Latest Worlwide Meteor/Meteorite News- 19AUG09

Meteorite hunter Rob Elliott sells off his collection of space rocks
Times Online Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:12 PM PDT
The advert in the astronomy magazine made Rob Elliott an offer he couldn`t refuse. Own a piece of another world, it said. He sent off a cheque and received part of a meteorite, the first of what would become the largest private collection in Britain.

UK's largest private collection of space memorabilia sells for ...

Telegraph.co.uk
The Robert Elliott Collection consisted of more than 170 individual items, including meteorites, parts of the moon and Mars, asteroids, and space artefacts. ...

Meteorite Proves Mars Had Thicker Atmosphere Discovery Channel Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:28 PM PDT A watermelon-sized Mars meteor suggests the planet once had a thicker atmosphere. Space auction BBC News Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:27 AM PDT Bidders gather for meteorite sale of the century Meteorite hunter Rob Elliott sells off his collection of space rocks Times Online He sent off a cheque and received part of a meteorite, the first of what would become the largest private collection in Britain. ... Space Weather News Space Weather News for August 18, 2009 http://spaceweather.com JUPITER MOON MOVIE: An amateur astronomer in the Philippines has photographed one of Jupiter's moons, Io, casting its circular shadow across another, Ganymede. The movie he made of this rare event is must-see cinema for astronomers. It's playing now on http://spaceweather.com . Przeszłość Opportunity bada meteoryt na Marsie Astro News - Warszawa,Mazowieckie,Poland Po bliższych oględzinach okazała się ona meteorytem, a dalsze jej badania mogą rzucić nowe światło na historię Marsa. 18 lipca kamery Meteorite Proves Mars Had Thicker Atmosphere Discovery News 18, 2009 -- A huge iron-nickel meteorite discovered on the surface of Mars by one of NASA's robotic geology stations is giving scientists unexpected ... Deadline Press & Picture Agency Meteorite sale not as earth-shattering as was thought Deadline Press & Picture Agency By Cara Sulieman SCOTLAND'S answer to Indiana Jones sold his meteorite collection today (Tues) – but the results weren't as earth-shattering as the experts ... See all stories on this topic Rare North Yorks meteorite fails to find buyer in £110000 auction Darlington and Stockton Times A RARE space rock found in the region four years ago failed to find a bidder as a meteorite fan's collection raised £110000 at auction. ... Look for shooting stars at Big South Fork McCreary County Record After the slide presentation, join Professor Lewis to look for “shooting stars” from the annual Perseid Meteor shower. The Perseid Meteor shower occurs each ... Martian Meteorite Means More atMosphere Discover Magazine ... of some thoughtful pun-laden post about the whopping big meteorite the rover Opportunity found on Mars, I'll let Starts With A Bang recount the tale. ... Life's building blocks discovered on a comet, one more red herring Examiner.com Scientists have found amino acids in meteorites before but hadn't previously in comets. Unless the news story made a mistake it is important to note that ... BBC News Bidders gather for space auction BBC News The Robert Elliott collection of more than 170 items, includes meteorites and rocks from the Moon and Mars. The auction, which features lots valued from £70 ... Moon rocks land at CCSU New Britain Herald By contrast, small meteors burn up in Earth's atmosphere, and only rarely is a meteor big enough to hit the ground. Therefore, moon rocks all show tiny ...

Space.com

Comparing Craters on Earth and the Moon

Space.com
By SPACE.com Staff Meteor impacts have shaped the Earth and the moon since early in the history of the solar system. Both worlds have been and continue to ...

Wired News

Comet Contains One of Life's Precursors

Wired News
“But we have a pretty good idea that the comets and meteorites that bombarded the early Earth provided a lot of the material.” Image: 1) Artist's rendering ...


Fundamental Ingredient for Life Discovered in Comet

FOXNews
... "Our discovery supports the theory that some of life's ingredients formed in space and were delivered to Earth long ago by meteorite and comet impacts. ...


The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (18 August 2009)
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New Features:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/

* Flying Steady: Mission Control Tunes Up Aqua's Orbit
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/OrbitsManeuver/?src=eoa-features

It takes work to maintain a satellite’s orbit. In late April 2009, mission controllers piloted NASA’s Aqua satellite through its eighth orbital correction maneuver.

