16 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 16FEB2021

Mineral 'carletonmooreite' named for founder of ASU Center for Meteorite Studies
ASU Now
“It is a rare type of meteorite made up primarily of a white mineral called enstatite but with an interesting batch of very much smaller dark minerals in it,” ...

Ceramic in meteorites upends theory of early solar system
Futurity: Research News
A new analysis of ceramic chips embedded in meteorites suggests the formation of our solar system was not as quiet and orderly as we once thought.

'Glowing like daylight': Meteor lights up Melbourne skies on Sunday night
7NEWS.com.au
As seen in the video above, a meteor flashed across the sky in a stunning burst of light around 10.41pm Sunday night. The meteor coincided with ...

Meteor flashes in the sky above Melbourne
9News
There were also reported sightings of the meteorite across the city, Bentleigh East and Korumburra around 10.40pm. LIVE UPDATES: NSW continues ...

A San Valentino un meteorite
l'Adige - Quotidiano indipendente del Trentino Alto Adige
Il cielo di Melbourne, nella romantica notte di San Valentino, è stato illuminato dalla caduta di un meteorite, che ha solcato il cielo con la sua scia ...

Une météorite a illuminé le ciel à Melbourne (vidéo)
RTL info
La chute d'une météorite a donné aux romantiques de Melbourne un spectacle à contempler le jour de la Saint-Valentin, alors qu'elle illuminait le ciel ...

WATCH: Dazzling fireball streak across Spain's Andalucia at 72000km per hour
Olive Press
The high-speed collision with the atmosphere caused the rock to become incandescent generating a white-hot meteorite that began at an altitude of ...

VIDEO: Peneliti: Air Rendaman Meteorit Berbahaya
CNN Indonesia
Peneliti ITERA menyebut temuan ini sebagai penguat jika dentuman di Lampung beberapa waktu lalu juga berasal dari aktivitas meteor sama seperti ...

Meteorite sovrasta il cielo, abitanti in visibilio: ecco cosa è successo a Melbourne, tutti i dettagli
Centro Meteo Italiano
Una forte luce simile a un fulmine appare a Melbourne, in Australia: la testimonianza di un ragazzo permette di scoprire che era un meteorite!

"Boule de feu" dans le ciel de l'Yonne ce dimanche : ce que l'on sait
L'Yonne Républicaine
... satellite qui entre dans l'atmosphère. Ce qui expliquerait la trainée un peu rouge orangée qui se consume. Sinon, il pourrait s'agir d'une météorite.".

China Moon Rover Finds 'Milestone' Rock on Far Side Believed to be From Meteor Impacts!
Tech Times
The rock was believed to be a contribution of multiple meteor impacts upon the surface, forming a new object that researchers consider unusual.

China's rover discovers elongated 'milestone' rock sticking out on the far side of the moon that may ...
Daily Mail
... the surface that experts say is 'unusual'; It is an elongated, sharp rock sticking out from the surface on the far side that formed from meteor impacts.

Mount Burnett Observatory on Twitter: "Did you see the meteor explode in our southern sky last ...
twitter.com
A meteor like this, that breaks up into multiple pieces, is called a bolide. It is caused when a chunk of space rock hits our atmosphere at between 10 ...

Dinosaurs were killed off by a COMET that 'pinballed' off Jupiter 66million years ago, scietnists claim
The Sun
What's the difference between an asteroid, meteor and comet? · Asteroid: An asteroid is a small rocky body that orbits the Sun. · Meteoroid: When two ...

This is how the meteorite that destroyed the dinosaurs was created
The Press Stories
The impact of the Cyclone meteorite changed the history of the Earth forever 66 million years ago, causing the extinction of 75% of the species, ...

Geminid Meteor Shower, Lowell Observatory at Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff AZ, Science
Flagstaff 365
Family-friendly activities designed to teach visitors about the cause of meteor showers at 6 and 8 p.m. Learn about the source of the Geminid Meteor ...

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15 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 15FEB2021

Meteor flashes in the sky above Melbourne
9News
"It was really bright," Mr Braga told 3AW's Neil Mitchell. RMIT physicist and senior lecturer Dr Gail Iles said the meteor would have been travelling at "a ...

Meteor in Melbourne: Marble-sized object lights up Victorian sky
Herald Sun
Meteor in Melbourne: Marble-sized object lights up Victorian sky. Incredible footage has captured the moment an impressive meteor lit up the skies ...

Spectacular bright green meteor fireball explodes over Melbourne, Australia on Valentine's Day in ...
Strange Sounds
Spectacular bright green meteor fireball disintegrates across southeast Australia from Tasmania to NSW and SA before exploding over Melbourne, ...

'Once in a lifetime': Exploding meteor lights up Melbourne sky
Yahoo News Australia
Meteors differ from meteorites as they burn completely due to friction with air before they reach Earth, Australian Museum explains. The Astronomical ...

Andrew B. Watkins on Twitter: "Lots of reports of a large meteor over Melbourne tonight around ...
twitter.com
Last night's meteor shower https://www.facebook.com/groups/AustralianMeteorReports/permalink/1625394170997888/ …

'Like fireworks': Meteor explodes over Victoria on Valentine's Day
The New Daily
Victorians have been treated to a celestial surprise as they celebrated Valentine's Day in lockdown on Sunday night, with a brilliant flash as a meteor ...

Meteor Explodes Over Melbourne's Sky - 14/02/2021
Reddit
I recorded this meteor exploding over Melbourne's sky just an hour ago. It was pretty bright, I just wish I had a more decent camera hahah …

Une météorite dans le ciel de l'Yonne, ou quelque chose de bien plus banal ?
France 3 Régions
Une météorite, ou tout autre chose ? Un habitant de Saint-Julien-du Sault nous a fait parvenir une vidéo capturée ce dimanche matin vers 7h30 depuis ...

