Comet News- Comet Births Comets 14OCT09

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090915-mini-comets.html

Comet Outburst Spawns Mini-Comets

A comet recently spewed out a cluster of mini comets in a huge outburst that was the largest ever witnessed by astronomers.

A team of researchers began observing the comet 17P/Holmes in October 2007, after it was reported that the object, about 2.2 miles wide (3.6 km wide), had brightened by a million times in less than a day. ...

Netherlands Meteor/Meteorite News- Groningen Bolide 13OCT09

Groningen Bolide

Meteorite explodes over north Groningen

http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2009/10/meteorite_explodes_over_north.php

Meteorite explodes over north Groningen
written Wednesday 14 October 2009

Hundreds of people report seeing a spectacular fireball or meteorite
over the Netherlands in Tuesday's clear evening skies.

The police emergency number, Dutch coastguard and KNMI weather bureau
report dozens of phone calls about the meteorite, which was seen in
Germany and Belgium.

'I was standing in front of my window when there was a bright flash of
light and a white fireball in the sky fell apart into three smaller
ones,' eyewitness Erik Alberts from Zuidbroek in Groningen province
told Nos tv. 'Like fireworks. A few seconds later, perhaps half a
minute, there was a low rumble and the windows shook.'

Excellent Photographs:

http://www.nu.nl/slideshow/1879465/popup.html#

Fireball Meteor Over Groningen
Photo:

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap091015.html
Credit & Copyright: Robert Mikaelyan

Explanation: The brilliant fireball meteor captured in this snapshot was a startling visitor to Tuesday evening's twilight skies over the city of Groningen. In fact, sightings of the meteor, as bright as the Full Moon, were widely reported throughout the Netherlands and Germany at approximately 17:00 UT. Accompanied by sonic booms and rumbling sounds, the meteor was seen to break up into bright fragments, eventually leaving a persistent smoke-like trail. Even though there are bright fireball meteors in planet Earth's atmosphere every day, sightings of them are relatively rare because they more often occur over oceans and uninhabited areas.

Robert Mikaelyan`s Website about the Groningen Bolide

http://www.fotoarena.nl/

Meteoor
13 October 2009
Time: 18.57 hour
Place: Groningen
Location: Suikerunie

http://www.fotoarena.nl/

Meteor/Meteorite News- 13OCT09

Jimmy Westlake: A great year for Orionid Meteors

Steamboat Pilot
This October's Orionid meteor shower will peak between the hours of midnight and dawn on the morning of Oct. 21. A single observer with the benefit of dark, ...

The search for meteorite bits among the goose droppings

Globe and Mail
From Tuesday's Globe and Mail Published on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009 12:00AM EDT Last updated on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009 1:23AM EDT In space, the ancient meteor ...

Space Ref (press release)

Old ice: Climate record from last 2.5 million years may sit at the surface of ...

Space Ref (press release)
The first indication that Allan Hills held million-year-old ice actually came from meteorites collected there by scientists working on the Antarctica Search ...
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Cosmic Object Caught On Camera

KOAT.com
So if there's other videos, then we might be able to triangulate and see if there's a meteorite that landed somewhere," said Ashcraft. ...

KOB.com

Meteorite streaks across NM sky

KOB.com
"If we can get other camera angles, than we can put all the positions together and possibly hunt for an important--scientifically important--meteorite," he ...


Mars Rover Spots Another Meteorite
SPACE.com via Yahoo! News Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:01 AM PDT
NASA's intrepid Mars rover Opportunity has found yet another meteorite on the surface of the red planet. ...

Opportunity rover finds yet another Mars meteorite
Spaceflight Now Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:16 PM PDT
In a remarkable discovery 126 million miles from Earth, the Mars rover Opportunity has found a second large iron meteorite sitting just a half mile from its twin sibling where they both landed on Mars within seconds of each other 3 billion years ago. ...

Mars Rover FAQ: The Martian Lives of Spirit and Opportunity

Space.com
Spirit and Opportunity have shed light on the history of water on Mars in the distant past, explored Martian hills and meteorites, and even rolled inside ...

Марсианский вездеход Opportunity обнаружил еще один "свежий" метеорит

СайберCекьюрити.Ру - Москва,Russia
В НАСА сообщили о том, что марсоход Opportunity обнаружил на поверхности Марса еще один метеорит, который, судя по тому, что еще не успел покрыться слоем ...

Stargazing for Beginners at Kenosha Public Museum

The Daily Kenoshan
Take a closer look at the objects among the stars, such as nebulae, galaxies, comets, meteors, and meteor showers. Learn about the Sun and how to view it ...

Space.com

Mars Rover Spots Another Meteorite

Space.com
By SPACE.com Staff nasa's intrepid Mars rover Opportunity has found yet another meteorite on the surface of the red planet. Opportunity stumbled upon this ...