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Latest Images:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/

* Hurricane Bill in First Full Disk Thermal Image from Newest Weather Satellite
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39848&src=eoa-iotd

* Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39842&src=eoa-iotd

* Mount Hood, Oregon
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39786&src=eoa-iotd

* Drought in California's Central Valley
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39810&src=eoa-iotd

* Lockheed Fire, Santa Cruz Mountains
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39817&src=eoa-iotd

* Charcot Island, Antarctica
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39777&src=eoa-iotd

* Fresh Craters on the Moon and Earth
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39769&src=eoa-iotd

* Drought in Texas
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=39756&src=eoa-iotd

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NASA News:

* NASA Satellites Unlock Secret to Northern India's Vanishing Water
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39826&src=eoa-nnews

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Headlines from the press, radio, and television:

* Water Triggers New Zealand Quakes
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39793&src=eoa-hnews

* Water Atlas a 'Crystal Ball' for Rainfall
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39794&src=eoa-hnews

* Freak Wave 'Hot Spots' Identified
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39795&src=eoa-hnews

* Climate Fixes 'Pose Drought Risk'
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39796&src=eoa-hnews

* Wildfires May Impact Air Quality, Damage Lungs
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39797&src=eoa-hnews

* In Quest for Efficiency and Conservation, NASA Turns Technology Earthward
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39798&src=eoa-hnews

* Ganges Delta: Gorgeous, Wild and Deadly
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39800&src=eoa-hnews

* Earth Hums, and it's "Loudest" in Europe, Americas
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39801&src=eoa-hnews

* Hurricane Season 2009: Where Are All the Storms?
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39802&src=eoa-hnews

* Before-And-After Photos: Vast Aral Sea Vanishing
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39803&src=eoa-hnews

* 'Spiderbots' Talk Amongst Themselves Inside Active Volcano
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39804&src=eoa-hnews

* Arctic Ocean May be Polluted Soup by 2070
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39805&src=eoa-hnews

* Seismic Boom: Breaking the Quake Barrier
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39806&src=eoa-hnews

* Vast Expanses of Arctic Melt in Summer
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39799&src=eoa-hnews

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Press releases from institutions that either address climate research or are NASA-funded.

* Long Debate Ended Over Cause, Demise of Ice Ages – May Also Help Predict Future
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39807&src=eoa-manews

* Researchers Show How Organic Carbon Compounds Emitted by Trees Affect Air Quality
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39808&src=eoa-manews

* Climate-Caused Biodiversity Booms and Busts in Ancient Plants and Mammals
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39809&src=eoa-manews

* Missing Link of Cloud Formation
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39813&src=eoa-manews

* Climate Models Confirm More Moisture in Atmosphere Attributed to Humans
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/view.php?id=39814&src=eoa-manews

Canada Meteor/Meteorite News- Buzzard Coulee Meteorite Hunting Reports 18AUG09

1st Batch - Expedition photos Buzzard Coulee Winter Trip
by McCartney Taylor
This is the first trip taken to Canada after the fall. Once there, we only had 2.25 days to hunt before shutdown snowfall occurred. It was -25 Celcius and the airline lost my luggage, so I'm wearing socks over my hands in some photos. I think I had thin gloves under the socks. At some point, I couldn't photo anymore as the batteries died of cold and our fingers hurt from exposure. Give me desert any day of the week. Most of the photos are in situ. No action, car chases, or things blowing up. Sorry.

http://picasaweb.google.com/mccartneytaylor/BuzzardCouleeMeteoriteExpeditionDecember2008?feat=directlink

I recommend you use the slideshow option and the full screen.

I think we found 6 kg in two days. They stuck out nice in the white thin snow. Then we gave 1/2 to the landowner, and we sold off our half. I kept 100g of small stones for my own collection, awaiting export permit.

I'll upload my Spring trip photos soon. I have many kilos coming to me when the permits clear, also.



2nd Batch - Expedition photos Buzzard Coulee Spring Trip
Date: Thursday, August 13, 2009, 3:16 AM

After I received word that the snow was melting I immediately flew up to Canada to continue the recovery effort. I pushed hard each day to get the most out of each day. I averaged 25-30 finds per day. However, I pushed myself too hard and within 4 days I developed a cough and fever. I laid low for a few days and my fever rose and eventually I had to go to the hospital for help. After some antibiotics to fight some kind of strep, 3 days later I was drugged enough to continue my efforts after losing a week. Still had the cough, though.

http://picasaweb.google.com/mccartneytaylor/BuzzardCouleeMeteoriteExpeditionApril2009?feat=directlink

At some point during the trip, I realized that the time I took to take a photo added up and it would cost me one stone by the end of each day. So I stopped taking photos of in situ finds.

By the end of the trip, I'd found over 200 stones with the smallest being 3g and the largest about 187. I broke the 4 kg mark, and walked away with 2 kg after paying the landowner his half. These will be for sale in a few months once the export permit comes. Several are oriented.

After my return, my cough got worse and I have been treated for it for 4 months. Some expeditions have a higher price to pay than others.