Meteorite attraversa i cieli della Spagna, tantissime le segnalazioni. Il video della palla di fuoco che ...
Centro Meteo Italiano
Riuscire ad osservare un meteorite non è semplice: queste vere e proprie palle di fuoco, infatti, spesso attraversano il cielo per poi sparire entro pochi ...

Meteor spotted over Belgium
RTL Today
For reference, such objects are called meteor if they completely vaporise upon entry in the atmosphere. If some residues make it to the ground, it is ...

Aujourd'hui RDL – Rare View: Meteorite found on Belgium
DVDactu
L'Institut royal de Belgique pour l'aéronautique spatiale a confirmé qu'il s'agissait d'une météorite qui s'était évaporée lors de son entrée dans ...

China Discovers “Unusual” Shard on Far Side Of The Moon
Futurism
Rock On. A Chinese rover has discovered an unusually-shaped rock, suspected to be a piece of a meteor, wedged into the surface of the Moon.

Apophis' massive asteroid will fly over Earth next month
BollyInside
Scientists believe Apophis is about ten times the size of the meteor that exploded in the Russian atmosphere in 2013. This Russian meteorite ...

Asteroid Day Returns To Celebrate 25 Years Of Dedicated Asteroid Missions
StreetInsider.com
The Chelyabinsk meteor, which shook the skies over Russia on 15 February 2013, was a startling wake up call that asteroids will occasionally hit ...

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14 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 14FEB2021

UAE's Mars mission has Telangana connect
Telangana Today
He also contributed to the building of a second UAE meteor monitoring network. He was full of praise for the UAE leadership for their support to merit, ...

SPECULAR ECHOES FROM DENSE METEOR TRAILS - Canadian Science Publishing
Canadian Science Publishing
... the Gaussian. The echo intensity for specular backscattering from meteor trails of arbitrary density is thus obtained, including its variation with time.

Что нового стало известно о Челябинском метеорите: рассказы очевидцев
Командир
О падении 15 февраля 2013 года под Челябинском суперболида написано уже немало статей и все про него всё, казалось бы, знают. Однако ...

Un météore a traversé le ciel belge ce matin (vidéo)
lalibre.be
"Je pense avoir aperçu une météorite ce matin, est-ce possible ? C'était impressionnant, ça été tellement vite! Une boule de feu qui tombe du ciel", ...

À la rencontre des chasseurs de météorites
LCI
Si les météorites ont le bon goût de finir leur course sur terre, une armée de passionnés est prête à sillonner la planète pour y mettre la main.

Massive Apophis asteroid will flyby the earth next month
SlashGear
Scientists believe Apophis is about ten times the size of the meteor that exploded in Russia's atmosphere in 2013. That Russian meteorite exploded ...

News from the meteor library: Radar and Optical Simultaneous Observations of Faint Meteors ...
Meteor News
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Relationship between Radar Cross Section and Optical Magnitude ...

25 things we've learned about the moon since 1969
McDowell News
While meteorites have also hit Earth, the planet's atmosphere helps protect it from impact, and geologic activity such as weather and volcanoes erode ...

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13 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 13FEB2021

Fireball across Dover Strait, 12 FEB 2021 at 5:10 AM | Meteor News
Meteor News
At 5:10 AM on 12 February 2021 several meteor detection cameras were triggered, recording a bright fireball meteor across the Strait of Dover.

Meteor hits above northern England leaving witnesses stunned by sheer size of the fireball
Daily Express
Video footage shows the huge meteor as it entered the skies over northern England, with the stunning phenomenon caught on a security camera.

A spectacular meteor seen early this morning in Belgium: "A fireball falling from the sky" (video ...
Archyde
“I think I saw a meteorite this morning, is it possible? It was impressive, it was so fast! A fireball falling from the sky”, Isabelle testified. “This morning ...

Un spectaculaire météore aperçu tôt ce matin en Belgique: "Une boule de feu qui tombe du ciel ...
RTL info
"Je pense avoir aperçu une météorite ce matin, est ce possible? C'était impressionnant, ça été tellement vite! Une boule de feu qui tombe du ciel", ...

Apophis, the most intimidating asteroid around, is coming in for a visit
CNET
For some context, Apophis could be about 10 times the size of the meteor that exploded in the atmosphere over Russia in 2013, sending out shock ...

Trajectory and orbit of the unique carbonaceous meteorite Flensburg | Cosmochemistry Papers
Cosmochemistry Papers
5American Meteor Society LTD, 54 Westview Crescent, Geneseo, New York, 14454 USA 6German Fireball Network, Lilienstraße 3, D‐86156 ...

Meteor hits above northern England leaving witnesses stunned by sheer size of the fireball
Daily Express
A HUGE fireball which was seen over the UK has been described as the most spectacular bolide some had ever seen as the space rock pierced the ...

Meteor
bmwtuners.nl
Meteor. Incredible footage of a fiery meteor streaking across the night sky last week has gone viral online. Captured from a research boat off the coast ...

Corrections and clarifications
The Guardian
Nasa expeditions to Mars have measured samples of its atmosphere to prove that meteorites found on Earth are Martian, but they have not brought ...

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12 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 12FEB2021

Ceramic chips inside meteorites hint at wild days of the early solar system
Phys.Org
Anew analysis of ceramic chips embedded in meteorites suggests the formation of our solar system was not as quiet and orderly as we once thought.

Physics Of Meteor Flight In The Atmosphere
hylesanderson.edu
Thank you very much for downloading Physics of Meteor Flight in the Atmosphere. Maybe you have knowledge that, people have search numerous ...

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11 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11FEB2021

UA professor featured in documentary film
Akron Leader Publications
“In the movie, I am interviewed at a meteor impact crater site in India. ... In a beautiful analogy, meteorites may have delivered the molecular ...