Asteroid Impact News- Younger Dryas Impact hypothesis 13OCT09

Younger Dryas Impact hypothesis GSA and AGU Abstracts

The GSA abstracts can be found in "T94. Impact Cratering
from the Microscopic to the Planetary Scale II (GSA
Planetary Geology Division; International Continental
Scientific Drilling Program [ICDP]; GSA Sedimentary
Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics
Division; GSA Geophysics Division; Paleontological
Society; GSA International Division) at

http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2009AM/finalprogram/session_25177.htm

The abstracts are;

1. Dryas. Pinter, N., A. C. Andrew, and D. Ebel, 2009,
Extraterrestrial and Terrestrial Signatures at the Onset of
the Younger Geological Society of America Abstracts with
Programs.

http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2009AM/finalprogram/abstract_162563.htm

2. Holliday, V. T., and D. J. Meltzer, 2009, Geoarchaeology
of the 12.9ka Impact hypothesis. Geological Society of
America Abstracts with Programs.

http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2009AM/finalprogram/abstract_160959.htm

3. Paquay, F., S. Goderis, G. Ravizza, and P. Claeys, 2009, No
evidence of of extraterrestrial geochemical components at the
Bolling-Allerod/Younger Dryas Transition. Geological Society
of America Abstracts with Programs.

http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2009AM/finalprogram/abstract_163154.htm

4. Surovell, T. A., and V. T. Holliday, 2009, Non-
Reproducibility of Younger Dryas Extraterrestrial Impact
Results. Geological Society of America Abstracts with
Programs.

http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2009AM/finalprogram/abstract_163912.htm

PDF files of various papers by Dr. V. T. Holliday can be
found beneath "Publications of Vance T. Holliday" at:

http://www.argonaut.arizona.edu/holliday.htm

This includes:

Vance T. Holliday, David A. Kring, James H. Mayer, and Ronald J.
Goble, Age and effects of the Odessa meteorite impact, western Texas,
USA. Geology. vol. 33, pp. 945-947. at:

http://www.argonaut.arizona.edu/articles/holliday_etal2005.pdf

The Abstracts to the 2009 American Geophysical Union
presentations for "PP15: Younger Dryas Boundary:
Extraterrestrial Impact or Not?" have not been posted
yet. Eventually, they should appear at

http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm09/program/scientific_session_search.php?show=detail&sessid=388

According to George Howard, http://www.georgehoward.net/clovis_comet_at_fall_2009_agu.htm

,
the titles of the accepted papers are:

1. Lost Impacts

2. High resolution Osmium isotopes in deep-sea
ferromanganese crusts reveal a large meteorite impact
in the Central Pacific at 12.4 ka

3. What Caused the Younger Dryas? An Assessment of
Existing Hypotheses

4. An Independent Evaluation of the Younger Dryas
Extraterrestrial Impact Hypothesis

5. Cosmic impact: What are the odds?

6. Cometary airbursts and atmospheric chemistry:
Tunguska and a candidate Younger Dryas event

7. Problems with the Younger Dryas Boundary ( YDB )
Impact Hypothesis

8. Beringian Megafaunal Extinctions at ~37 ka B.P.:
Do Micrometeorites Embedded in Fossil Tusks and
Skulls Indicate an Extraterrestial Precursor to
the Younger Dryas Event?

9. Airbursts in the Sky with Diamonds? Shock
Limits to a Younger Dryas Impact.

10. The platinum group metals in Younger Dryas
Horizons are terrestrial

11. Putting the Younger Dryas Cold Event into Context

12. Field-Analytical approach of land-sea records
for elucidating the Younger Dryas Boundary syndrome

13 Evidence of four prehistoric supernovae <250
parsecs from Earth during the past 50,000 years

14. Oblique impacts into low impedance layers

15. Cold Climate Related Structural Sinks Accommodate
Unusual Soil Constituents, Pinelands National Reserve,
New Jersey, USA.

16. Positive anomaly in platinum group elements and
the presence of shocked diamonds: Two question marks
at the Younger Dryas

17. Nanodiamonds and Carbon Spherules from Tunguska,
the K/T Boundary, and the Younger Dryas Boundary Layer

18. Are Nanodiamonds Evidence for a Younger Dryas
Impact Event?

19. Rockyhock and Kimbel Carolina Bays: Extraterrestrial
Impact or Terrestrial Genesis?

20. No support from osmium isotopes for an impact event
at the Bolling-Allerod/Younger Dryas transition

21. Climatic Control of Biomass Burning During the Last
Glacial-Interglacial Transition

22. Human Population Decline in North America during
the Younger Dryas

23. Summary of impact markers and potential impact
mechanisms for the YDB impact event at 12.9 ka

24. Testing Younger Dryas ET Impact ( YDB ) Evidence
at Hall’s Cave, Texas

25. Wildfires, Soot and Fullerenes in the 12,900 ka
Younger Dryas boundary layer in North America.

Obviously, the discussion about the Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis continues.