-mt
Website: http://www.outofabluesky.com

Belgium Meteor News- Belgian Fireball Still Under Study 18AUG09

Belgian Fireball 15AUG09

I'm receiving at the present time dozens of reports of this fireball,
which seemed to have been dramatic.
Actually, it occured on August, 15th, 19h59 UT, and was observed from
North-Eastern France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. I'll try to calculate
its path in the atmosphere as soon as possible.
It was estimated to -7 to -10 magnitude, and lasted at least 8 seconds!
A video of it was taken by Tioga Gulon and its video station in Central
France. It's visible at the adress:
http://france.allsky.camera.free.fr/observation.html

I'll let you informed of the following of the story!

Clear skies and bright fireballs!
Karl

*Thanks Karl Antier!

Latest Meteor/Meteorite News- Life's Building Blocks in Comet 18AUG09

NASA Researchers Make First Discovery of Life's Building Blocks in Comet
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stardust/news/stardust_amino_acid.html

NASA
August 17, 2009

NASA scientists have discovered glycine, a fundamental building block of
life, in samples of comet Wild 2 returned by NASA's Stardust spacecraft.

"Glycine is an amino acid used by living organisms to make proteins, and
this is the first time an amino acid has been found in a comet," said
Dr. Jamie Elsila of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
"Our discovery supports the theory that some of life's ingredients
formed in space and were delivered to Earth long ago by meteorite and
comet impacts."

Elsila is the lead author of a paper on this research accepted for
publication in the journal Meteoritics and Planetary Science. The
research will be presented during the meeting of the American Chemical
Society at the Marriott Metro Center in Washington, DC, August 16.

"The discovery of glycine in a comet supports the idea that the
fundamental building blocks of life are prevalent in space, and
strengthens the argument that life in the universe may be common rather
than rare," said Dr. Carl Pilcher, Director of the NASA Astrobiology
Institute which co-funded the research.

Proteins are the workhorse molecules of life, used in everything from
structures like hair to enzymes, the catalysts that speed up or regulate
chemical reactions. Just as the 26 letters of the alphabet are arranged
in limitless combinations to make words, life uses 20 different amino
acids in a huge variety of arrangements to build millions of different
proteins.

Stardust passed through dense gas and dust surrounding the icy nucleus
of Wild 2 (pronounced "Vilt-2") on January 2, 2004. As the spacecraft
flew through this material, a special collection grid filled with
aerogel – a novel sponge-like material that's more than 99 percent empty
space – gently captured samples of the comet's gas and dust. The grid
was stowed in a capsule which detached from the spacecraft and
parachuted to Earth on January 15, 2006. Since then, scientists around
the world have been busy analyzing the samples to learn the secrets of
comet formation and our solar system's history.

"We actually analyzed aluminum foil from the sides of tiny chambers that
hold the aerogel in the collection grid," said Elsila. "As gas molecules
passed through the aerogel, some stuck to the foil. We spent two years
testing and developing our equipment to make it accurate and sensitive
enough to analyze such incredibly tiny samples."

Earlier, preliminary analysis in the Goddard labs detected glycine in
both the foil and a sample of the aerogel. However, since glycine is
used by terrestrial life, at first the team was unable to rule out
contamination from sources on Earth. "It was possible that the glycine
we found originated from handling or manufacture of the Stardust
spacecraft itself," said Elsila. The new research used isotopic analysis
of the foil to rule out that possibility.

Isotopes are versions of an element with different weights or masses;
for example, the most common carbon atom, Carbon 12, has six protons and
six neutrons in its center (nucleus). However, the Carbon 13 isotope is
heavier because it has an extra neutron in its nucleus. A glycine
molecule from space will tend to have more of the heavier Carbon 13
atoms in it than glycine that's from Earth. That is what the team found.
"We discovered that the Stardust-returned glycine has an
extraterrestrial carbon isotope signature, indicating that it originated
on the comet," said Elsila.

The team includes Dr. Daniel Glavin and Dr. Jason Dworkin of NASA
Goddard. "Based on the foil and aerogel results it is highly probable
that the entire comet-exposed side of the Stardust sample collection
grid is coated with glycine that formed in space," adds Glavin.

"The discovery of amino acids in the returned comet sample is very
exciting and profound," said Stardust Principal Investigator Professor
Donald E. Brownlee of the University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. "It
is also a remarkable triumph that highlights the advancing capabilities
of laboratory studies of primitive extraterrestrial materials."

The research was funded by the NASA Stardust Sample Analysis program and
the NASA Astrobiology Institute. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Pasadena, Calif., manages the Stardust mission for NASA's Science
Mission Directorate, Washington. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver,
developed and operated the spacecraft.