Fireball Over Florida Last Night - Lido l'Approdo Fiumicello
Lido l'Approdo Fiumicello
The Northern Taurid meteor shower, which is known for brighter-than-usual meteors called fireballs, was expected to peak on Monday night into the ...

Justin McKee on Twitter: "Possible fireball/meteor sighting in Moneta, VA around 6:30 p.m. This ...
twitter.com
Possible fireball/meteor sighting in Moneta, VA around 6:30 p.m. This photo came in from Greg Fenning. Anyone else see it?

Ceramic chips inside meteorites hint at wild days of the early solar system
UChicago News
An example of a meteorite studded with chips of rock from earlier ages. Courtesy Hu et al. For decades, scientists have analyzed meteorites to try to ...

Une météorite trouvée en Indonésie a servi d'élixir miraculeux
NetCost & Security
La première météorite de 2021 est tombée en Indonésie et est devenue virale sur les réseaux sociaux après avoir été servie de «thé médicinal» aux ...

5 event ski menarik bisa disaksikan mulai Februari 2021 Indonesia
Portal Teater
Hujan meteor alpha sentrifugal akan aktif mulai 28 Januari hingga 21 Februari, dengan puncak hujan meteor terjadi pada 8 Februari. Pengunjung dapat ...

김해 홈타이(Talk:Za32) | Výsledky vyhledávání | IMO - International Meteor Organization
International Meteor Organization
... hemisphere where the radiant is high in the sky at dawn. Activity… Peak Night: Apr 22 2021. The moon will be 68% of full. Meteor Shower Calendar.

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10 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 10FEB2021



Habitable worlds: New evidence for methane as an extraterrestrial sign of life
Dailyuw
Volcanism, deep sea hydrothermal vents, and meteor impacts can all generate methane as well. Wogan set out to determine whether volcanic gas ...

Zoom sur la Grande procession de météores du 9 février 1913
Futura-Sciences
Plus récemment, le 15 février 2013, c'est une météorite de 12.000 tonnes qui se désintégra dans le ciel de l'Oural, au-dessus de la ville de ...

Meteoroid-stream complex originating from comet 2P/Encke - NASA/ADS
NASA/ADS
Abstract · comets: individual: 2P/Encke; · meteorites; · meteors; · meteoroids.

Photos : American Meteor Society
Photos : American Meteor Society
Perseid Aug 12 2020. I am using an ZWO ASI224MC with 10sec Exposure. Top = North, Right = East. 

امتلك قطعة من الفضاء: مزاد فلكي يضم صخور القمر وقطعا من المريخ مقابل مبالغ طائلة!
روسيا اليوم
Own a piece of SPACE: Meteorite with seven-billion-year-old stardust is set to go on sale for $50,000 https://t.co/BhgCf8B2TP. — Daily Mail Online ...

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09 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 09FEB2021

International study shows asteroids as past, possible future water source
Florida State News
“Meteorite researchers were aware of the role of water/ice on certain asteroids in the early solar system four-and-a-half billion years ago,” Humayun said.

Outer space is a treasure chest of gemstones
Astronomy Magazine
For example, ureilite meteorites — a type of meteorite with a high percentage of carbon, named for Novy Urey, a village hit by a meteor in 1886 — ...

Outer space is a treasure chest of gemstones
Astronomy Magazine
... meteorites — a type of meteorite with a high percentage of carbon, named for Novy Urey, a village hit by a meteor in 1886 — contain diamonds.

The Unique Flensburg Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorite
Planetary News
Flensburg meteorite with black fusion crust. Credit: A. Bischoff and M. Patzek, University of Münster. The Flensburg meteorite fell to Earth on September ...

Detected event - Swedish Allsky Meteor Network
uu.se
Swedish Allsky Meteor Network. This is an automatically generated page. For more information see the Wiki pages describing the network.

Sky Watching Highlights for February 2021
NASA Blogs
all sky camera · allsky camera · All Sky Fireball Network · all sky meteor camera · asteroid · astronomy · Automated Lunar and Meteor Observatory ...

How to see the Alpha Centaurids, the meteor shower of February step by step
Explica
February is far from being the most spectacular month to observe the night sky; however, on the nights of the 8th and 9th, the Alpha Centaurid Meteor ...

Fun new paper on finding meteorites with drones
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/maps.13593

Asteroid to come closer to Earth than the Moon this week, NASA shows
Daily Express
The meteor explosion was so powerful that it caused damage to more than 7,000 buildings and injured more than 1,400 people.

Brunei's PABD still investigating meteor sighting
The Star Online
PABD said: “The fireball brightness is difficult to estimate due to bright sunlight, but usually ranges from magnitude -5 (equivalent to the planet Venus) ...

PABD still investigating meteor sighting
Borneo Bulletin Online
Aziz Idris. The Astronomical Society of Brunei Darussalam (PABD), with the help of eyewitnesses, is still investigating mysterious sightings of a fireball ...

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08 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 08FEB2021

Need some space? You can now buy 7 billion-year-old stardust and pieces of the moon and Mars
CBS News
"Unlike 99% of all other meteorites, this meteorite did not tumble or invert as it plunged to Earth but maintained a stable orientation throughout its descent ...

Meteorite-crazy celebs morph into rock collectors
New York Post
Elon Musk thinks meteorites are out of this world. So do director Steven Spielberg, actor Nicolas Cage and cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who — like the SpaceX ...

…जब आसमान से बरसी चमकीली आफत, 'दो टन वजनी' उल्का पिंड ...
TV9 Hindi
हालांकि, जब भी कोई उल्का पिंड (Meteorite) पृथ्वी से टकराता है, तो ये इसके वातावरण में ..

Meteor Size and Time of Arrival Calculation – National Radio Astronomy Observatory
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
How far away is the meteor if use 240,000 miles as distance from earth to moon. I calculated 960 miles??? Also if an 8 mile diameter meteor is traveling ...