Source Paul H., USA

Meteorite News- 12OCT09

Earth Rocks In Space

Space Daily
Meteorite fragments are so common that they turn up in jewelry. Some of these fragments have been found to come from the Moon and Mars, giving us a very ...

Meteor/Meteorite News- Gallup-Flagstaff Fireball 8OCT09 11OCT09

Fireball in Gallup-Flagstaff vicinity

On October 8, 2009, another notable meteor occurred in the Flagstaff,
Arizona - Gallup, New Mexico vicinity 2247 MDT. This meteor was heading
westerly and was witnessed by many people.

Chris Peterson's Montrose camera captured it and a video can be accessed
at :
http://www.cloudbait.com/meteor/data.php?recnum=28691

My observatory captured it as well but I don't have time to process it
completely so am just supplying the raw pic and .mov at:

http://www.heliotown.com/v20091008_2246Ashcraft.jpg

http://www.heliotown.com/v20091008_2246Ashcraft.mov

( 2.5 MB .mov file)

Thomas Ashcraft
New Mexico

Spanish Meteorite News- “El Cráter del Meteorito en Arizona” 11OCT09

“El Cráter del Meteorito en Arizona”

El Informador - Guadalajara,Jalisco,Mexico
Era un meteorito brillante que formaba parte de un gran asteroide que habiendo chocado contra otro hace millones de años allá en el “gran cinturón de ...

Meteor/Meteorite News- 11OCT09

A FEW MINUTES WITH ... An astronomer at the Vatican

Detroit Free Press
A: I take care of the meteorite collection. A wealthy nobleman from France, a marquis, donated his personal collection of meteorites a hundred years ago ...

Here Be Dragons on Mars!
Universe Today Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:13 PM PDT
Oh no! Hopefully the same folks who went nuts over the Bigfoot on Mars don't see this one! Could there really be a dragon on Mars? Relax, its just a shadow from Opportunity's camera mast, distorted by the unusual and bumpy fusion crust surface of the Shelter Island meteorite that the Mars [...]

Mayan Year 2012 Stirs Doomsday Theories

FOXNews
Next month Hollywood's "2012" opens in cinemas, featuring earthquakes, meteor showers and a tsunami dumping an aircraft carrier on the White House. ...

Meteor/Meteorite News- 10OCT09

EERC materials returning on space shuttle | KXNet.com North Dakota ...

KXMC
The EERC describes the silicon carbide materials as "extremely hard ceramic," and said they could be used as meteorite and heat shield protection on ...

Meteor/Meteorite News- LCROSS Impact Lunar Crater 10OCT09

LCROSS Impacts Lunar Crater in Search for Water Ice

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing
Satellite, or LCROSS, created twin impacts on the moon's surface
early Friday in a search for water ice. ...

For more information about the LCROSS mission, including images and
video, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/lcross

Meteor/Meteorite News- More Videos of the 6JUL09 Pennsylvania Fireball 10OCT09

I've recently been able to collect 4 new meteor videos from the York
Water company. All of the videos come from the same original location
and are taken from different cameras.

One in particular has really good shadows.

An interesting observation I made while reviewing these: 3 of the
videos show a secondary light flash after the primary burst. In the
shadow video it looks like the shadow is longer on the secondary
flare. I think this could mean the 2nd object is lower in altitude?

Another thing that is interesting is in one of the videos a light goes
out 27 seconds after the meteor is first seen. I'm thinking the sonic
boom tripped a sensor or blew out the light bulb. I'm not sure if
there is benefit in knowing the exact amount of time that transpired
from the original sighting to the sonic boom.

These 4 videos bring York Water's total video count up to 6 plus the 3
others makes 9 total videos for this fall.

I put all 6 York Videos into one youtube to keep them all in the same
place. Two of these are re-posts but the other 4 are new.

http://www.mikesastrophotos.com/baltimore-pa-meteor/four-new-meteor-videos/

Meteor/Meteorite News- Large Fireball over New Mexico 9OCT09

Large fireball over New Mexico

Oct 9, 2009

October 9, 2009

There was a super-sized meteor over New Mexico last night at 0804 UT, (
2:04 am MDT). I have posted my preliminary video and radio observations.
Interestingly, the forward scatter radio reception was only moderate and
of short duration compared to its size and ionization trail. And I was
also observing at VLF/ELF frequencies and there may be some direct
emission evident but it is still being analyzed. I posted three movies
in .mp4 format at the link below.

http://www.heliotown.com/Fireball_20091009_Ashcraft.html

Clear skies,
Thomas Ashcraft
Radio Fireball Observatory
35.50 N 105.89 W
New Mexico
www.heliotown.com

Meteor/Meteorite News- 10OCT09

Leonids meteor shower to occur on Nov 17-18

The Nation
PRACHIN BURI - The Leonids meteors shower, possibly with 100-150 falling stars per hour, would occur on November 17-18, a local wise man for Thai astronomy ...