To learn more about the mission, visit http://stardustnext.jpl.nasa.gov/

For more about the NASA Goddard astrobiology team, visit
http://astrobiology.gsfc.nasa.gov/analytical

New Mexico Meteor/Meteorite News- positive VLF/ELF radio emission from a terminal burster fireball 18AUG09

Another positive VLF/ELF radio emission from a fireball- Ashcraft

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 1:24 AM

Another positive VLF/ELF radio emission from a terminal burster fireball.

http://www.heliotown.com/FBvlf20090817_102655utAshcraft.mp4

Of possible interest to radio meteor observers:

Another positive VLF/ELF meteor radio emission.


I made a version 2 of this particular specimen with a zoom-in and loop
on the terminal burst of the meteor. I realize that it is difficult to
fully get a sense of these emissions.

http://www.heliotown.com/FBvlf20090817_102655utAshcraft.mp4

Thomas Ashcraft
New Mexico

California Meteor/Meteorite News- UFO 13AUG09 18AUG09

Northern California 6 Sec. bright object at 2334 hrs. PDT, Aug. 13
reported by YCSentiniel
An object travelling slower than the usual Fireball with the characteristics
of both a Fireball and a (VERY) brightly lit plane or Heliocopter, but
different enough in too many respects to assume an aircraft appeared at 55
degrees Altitude and ended at 22 degrees Altitude in the ENE horizon.

Photo has been included in updating meteor files sent last night to SETI.
These files are not yet posted, but will be.

Any other confirmation here locally on this object?

YCSentinel

No follow-up reports yet published as of 18AUG09

Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News- 18AUG09

11:27 Heldere meteoor boven Nederland

De Telegraaf - Amsterdam,Noord Holland,Netherlands
Indien een restant de aarde bereikt wordt dit een meteoriet genoemd. Niks vallende ster of meteoor, het was gewoon een ufo.Sommige mensen hebben echt teveel ...

Branscombe 'Flare' scare is meteor show

Devon 24
After interviewing the first informant and a fisherman on the beach, it was revealed the flares were a meteor show travelling North West to South East ...

Heldere meteoor te zien in heel Gelderland

Stentor - Apeldoorn,Netherlands
De lichtkogel is dus geen meteoriet. Die moeten op aarde inslaan en deze meteoor ... Een meteor buiten de aardse dampkring en een meteoriet in het geval het ...

火星坑，不坑人----它雷人！（图）

新浪网 - Beijing,China
这个陨石坑位于火星梅里迪亚尼平原（Meridiani Planum），照相机的角度为垂直向 ... 暴露出来的最令人感兴趣的地质地层是维多利亚陨石坑陡峭的岩壁，从头顶直接向下看 ...

Rover sniffing out clues from watermelon-size meteorite on Mars
Pasadena Star-News Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:29 PM PDT
PASADENA - The Mars Rover Opportunity is investigating a metallic meteorite the size of a large watermelon that could provide clues about billions of years of Mars' history.

Mars rover's discovery intriguing
Arizona Daily Star Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:09 AM PDT
Opportunity, the tireless Mars rover now trekking across a Martian plain in search of small meteorite fragments called cobbles, has come upon a really big one â a curious blue-tinted rock larger than a watermelon.

Space Weather News for Aug. 16, 2009
http://spaceweather.com

MONDAY MORNING SKY SHOW: Set your alarm for dawn. On Monday morning, Aug. 17th, Venus and the crescent Moon will gather beautifully close together in the eastern sky. For many observers in North America, the International Space Station (ISS) will make an appearance, too. It's a fantastic way to begin the day. Check http://spaceweather.com

for a sky map and ISS flyby predictions.

Belgium Meteor/Meteorite News- Spectacular Bolide Over Belgium 15AUG09 17AUG09

Un météore a traversé le ciel belge samedi soir

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La vision en aura surpris plus d'un samedi soir. Une "boule de feu" a en effet traversé l'horizon vers 22h. Il ne s'agissait rien de moins que d'un météore, indique-t-on à l'Observatoire public Urania, qui qualifie le phénomène de "très spectaculaire".

Magazine - Sciences et Santé 10:03

De nombreuses personnes dans le pays ont indiqué avoir observé cette "boule de feu", notamment sur le forum de discussion de l'Observatoire Urania. La plupart disent avoir vu une boule de feu de couleur vert-jaune. Selon le directeur d'Urania, Marc Van den Broeck, il s'agissait d'une boule de feu ou météore. "Ce sont des poussières qui se dissolvent dans l'atmosphère. Lorsqu'il s'agit d'une boule de feu, c'est un peu plus gros, de petits cailloux qui entrent dans l'atmosphère".