A meteor penetrates the atmosphere at a speed of 57 thousand kilometers | Saudi 24 News
Saudi 24 News
The meteor swept across the skies of Belgium on January 22, and meteor surveillance cameras captured the amazing moment, as the footage showed a ...

PABD still investigating meteor sighting
Borneo Bulletin Online
PABD still investigating meteor sighting. February 8, 2021. Aziz Idris. The Astronomical Society of Brunei Darussalam (PABD), with the ...

Fireball Over Florida Last Night 
Fake Id Shop
The best meteor showers occur when the Moon is absent or mostly absent. 1, a daytime meteorite passed over the Florida Keys – and was picked up on ...

The ESA S2P-NEO Coordination Centre has released the February newsletter summarising the most relevant data and events on asteroids and comets approaching the orbit of the Earth.
You can download it from http://neo.ssa.esa.int/.

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07 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 07FEB2021

Profession: chasseurs de météorites
Slate.fr
Chaque année, environ 1.500 météorites s'écrasent sur Terre, attisant la curiosité des chasseurs de petits trésors spatiaux. En France, ils sont moins ...

Figure 2. Meteor Crater, Arizona, also called Barringer Meteorite Crater,... | Oxford Research ...
Oxford Research Encyclopedias
The rectangular shape reflects preexisting faulting (Poelchau, Kenkmann, & Kring, 2009). Around 30 tons of meteorites weighing ~50 g to 639 kg were ...

Besoin d'espace? Vous pouvez maintenant acheter de la poussière d'étoiles et des morceaux de ...
L'Observatoire du Qatar
“Le poids de chaque météorite connue est inférieur à la production mondiale annuelle d'or, et cette vente fournit des exemples étonnants pour chaque ...

Les météorites, la nouvelle lubie des ultra-riches
Le Point
Quel est le point commun entre Elon Musk, Nicolas Cage ou Steven Spielberg ? Ils sont tous les trois, comme d'autres, férus de météorites, révèle The ...

Rare meteorites from the moon, Mars and more to go under the hammer
CNN
Meteorites are small natural objects from space that survive their passage through Earth's atmosphere and land on the surface -- and while some of ...

Jordan- a meteor that penetrates the Earth's atmosphere at an amazing speed | Saudi 24 News
Saudi 24 News
The meteor swept across the skies of Belgium on January 22, and the meteorite surveillance cameras captured the amazing moment, as the footage ...

Fireball appears in the skies of Derbyshire
Staffordshire Live
Mr Rogers said at the time it looked like a meteor - a space rock that enters the earth's atmosphere. Now it appears a very similar thing has happened ...

Zvezdani šoping: Poznate ličnosti vinule cene meteorita u orbitu
B92
Aukcija Deep Impact uključuje i meteorite koji sadrže dragulje kao i druge koji su tokom ulaska u atmosferu brzinom od 160.000 milja na čas porpimili ...
Zvezdani šoping: Poznate ličnosti vinule cene meteorita u orbitu B92 Aukcija Deep Impact uključuje i meteorite koji sadrže dragulje kao i druge koji su tokom ulaska u atmosferu brzinom od 160.000 milja na čas porpimili ...

Scientists Discover That A Meteorite Fallen In Sudan Was Part Of A Gigantic Unknown Asteroid
Phil Sports News
Specifically, researchers have found an “intriguing radio signal” coming from Alpha Centauri, the closest solar system, just 4.2 light-years from the Sun.
https://philsportsnews.com/scientists-discover-that-a-meteorite-fallen-in-sudan-was-part-of-a-gigantic-unknown-asteroid/

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06 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06FEB2021

Eksplozja "skały kosmicznej" nad Półwyspem Iberyjskim. "Zadrżały szyby w oknach"
Onet
1:10 w poniedziałek, a prawdopodobny meteoryt rozbił się na wiele ... fenomenem nad iberyjskim niebem była listopadowa eksplozja meteorytu, który

Fireball appears in the skies of Derbyshire
Staffordshire Live
Mr Rogers said at the time it looked like a meteor - a space rock that enters the earth's atmosphere. Now it appears a very similar thing has happened ...

Селяне уверовали в силу радиоактивного метеорита и помылись водой из-под него
Lenta
Обсудить. Ссылки по теме. Meteorite or 'magical' healing stone? Indonesian social media lights up again over another alien rock landing. AsiaOne.

Difference - Comets? Asteroids? Meteoroids? Meteor? Meteorites?
Planets Education
Meteoroids – Meteoroids are debris of asteroids or comets that directly orbit the sun. There are millions of asteroids and comets in our solar system.

What's the difference between asteroids and comets?
EarthSky
The cometary debris enters our atmosphere, and that's why we experience meteor showers. For example, the Orionids and Eta Aquariids are both ...

Meteor‐ablated Aluminum in the Mesosphere‐Lower Thermosphere - Plane - - Journal of ...
AGU Publications - Wiley
Abstract The first global atmospheric model (WACCM‐Al) of meteor‐ablated aluminum was constructed from three components: the Whole ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for February 6-12, 2021
American Meteor Society
The estimated total hourly meteor rates for evening observers this week is near 3 as seen from mid-northern latitudes and 4 as seen from tropical

The ESA S2P-NEO Coordination Centre has released the February newsletter summarising the most relevant data and events on asteroids and comets approaching the orbit of the Earth.
To subscribe to the service, please fill in the form on page http://neo.ssa.esa.int/subscribe-to-services.

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05 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 05FEB2021

Fireball seen over Illinois last evening... - NASA Meteor Watch | Facebook
Facebook
But an analysis of the visual records using the camera azimuths to constrain the solution shows that the meteor appeared 48 miles above Lodge .

