday, April 22, will coincide with the Lyrid Meteor Shower. The Star Party on October 21 will look at a variety of celestial features.

Event 1384-2017
Fireball event
Events in 2017 1384-2017 KML. AMS received one report about a fireball seen over England on Sunday, April 16th 2017 around 22:09 UT. D. Sound.

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American Meteor Society
Location. Address, Los Angeles, CA. Latitude, 34° 5' 26.95'' N (34.09082°). Longitude, 118° 20' 38.79'' W (-118.344108°). Elevation, 87.969m ...

cp
American Meteor Society
Double Boom, then this object came LARGE from East to west as I was driving down freeway. I had to lean in to windscreen to see the green fireball ...

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