VIDEO: REPORTAGE DU JOURNAL DE 19H

Ce qui était exceptionnel samedi soir, c'est l'ampleur du météore et l'heure à laquelle les observations ont eu lieu. Normalement les étoiles filantes, boules de feu ou météores s'observent en fin de nuit, avant l'aube.

Dans ce cas-ci cela s'est produit vers 22h et la boule de feu était bien visible. "Il commençait à faire nuit, de nombreuses personnes étaient encore dehors", explique Marc Van den Broeck. "Depuis 25 ans que je m'occupe d'astronomie, je n'ai vu cela qu'environ cinq fois. C'était vraiment très spectaculaire".

English-French Translation by ImTranslator 3.2-P http://translation.imtranslator.net

A fireball crossed the Belgian sky on Saturday evening

Vision will have surprised more than a Saturday evening. One "fireball" crossed the skyline in effect at about 22 h. It was nothing at least than of a fireball, as it is pointed out in the public Observatory Urania, who qualifies phenomenon as "very spectacular".
Numerous persons in the country pointed out having noticed "fireball" this, notably on the forum of debate of the Observatory Urania. The most part tell have seen one fireball of colour green-yellow. According to the manager of Urania, Mark Van den Broeck, it was of one fireball or fireball. " It is dusts which dissolve in the atmosphere. When it is of one fireball, it is a little bigger, of small pebbles which enter the atmosphere ".
What was special Saturday evening, it is the largeness of the fireball and the hour in which observations took place. Normally the runny stars, fireballs or fireballs watch each other at the end of night, before dawn.
In this case it occurred at about 22 h and fireball was very visible. " It began being dark, numerous persons were still outside ", explains Mark Van den Broeck. " For 25 years when I am in charge of astronomy, I saw it only about five times. It was really very spectacular ".

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News- For 16AUG09

Rover sniffing out clues from watermelon-size meteorite on Mars

Pasadena Star-News
By Alfred Lee, Staff Writer PASADENA - The Mars Rover Opportunity is investigating a metallic meteorite the size of a large watermelon that could provide ...

Baltimore Sun

Bill chasing Ana across the Atlantic

Baltimore Sun
The drier air could allow for some late Perseid meteor watching tonight. It was 88 downtown and here on the WeatherDeck in Cockeysville. ...

Meteor shower august 14th, 15th

Khabrein.info
New Delhi, Aug 15, 2009: Meteor shower august 14th, 15th. For those of you who missed the Perseids meteor shower during the last few days, I will say you ...

Telegraph.co.uk

Perseids meteor shower: what are shooting stars?

Telegraph.co.uk
The Northern Hemisphere has been witnessing the Perseids meteor shower since mid-July, but what are are shooting stars? By Rupert Howland-Jackson A shooting ...


High-powered telescope seeking home on Long Island

Newsday
Meanwhile, the observatory will wheel out the telescope on Saturday during a meteor shower. The park has been designated a "dark sky" area — meaning it's a ...

guardian.co.uk

The Northerner: Meteor gazing, a celebrity hen dies and lucky-dip art

guardian.co.uk
I know that you can't really be once-bitten by a meteor shower, but if you could be, I'd be a twice-shy victim. That's why I'm sleeping through current ...

Watch this space: rare Irish meteorites put up for sale

Irish Independent
By Dick Barton Now fragments from these two rare 4.5-billion-year-old meteorites which fell from the sky in Carlow and and Tipperary almost 200 years apart ...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News- For the Day of 15AUG09

SG.hu

A Mars múltját tárhatja fel az Opportunity meteoritja

SG.hu - ‎2009年8月13日‎

A NASA Opportunity marsjárója által felfedezett görögdinnye méretű fémes meteorit vizsgálataiból újabb részleteket tudhatunk meg a Mars környezeti ...

Spiegel Online

Un extraño fogonazo iluminó el cielo de Mendoza

Diario Uno - ‎4 時間前‎

22:00 | Mendoza | Se presume que se trató de un meteorito que cerca de las 21.15 pudieron visualizar varios mendocinos. Bajó en dirección noroeste. ...

SATELLITENBILD DER WOCHE Rätselhaftes Loch in der Wüste

Spiegel Online - ‎17 時間前‎

Es war ein gigantisches Feuerwerk in ferner Vergangenheit: Ein Meteorit raste auf die Erde zu und traf mit enormer Wucht auf. ...

Meteorite on Mars at least 3 billion years old

San Francisco Chronicle
Opportunity, the tireless Mars rover now trekking across a Martian plain in search of small meteorite fragments called cobbles, has come upon a really big ...

Perseid Meteors Shower the Sky

io9
By Lauren Davis , 2:00 PM on Fri Aug 14 2009, 2179 views Didn't get a chance to see this week's Perseid meteor shower? Amateur and professor astronomy ...