Dramatic video shows fireball falling from sky in Derbyshire
Derbyshire Live
Mrs Magowan, 56, who works in volunteer recruitment, said she believed it to be a meteor too. She said: "Having a keen interest in wildlife, I often look at ...

Meteor burns in the sky at the dramatic moment captured by CCTV - London News Time
London News Time
Mrs. Magowan, 56, who is involved in volunteer recruitment, said that the burning object is meteor.. She states: “I have a keen interest in wildlife, so I take ...

Forecasting meteor showers: A review - NASA/ADS
NASA/ADS
Meteor showers forecasts have reached an unprecedented time accuracy through the modelling of meteoroid streams. However, the accuracy of ...

Asteroid news: Largest asteroid to fly by this year travelling 100 times faster than sound
MSN UK
READ MORE: Meteor explosion over Bali causes minor earthquake. schematic: asteroid © NASA asteroid. "Specifically, all asteroids with a minimum ...

Meteor enters Earth's atmosphere at a staggering 57000 kilometres per hour - video
Daily Express
A METEOR which hit the planet's atmosphere at 57,000 kilometres an hour over Belgium was caught on camera as it shot through the night's sky

Asteroid twice as big as Stature of Liberty and 'potentially hazardous' heading near Earth
Daily Express
NASA said: “Occasionally, asteroids' orbital paths are influenced by the gravitational tug of planets, which cause their paths to alter. DON'T MISS Meteor ...

Great ball of fire behind mysterious blast
The Star Online
This was confirmed by the International Meteor Organisation (IMO) in a report released on its website under event code 632-2021. National Planetarium ...

Fireball Meteor Last Night - Seprio Caravan
Seprio Caravan
The meteor was “the brightest and most amazing fireball I've ever seen, in person or in any videos,” wrote Chase K. It was seen by many… here is the ...

What Dust From Space Tells Us About Ourselves
Quanta Magazine
Sketches help geologists interpret rocks and meteorites. Genge's notebook includes a slice of metamorphic rock (top) and a Pahoehoe — a lava flow ...

Forte boato avvertito nel centro Italia, numerose le segnalazioni dei cittadini: possibile meteorite ...
Centro Meteo Italiano
Forte boato avvertito nel centro Italia, numerose le segnalazioni dei cittadini: possibile meteorite nella provincia di Lucca, ecco quanto accaduto.

La sonde Messenger a observé l'impact d'un météoroïde sur Mercure
Futura-Sciences
Jusqu'à présent donc, on n'avait observé de chutes de météorites que sur la Terre et ... Voici le plus gros morceau (100 gr) de la météorite NWA 7325.

Meteor‐ablated Aluminum in the Mesosphere‐Lower Thermosphere - Plane - - Journal of ...
AGU Publications - Wiley
Abstract The first global atmospheric model (WACCM‐Al) of meteor‐ablated aluminum was constructed from three components: the Whole ...

How to hunt for meteorites
EarthSky
Its fiery entrance leaves a fusion crust on the surface of the meteorite. For this reason, meteorites tend to be darker than regular rocks on Earth, and they' ...

APOD: A Colorful Quadrantid Meteor (2021 Feb 02) - Page 2 - Starship Asterisk*
Starship Asterisk - APOD
Re: APOD: A Colorful Quadrantid Meteor (2021 Feb 02). Post by Chris Peterson » Thu Feb 04, 2021 2:44 pm.

Stephen F. Berr, science teacher and planetarium director, dies at 84
The Philadelphia Inquirer
In a 1988 interview with The Inquirer, Mr. Berr explained the appeal of observing meteor showers in his usual poetic manner. Inquirer Morning ...

Spazio: un meteorite è precipitato su Mercurio
Scienzenotizie.it
... grazie ai dati della missione Messenger della NASA, il primo impatto di un meteorite sulla superficie di un altro pianeta: Mercurio. Lanciata nel 2004 .

Deep Impact: Martian, Lunar and Other Rare Meteorites
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04 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 04FEB2021

MESSENGER saw a meteoroid strike Mercury
Phys.Org
Telescopes have captured meteoroids hitting the Moon and several spacecraft imaged Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 smacking into Jupiter in 1994....

Extension of the plasma radiation database PARADE for the analysis of meteor spectra - karmaka.de
karmaka.de
This article presents the extensions implemented for the simulation of meteor entries with the additional atomic species Na, K, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ca, Ni, ...

An innovative and non-destructive strategy to analyse material from Mars
Newswise
To date, Martian meteorites have been the only Martian samples available for developing different analysis methods. In a recent study, the group has ...

Can an EMP be caused by a meteor? - Physics Stack Exchange
Physics Stack Exchange
I found these very helpful lines on this site: "The fireball and the blast wave are caused by the meteorite's kinetic energy being converted to heat.

Valles Caldera National Preserve Receives International Dark Sky Park Certification
Los Alamos Reporter
... wonders of the night sky, where it is possible to see the Milky Way, meteor showers, planets, and star constellations, unobstructed by light pollution.

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03 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 03FEB2021

Insights into the Acquisition of Life-Essential Elements on Rocky Bodies
Planetary News
The study found that carbonaceous iron meteorites had distinct isotopic ... Combining these results with the timescales of iron meteorite parent body ...

VIDEO] That Mysterious Loud Boom And Tremors Felt In Sabah Was Actually Caused By A Type ...
Rojak Daily
What's a bolide? PIC: American Meteor Society. What's a bolide? The bolide had caused quite a stir among locals especially those in the west coast ..

Meteor shoots across Malaysian sky (Videos)
Yahoo News Malaysia
“Witnesses say the meteor created loud noises and smoke,” a member from the society said. Eyewitness Amz Awie from Labuan told reporters on ...

Meteoric success
UC Santa Cruz
Planetary scientist Myriam Telus, a NASA Planetary Science Early Career Award winner, reflects on her journey to UC Santa Cruz to study meteorites: ..