Estherville meteorite on the auction block

Estherville Daily News
by David Swartz - Managing Editor EDINBURGH, Scotland - A large piece of the Estherville meteorite will be put up for public auction on Tuesday, Aug. ...

Collector plans cut-price space rock sale Reuters Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:13 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Cosmic rock collectors and inventive investors could snap up scraps of the solar system at knock-down prices in a sale planned by a leading British meteorite dealer next Tuesday.

Rover investigating ancient meteorite on Mars

Pasadena Star-News
The Mars Rover Opportunity is investigating a metallic meteorite the size of a large watermelon that could provide clues about billions of years of Mars' ...

Meteor shower sparks interest in stargazing Galesburg Register-Mail Martin says a meteorite of iron the size of a man's fist likely would survive to reach the ground, but most were much smaller. Icy pieces of a comet had “no ...

Workload Optimization, PoE+, Analytics a la Grid Cherry Creek News And in 1846, the Cape Girardeau meteorite, a 2.3 kg chondrite-type meteorite struck near the town of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Happy Birthday Mila Kunis ...

Asteroid hits Ithaca! (safely at the Sciencenter) Ithaca Journal The Sciencenter will officially open its newest exhibit,―a real 4.5-billion-year-old touchable meteorite, at noon Monday at at the Sun station on The Ithaca ...

The Kappa Cygnid Meteor Shower Examiner.com The Kappa Cygnid meteor shower is not one of the spectacular meteor showers of the year. It is also not a famous meteor shower. In fact, on average, ...

Photo of Perseid meteors in Walker County Rome News Tribune by CatWalkChatt Most Romans couldn't see this week's Perseid meteor shower because of cloud cover, but the NASA meteor camera located at the Walker County ... UK collector plans cut-price space rock sale Reuters India Rob Elliott, who has been collecting and dealing in rare meteorites since the mid 1990s, plans to sell his 171-lot collection through Edinburgh-based ...

Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News- For the Day of 14AUG09

火星维多利亚陨石坑

新浪网 - ‎Chinese

新浪科技讯北京时间8月14日消息据物理学家组织网报道，美国宇航局火星勘测轨道飞行器日前发回一张火星维多利亚陨石坑的最新靓照。这张照片是火星勘测轨道飞行器使用高 ...

美宇航局发布从太空拍摄地球陨石坑壮美照片

江苏公众科技网 - ‎Chinese

幸运的是，在几个古老的大陆板块，特别是在干旱的沙漠中，小行星撞击的印记得以保存，使我们依然能看到昔日天地大冲撞留下的一些陨石坑。比如著名的巴林杰陨石坑，以及 ...

恐怖时代的文化

博宝网 - Chinese

作品由两个部分组成，一块高高悬挂的小星球，(事实上星球与陨石并无区别。但在这里，参照星球与球场的悬空关系，人与星球的比例关系，蝙蝠的静态悬挂，这颗大石头既是 ...

杀手小行星20000 美太空总署难追纵

大纪元 - ‎Chinese

最近广受天文学家密切关，是一颗直径430英尺太空陨石，2048年撞击地球的机率是3000分之1，另外一颗叫阿波菲斯（Apophis）的小行星，是前者两倍大，在2036年、 2037年或 ...

明星耍大牌：杜琪峰明指劉德華 爾冬升暗射鄭秀文

澳洲網上唐人街 - ‎Chinese

杜琪峰批評劉德華時，爾冬升第二天就站出來爆料，“依我看，真正的天皇巨星未必會那樣，倒是那種很快就沒落的隕石演員就會。當然有時不能全怪演員，可能是經紀人的問題。”有記者問他有沒有遇過難相處的演員？爾冬升坦承說有，他爆料當年曾想找一個演員拍戲，“我約了這位 ...

ＮＡＳＡ火星無人探査車、最大の隕石発見

読売新聞 - ‎2009年8月11日‎ Japanese

無人探査車が撮影した火星表面の隕石。手前は探査車のアーム（ＮＡＳＡなど提供） 米無人探査車が撮影した火星表面の隕石。色は組成の違いを強調するため誇張してある（ＮＡＳＡ、米コーネル大など提供） 【ワシントン＝山田哲朗】米航空宇宙局（ＮＡＳＡ）は１０日、火星 ...

国際天文学連合、64の流星群の公式名称を決定

アストロアーツ - ‎2009年8月11日‎ Japanese

そこで隕石や流星を扱う国際天文学連合第22委員会では、これらの問題を解決し公式名称を決定するため、2006年にチェコ・プラハで開催された前回の総会において作業部会を設け、8人の委員を中心に3年にわたって議論を続けてきました。日本からも阿部新助（あべしんすけ） ...

從太空拍攝地球隕石坑壯美照片

新華網 - ‎2009年8月12日‎ Japanese

幸運的是，在幾個古老的大陸板塊，特別是在幹旱的沙漠中，小行星撞擊的印記得以保存，使我們依然能看到昔日天地大衝撞留下的一些隕石坑。比如著名的巴林傑隕石坑，以及亞利桑那州的流星隕石坑。 以下是美國宇航局發布的從太空拍下的地球隕石坑的壯麗照片。 ...

What is this? Family says it's a meteorite

Ethiopian Review
Scientists say the odds of finding a meteorite are astronomical. Only six meteorites have been found in Washington in the history of the state, according to ...

Some Creative Destruction on a Cosmic Scale

Wall Street Journal
"Everyone focuses on the meteor that hits the ground," says geochemist Richard Court at London's Imperial College. "No one thinks about the products of its ...

Montauk Observatory seeks home for $30G telescope

Newsday
And this week, with the Perseid meteor shower attracting the attention of Islanders who normally don't think about physics, volunteers will wheel out the ...

Meteor shower awaits stargazers, if clouds part

TheNewsTribune.com
Petar Petrov AP Astronomers observe the night sky for the Perseid meteor shower at an observatory near the village of Avren east of the Bulgarian capital ...

A Mars múltját tárhatja fel az Opportunity meteoritja

SG.hu - Budapest,Hungary
A NASA Opportunity marsjárója által felfedezett görögdinnye méretű fémes meteorit vizsgálataiból újabb részleteket tudhatunk meg a Mars környezeti ...

Jupiter and meteor shower await mountain spectators

TheNewsTribune.com
As an added bonus, the program coincides with the Perseids meteor shower. While the shower peaked Wednesday, there still will be plenty to see, said Michael ...

Rocks of Ages

Wall Street Journal
By HARRISON SCHMITT Meteors madethe news in the past several days, lighting up skies in both hemispheres. The Perseid meteor shower—an annual event ...

Professor says current meteor shower proves theory of calendar's ...

PhysOrg.com
... tonight: the planet Earth will pass through the debris train of the Swift-Tuttle comet this evening which astronomers call the Perseid meteor shower. ...

Day in Photos

Washington Post
13: A meteor streaks through the night sky at the Mont-Tendre near Montricher, Switzerland. The Perseid meteor shower occurs every August when the Earth ...

Clear skies for tonight's meteor shower over Oklahoma NewsOK.com If you missed the Perseid meteor shower last night due to clouds, forecasters said clear overnight skies will give Oklahomans one more chance tonight. ...

Meteor Shower Alert in Pittsburgh Raising Zona You no doubt were looking to the skies for a great show with th

Meet Michael Farmer, aka Meteorite Guy

CreditCards.com
Michael Farmer, aka the Meteorite Guy, holding a 20-pound meteorite on the boarder of Morocco. According to his Web site, he is wearing a "Jeleba," a ...

Meteors dazzle stargazers

The Sun
By LEE CAIN The eager skywatchers — many armed with telescopes and binoculars — watched in amazement as more than 80 meteors went streaking overhead every ...

Meteoriter intressanta för utveckling

Sveriges Radio - Sweden
Thomas Österberg hade med en kompis hittat den meteorit som troligen är den ... Meteoriten vägde 1 185 kilo, var äggformad, omkring en meter hög och med en ...

Meteor show reaches dazzling peak

BBC News
Skygazers are observing a dazzling sky show, as the annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. No special equipment is required to watch the shower, ...

Meteor Hopefuls Let Down By Cloudy Sky

Sky News
Stargazers across the UK have been disappointed when the predicted peak of a Perseids meteor shower was mainly obscured by clouds. ...

Meteor/Meteorite New- Latest Space Weather News Site 13AUG09

Space Weather News for August 12, 2009
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If it's dark where you live, go outside and look for meteors. Earth is still inside the debris stream of Comet Swift-Tuttle and, as a result, the Perseid meteor shower is still active. Worldwide meteor counts raise the possibility that the show could be better tonight, Aug. 12th, than it was last night, Aug. 11th. Be alert for meteors after sunset.