MESSENGER Saw a Meteoroid Strike Mercury
Universe Today
Telescopes have captured meteoroids hitting the Moon and several spacecraft imaged Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 smacking into Jupiter in 1994.

Strange sighting over the skies of North Bay
BayToday
Bedford did send the photo to local longtime meteorite collector Craig Moody who believes the sighting is just a jet trail. However, Bedford, who works ...

The Effect of Foggy Nights on the UAE Meteor Monitoring Network in January 2021 - SAASST
SAASST
The UAE Meteor Monitoring Network started the year 2021 with a low-to-moderate detection number compared to the previous two years. The Sharjah ...

Asteroid bigger than a kilometre and 'potentially hazardous' set to pass Earth, says NASA
Daily Express
Meteor booms over Wales and leaves witnesses startled ... NASA said: “An individual's chance of being killed by a meteorite is small, ..

Asteroid 2020 SO: Watch live as space object comes 'very close' to Earth
Daily Express
Meteor explosion over Bali causes minor earthquake; Asteroid bigger than two Boeing 747s to pass. "As we know, it is the booster of the Surveyor 2 ...

Teacher says NASA left red-faced after asking about 'meteorite' at school
Mirror.co.uk
Journalism students at the school in Queensland, Australia had been assigned a project to create a report on an apparent landing by a meteorite in ...

Pictures of “a meteor in a schoolyard” .. Even “NASA” fell into a trap
Prudent Press Agency
Pictures on social media showed that the meteor moved several meters into the schoolyard, spewing smoke, leaving a horizontal crater. The strange ...

La NASA ha chiesto un'indagine su una “meteora” scoperta nello stadio della scuola australiana ...
Generazione Scuola
I social media sono alimentati da speculazioni selvagge su un meteorite che presumibilmente ha colpito un cortile della scuola nell'estremo nord del ...

La NASA appelée à enquêter sur une « météorite » découverte dans la cour d'une école ...
News 24
Les médias sociaux étaient en feu avec des spéculations sauvages sur une météorite tombée qui aurait atterri dans la cour de récréation d'une école ...

A Colorful Quadrantid Meteor
Space Launch Schedule
Pictured is a Quadrantids meteor captured by camera over Missouri, USA, early this month that was not only impressively bright, but colorful.

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02 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 02FEB2021

Meteor shoots across Malaysian sky (Videos)
Yahoo Singapore News
“Witnesses say the meteor created loud noises and smoke,” a member from the society said. Eyewitness Amz Awie from Labuan told reporters on ...

Meteor over Alishan Taiwan
Focus Taiwan News Channel
A meteor blazes across a starry sky over Niupuzai Grassland, which is part of the Alishan National Scenic Area in central Taiwan, early Monday.

Forte boato nei cieli bresciani: lavori in corso o colpa del meteorite?
Bsnews.it
Alcune fonti online segnalano – in maniera molto dettagliata – il passaggio di un meteorite poi esploso proprio intorno alle 23, nei cieli del Nord Ovest.

Caught on Camera: Fireball flies across Kansas sky
KWCH
ANDALE, Kan. (KWCH) - There were several reports Sunday night and early Monday morning of a fireball lighting up the sky, including right here in ...

Sonic boom or meteorite behind loud explosion?
The Star Online
The PABD website also uploaded witness accounts which can be read at https://bruneiastronomy.org/web/2021/01/exploded-fireball-thrills-brunei/#more ...

Mystery blast: Signs point to sonic boom or meteorite
The Star Online
... Lawas (Sarawak), and parts close to these areas on Sunday (Jan 31) could have been a sonic boom or a meteorite which exploded in mid-air.

Meteor in Kerala sparks fear, netizens suspect alien visit
IBTimes India
Several netizens claimed that the meteor that appeared in the skies of Kerala could actually be an alien UFO. Scroll down to know more. By Nirmal ...

Meteor Fireball Reports
pamiatkipomorskie.pl
The American Meteor Society, a nonprofit group, said it received more than 200 reports of a bright fireball over eastern Ohio. The American Meteor ...

2021 January 31 - Asteroids in the Distance - APOD
Astronomy Picture of the Day - NASA
Larger bits appear initially as a bright meteor. Baseball-sized rocks and ice-balls streak through our atmosphere daily, most evaporating quickly to ...

NASA asks Queensland school for explanation after 'meteorite' falls on grounds
7NEWS.com.au
Images of the so-called meteorite went like a rocket across on social media.  Australia Crash Investigation Unit sparked ..... FAKED Meteorite Event

Domanitch & Bursa | Center for Meteorite Studies
Center for Meteorite Studies - Arizona State University
How do we know that Bursa is a distinct meteorite, and not a piece of Domanitch? Both the Domanitch and Bursa meteorites were witnessed falls, ...

Find Out If You Live Near a Crater Impact Site With This Website
Interesting Engineering
Ever wondered if you live above a huge meteorite impact crater? ... Sizeable chunks of rock from meteorites, asteroids, and comets smashed into Earth ...

2021 February 2 - A Colorful Quadrantid Meteor - APOD
Astronomy Picture of the Day - NASA
Explanation: Meteors can be colorful. While the human eye usually cannot discern many colors, cameras often can. Pictured is a Quadrantids meteor .

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01 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 01FEB2021

Spettacolare evento nel cielo di Świebodzin in Polonia: una meteora ha solcato il cielo, VIDEO
Centro Meteo Italiano
Ecco le immagini spettacolari del meteorite che ha solcato il cielo della città polacca di Świebodzin. Spettacolare evento nel cielo di Świebodzin in ...

Najkurióznejšie miesta planéty: Ich tajomstvá sú neodhalené
Pluska.sk
Niektorí hovoria o gigantickom meteorite, ktorý ju vytvoril, iní o prirodzených nánosoch kovov, ale sú aj teórie o mimozemskom vysielači. Dokonca sa ...

Tremors follow 'thundering' sound
Borneo Bulletin Online
“I believe I saw a meteor on our approach to land at Anduki Airfield at around 11am, but I did not hear any explosion due to the noise from the helicopter...

'explosion' this morning around 11am was in fact a daytime meteor : Brunei
Reddit
It is confirm a Meteor. More posts from the Brunei community.

Fast-moving meteors on show until February 21
Otago Daily Times
This particular meteor shower is called the Alpha Centaurids. It is active from January 29 to February 21, with the peak occurring, as noted previously, ...

55 km/sec by Arati Kadav: An unlikely crisis drama that looks beyond the afflicted and the affluent
The Indian Express
It is not a virus but a meteor coming towards the earth for 25 days which withholds the possibility of a complete collapse. Its effects are cataclysmic: the ...

Study Reveals MESSENGER Watched a Meteoroid Strike Mercury
Space Ref
Artist's illustration depicting how MESSENGER observed the first meteoroid impact on another planet's surface. Particles (neutral atoms) ejected by the ...

Breakdown: Why meteors aren't typically dangerous for Earth
WMC
If it does make it's way to the Earth's surface, the rock is called a meteorite. ... However, there are very few reports of these meteorites causing any ...

Support our journalism in Central Illinois. Here's how.
Bloomington Pantagraph
On September 29, 1938, a meteorite landed in Benld, marking only the third ... The meteorite was also one of the few known meteorites to strike a ...

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31 January 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 31JAN2021

Oldest Carbonates in the Solar System – Heidelberg Ion Probe Used to Date Flensburg Meteorite
SciTechDaily
Flensburg meteorite with black fusion crust: Parts of the fusion crust were lost during the flight through the atmosphere. The small fragment, weighing ...

2021 stargazing in Maryland: What to look for in the sky each month
Frederick News Post
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower will peak on the night between May 5 and 6, when up to 50 meteors per hour could streak across the night sky. The best ...

Videos : American Meteor Society
Videos : American Meteor Society
This video has been uploaded on the American Meteor Society Website. AMS Event: 589-2021, Report (589j-2021) -Tauche DE. Uploaded by.

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30 January 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 30JAN2021

WATCH: Blazing Asteroid Streaks Through The Sky Over Granada at 83000 kilometres Per Hour
Euro Weekly News
The event was recorded in the framework of the SMART project from the meteor-observing stations located at La Hita (Toledo), Calar Alto (Almeria), ...

Fireball over the south of Spain on January 29 | Meteor News
Meteor News
SMART is being conducted from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC) by the Southwestern Europe Meteor Network (SWEMN).

Meteor fireball filmed by dash cam over Zagreb, Croatia -- Fire in the Sky -- Sott.net
SOTT
It seems that the meteor (or meteoroid) did not hit the ground, which would allow it to be called a meteorite and probably evaporated in the atmosphere, ...

The Stone That Meteor Suspected In Lampung Until It Is Believed To Be Nutritious Citizens Are ...
VOI.id
The research team will confirm the truth of the fallen meteorite in the village of Astomulyo, Central Lampung.

Meteorite crashes on house in Indonesia in video - Strange Sounds
Strange Sounds
A meteorite destroyed a roof before crashing in a village in Central Lampung, Indonesia on January 28, 2021. Pretty nice 2.2kg space rock!

Biochemistry Among the Stars
Physics
Amino acids found in meteorites are also predominantly left-handed. These imbalances might be linked by a common cause, but we don't yet know ...

Pièces de la pierre de l'espace d'automne retrouvées
NetCost & Security
De plus, ces copeaux n'appartiennent pas au cœur de la météorite mais ... 10% de nickel, ce qui est très caractéristique des météorites ferreuses.

One Punch Man: Disaster Threat Levels, Explained
CBR
In a world as densely packed with villains and heroes as this one, not every threat can be a meteor that might destroy all of mankind. Each threat is ...

Meteor Crater – Greg Disch Photography
Greg Disch Photography
The meteorite weighed 300,000 tons and traveled at a speed of 26,000 miles per hour. Most of the meteorite was melted by the force of the impact, and ...

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29 January 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 29JAN2021

What did the solar system look like before all the planets migrated?
Phys.Org
First, that almost all the meteorites that have fallen to Earth originated from the ... of several samples of basaltic achondrites, a type of stony meteorite.

There's A Huge Asteroid That Plans To Hurtle Towards Planet Earth At Ridiculous Speeds
KIIS1065
The biggest asteroid recorded to hit earth in contemporary times was the Chelyabinsk meteor in 2013 and caused $30 million damage in Russia ...

Les météorites ont peut-être amené de l'eau sur Terre dans un passé récent
2051.fr
Par Karina Shah. météorite. Les météorites auraient pu transporter de l'eau sur Terre plus tard que prévu. Alexander Kovalev / Alamy. Certaines ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for 30 January-05 February 2021
Meteor News
February offers the meteor observer in the northern hemisphere a couple of weak showers plus falling sporadic rates. This may not seem too exiting ...

Perseids Meteor Shower - JournalsOfIndia
JournalsOfIndia
Meteoroids are objects in space that range in size from dust grains to small asteroids. Most are pieces of other, larger bodies that have been broken or ...

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28 January 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 28JAN2021

A meteor spotted in the sky above Verona: the video | Italy24 News English
Italy24 News English
Meteor on the sky of Verona. A meteora on the sky of Verona. The fragment of the celestial body was noticed yesterday evening shortly after 8 pm in ...

What Did The Solar System Look Like Before All The Planets Migrated?
Universe Today
First, that almost all the meteorites that have fallen to Earth originated from the ... of several samples of basaltic achondrites, a type of stony meteorite.