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Meteor/Meteorite News- For the Day of 13AUG09

Ski Channel Perseid Meteor Shower Now at Your Local Ski Resort Ski Channel The Perseid meteor shower is expected to bring an incredible show to tonights sky with meteors showing themselves at rates up to 150 an hour. ... Perseids Dazzle, But Don't Endanger, Astronauts National Geographic Millions of people might be looking up at the Perseids tonight, but a privileged few will have a chance to look down on the meteor shower. ... al.com Perseid meteors may be visible tonight if skies are clear al.com (AP File Photo/skyandtelescope.com)A Perseid meteor flashes across the constellation Andromeda on Aug. 12, 1997, in this 8-minute exposure taken in Florence ... It's not too late to see meteors Denver Post Even if you missed the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower, you still can catch a little of the aerial show. The peak viewing period was early Tuesday, ... Times Online What Perseid meteor shower? Clouds spoil southern stargazers' view Times Online Amateur astronomers vented their frustration at overcast skies blotting out the Perseid meteor shower, an annual event that peaked this year as clouds swept ... Meteor shower to light up sky this week Desert Dispatch The Perseids meteor shower will be at its peak during the next few days. The shower runs throughout the month of August, but this week will provide the best ...Perseids: "Last Chance" for Best Meteor Viewing Tonight National Geographic Tonight will be your last chance to see the Perseid meteor shower at its peak—and the annual sky show is especially dazzling this year thanks to a ... Examiner.com Meteor shower August 10, 2009 disappointment Examiner.com Photo credit: AP The meteor shower that was suppose to be a big event on August 10, 2009 was a big disappointment for me. I was told that the Perseid meteor ... Telegraph.co.uk Perseids 'meteor watch' knocks Disney star Miley Cyrus off Twitter ... Telegraph.co.uk The meteor watch Twitter campaign launched on the first night of the Perseids meteor shower was so successful it got more tweets than Disney teen star... Prentice: Migrants and meteors make for an early-morning nature show Daily Camera Migrants and meteors! The occasion was a field trip led by Ted Floyd, editor of the American Birding Association's Birding magazine and author of the ... Perseid Meteor Shower Storms Twitter, YouTube ChannelWeb The Twitter meteor watch party brought together users from around the world sharing images and raving about the Perseid meteor shower via the popular ... Examiner.com See the Perseid meteor shower in Virginia Examiner.com If you want a clear view of the Perseid meteor shower, take an early morning drive tomorrow into the Virginia countryside tomorrow, August 13, between 1:30 ... The Night: Watch Out for Falling Stars New York Times The meteor shower is the debris from a comet. It's like the stuff that falls off a truck on its route and sprinkles along the orbit of the comet. ... Still time to view meteors Denver Post By The Denver Post A Perseid meteor streaks across the sky during the Perseid meteor shower on Tuesday in Vinton, Calif. (AP | Kevin Clifford) The annual ... The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Movies and meteors in Morristown...reflections from the Arts Council The Star-Ledger - NJ.com And, as Adeo, lead singer of the band Universal Rebel, noted at the festival, last night also happened to coincide with the annual Perseid meteor shower. ... View the Perseid meteor shower South Bend Tribune The Perseid meteor shower will be past its peak, but you will still be able to view it. The meteor shower peaks Wednesday during the day, ...

Meteor Shower Lights the Nighttime Sky Today's TMJ4 According to Talcott, the peak times to see the meteors is between 1am and 5am. "There should be probably of fifteen meteors per hour. ...

Examiner.com Dawn Treader stars and the Perseid meteor showers Examiner.com If you use Google as your search engine, you can't help but notice that the Perseid Meteor Showers are back. This time of year the earth moves through a ...

Clouds, humidity, rain ... and no meteors CharlotteObserver.com Those clouds likely will prevent area residents from seeing one of the biggest annual meteor ... Country Cousin Peshtigo Times Fortunately for us, few of them hit the ground, but when they do they are called meteorites. Though we have missed the best viewing time for this year, ... Perseid meteor shower to light up night sky for a week Los Angeles Times By Kristen Schorsch, Tribune reporter They were gawking at the annual Perseid meteor shower, which every year brings up to 100 meteors per hour blazing ... Your pictures: Perseid meteor shower BBC News BBC News website readers have been sending us their photos of the Perseid meteor shower. This was taken from the south coast of the Isle of Wight and also ... Martian Meteorite; Planetary Collision AccuWeather.com I have a story about a Martian meteorite to share, and Spitzer has stumbled upon evidence of a planetary collision. If you weren't able to see the Perseids ... Santa Fe store offers goods that are out of this world WBIR-TV Famed for its galleries and artwork, Santa Fe, New Mexico is home to some pretty pricey shops, but only one is selling a mammoth meteorite for more than ... Meteor Showers are a beautiful sight! Online Magazine There have been many myths and legends built around meteor storms. In the middle ages they were viewed as a sign of impending doom and despair. ... Perseids: What They Are, How to Watch the Meteors, More National Geographic If a meteor survives and ends up on the ground, it's rechristened a meteorite. But don't bother starting a Perseid-meteorite search party. ...