3 In Your Town: The Tellus Science Museum
WRCB-TV
From the 'Cartersville Meteorite' to some of the region's earliest inhabitants. "We have dinosaurs that were found in the southeast region of the United ...

How space rock hunters found these rare traces of a meteorite in Sweden-
https://www.thelocal.se/20210126/sweden-finds-its-first-meteorite-fragments-in-66-years

Une chasse aux météorites lancée en Belgique suite au « bolide » observé vendredi jusque dans ...
La Voix du Nord
Non, c'est pas une mauvaise blague belge. Nos voisins sont bien à la recherche depuis ce week-end de possibles fragments de météorites, tombés ..

Meteorite di Capodanno
mentelocale.it
Meteorite di Capodanno - Planetario di Torino - Infini.To - Pino Torinese (Torino). Astotalk a cura di Infini.To. 27/01/2021. Sabato 30 gennaio 2021. Ore ...

Pas encore de traces de météorite en Flandre orientale:«Des écoles cherchent activement et nous ...
Sudinfo.be
Les météorites qui sont probablement tombés en Flandre orientale, entre Alost et Termonde, n'ont pas encore été retrouvés. Des recherches ont été ...

Déjà haut lieu de la science, le site de la météorite à Rochechouart veut avoir plus d'impact sur le ...
lepopulaire.fr
L'astroblème de Rochechouart-Chassenon attire déjà les scientifiques du monde entier. Autour du Cirir, le territoire de la météorite souhaite aussi ...

La violenta esplosione di un meteorite ha provocato un piccolo terremoto a Bali, in Indonesia: ecco ...
Centro Meteo Italiano
Il suono esplosivo è stato accompagnato da un fascio di luce brillante, indicante che un meteorite era entrato nell'atmosfera. L'Indonesian National ...

Space rocks caused a meteorite | | forskning.se
Magazine Buzz
Photo: Swedish Museum of Natural History. Since 2013, a network of cameras has existed in Sweden that measures meteorite trajectories in the sky.

Local photographer sparks debate over mysterious flying object in the night sky
The Coastland Times
“Lots of people see a shooting star and a meteor, and they only last a second. This lasted 176 seconds. A lot of people, not paying attention to details, ...

Dentuman di Bali Akibat Asteroid Masuk Atmosfer, Diduga Jatuh di Laut
detikNews
Saat itu, proses masuknya meteor ke atmosfer juga terekam seismograf serta memicu bunyi ledakan dan getaran. "Warga Bone mendengar ledakan ...

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27 January 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 27JAN2021

How space rock hunters found these rare traces of a meteorite in Sweden
The Local Sweden
Swedish meteorite hunters have discovered fragments from the fireball meteor which lit up the night sky in November, the first from an observed ...

Sweden finds its first meteorite fragments in 66 years
The Local Sweden
Swedish meteorite hunters have discovered fragments from the fireball meteor which lit up the night sky in November, the first from an observed ...

Jörgen hittade delar av meteoriten: ”Häftigt”
Sveriges Television
För första gången på 66 år har en rester av en färsk meteorit hittats i Sverige. Dessutom handlar det om en järnmeteorit – vilket det bara finns ett fåtal ...

Today in Sweden: A round-up of the latest news on Wednesday
The Local Sweden
"It's very interesting because fragments from iron meteorites are quite rare," he told The Local. "They are very sensitive to weathering. If there's water and ..

¿Lo que se vio ayer en el cielo fue un meteorito?
El Cordillerano
Hace minutos, seguidores nos enviaron este avistamiento de un meteorito en Temuco, espectáculo que impresionó a los temuquenses. El fenómeno se ...

Meteorite esplode nel cielo notturno di Madrid, visto fino a 600 km di distanza – VIDEO
Centro Meteo Italiano
Meteorite esplode nel cielo notturno di Madrid, visto fino a 600 km di distanza – VIDEO. di Valerio Fioretti. 26 Gennaio 2021 | Ore 19:45 ...

Stunning fireball over Madrid on January 21 | Meteor News
Meteor News
This deep-penetrating bolide was recorded in the framework of the SMART project, operated by the Southwestern Europe Meteor Network (SWEMN) .

Bright Fireball Caught this morning over... - The American Meteor Society | Facebook
Facebook
Bright Fireball Caught this morning over the Netherlands & Belgium (also seen from Germany, UK & France) - 90 reports so far....

Meteor explosion over Bali causes minor earthquake
Daily Express
A METEOR exploded over Bali, with the shockwave being so powerful that it caused a minor earthquake in the region, experts have revealed. · Meteoroid ...

Crushed space rocks hint at exoplanets' early atmospheric makeup
Science News
she says. “New knowledge from the study of meteorites is just as priceless as the meteorite itself.” Questions or comments on this article? E- ...

Fiandre, alla ricerca del meteorite scomparso
+31mag.nl
Sono passati ben 50 anni dall'ultimo ritrovamento ufficiale di un meteorite di 5 cm in Belgio, che si era schiantato sul tetto di un granaio nel 1971.

Belgique. Une météorite s'écrase, un appel à témoins lancé pour retrouver des fragments
Ouest-France
Une météorite a été observée dans le ciel des Pays-Bas mais aussi en Belgique vendredi 22 janvier. À la suite de cet événement, des chercheurs ...

No asteroid hits Earth in this news – basic research
KSU | The Sentinel Newspaper
Diana Andrade, also a researcher at OV, has meteorites among her objects of study. With the meteorite group, she travels to Brazil with other ...

Chennai: Man donates meteorite samples to science centre
India Today
This contribution from Ramesh Babu will be the first for HNSC's collection of meteorites. These are to-date, unclassified meteorites and therefore are ...

VIDEO: Meteor falls from the sky in Idaho | News Break
News Break
A KREM viewer captured video of a meteor falling north of Sandpoint on Dec. 23. In the video, a fireball is seen falling from the sky. It flares brightly ...

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