Earthlings wake early for NASA poke at man in the moon

Monterey County Herald
... amount of data that will now be analyzed. But, like most of the meteor showers the Professor stays up late to watch, the moon shooting was a disappointment.

NASA Moon bombing: Did NASA really drop a bomb on the moon?

Christian Science Monitor
The every time you see a meteor shower or a falling star, there is a could chance the Moon has been hit! Stop whining and get some facts, instead of just ...

My Insurance Agent Will Never Believe This
MalaysiaNews.net Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:51 PM PDT
Meteorite 1, Malibu 0: A spectacular fireball crossed several U.S. states during its 40 seconds of glory before landing in Peekskill, New York, in 1992. The resulting meteorite (bottom) is composed of...

Daily TWiP - The Peekskill Meteorite dents a 1980 Chevy Malibu in 1992 The Nashua Telegraph Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:11 AM PDT Welcome to the Daily TWiP, your daily dose of all the holidays, historical observances, etc., we couldn't cram into The Week in Preview. ...

It was 'Friday Night Lights,' indeed The Day Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:29 AM PDT Look! In the sky! It's a $500 deductible! On the evening of Oct. 9, 1992, (also a Friday) a 30-pound, football-sized meteorite streaked into the Earth's atmosphere. The rock, to be known henceforth as the Peekskill Meteorite, buzzed the East Coast, startling high-school football fans gathered outdoors in several states. The space rock caused a sonic boom and burst into flames. Several people ...

Meteorite hunters scour Grimsby fields Hamilton Spectator Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:41 AM PDT GRIMSBY (Oct 9, 2009) - Don't be alarmed if you've noticed people traipsing through fields south of town carrying golf clubs with the heads removed.

Meteor hunters descend on Grimsby farm fields
Welland Tribune Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:51 PM PDT
GRIMSBY â Something catches the meteorite hunterâs eye as he stalks across an enormous farmerâs field in Grimsby. He hunches down, peers through a thick bed of weeds and prods at the small, hard object with a stick.[...]

Coming attractions in space

msnbc.com
Marvel over meteors: We're also building up toward one of the best meteor showers of the year, the Leonids, with the peak expected on Nov. 17-18. ...


美国火箭卫星双击月球找水(图)

网易 - Beijing,China
美国东部时间9日上午7时31分，也就是北京时间当天晚上7时31分，“半人马座”火箭首先撞向月球，地点选在位于常年不见阳光的月球南极的一个名为“Cabeus”的陨石坑。 ...

Touchdown bass

ESPN
All of a sudden I started to see a meteor shower about midnight, so I decided sit back and watch it. I rarely stay out late fishing on weeknights, ...

美国火箭卫星撞月寻水(图)

网易 - Beijing,China
针对这一情况，NASA表示无需杞人忧天，因月球经常受到陨石撞击，这次火箭撞月球 ... 他们说，月球上有很多环形山，而且不断有新的环形山形成，这都是大量陨石经常撞击 ...

Daily TWiP - The Peekskill Meteorite dents a 1980 Chevy Malibu in 1992

Nashua Telegraph
It would've been worth the expense on this day in 1992, when Knapp's car was struck by the Peekskill Meteorite. The Peekskill Meteorite was unique in that ...

LCROSS Hits Its Target, But Visuals Weak

Aviation Week
NASA's mechanical meteor hit its target on the south pole of the moon early Oct. 9, with scientists hoping that it would send a shower of regolith - lunar ...

Meteor/Meteorite News- 9OCT09

NASA's moon blast called a smashing success

San Francisco Chronicle
... walls have kept its flat surface in total darkness since it was formed by the impact of some unknown meteorite or comet a billion years or more ago. ...

Today in History Radio Taiwan International On this day in 1992: A 13 kilogram fragment of meteorite landed in the driveway of a residence in Peekskill, New York. It was thus named the Peekskill ... See all stories on this topic

It was 'Friday Night Lights,' indeed TheDay The rock, to be known henceforth as the Peekskill Meteorite, buzzed the East Coast, startling high-school football fans gathered outdoors in several states. ...

Meteorite hunters scour Grimsby fields

Hamilton Spectator
Yesterday he was joined by eight similarly enthusiastic meteorite hunters from Western and McMaster University as well as the Royal Astronomical Society. ...

Meteorid strahlt 100 Mal heller als der Vollmond

Spiegel Online - Hamburg,national,Germany
"Bisher gibt es nur ein Dutzend Meteoriten, von denen wir so gute Daten haben", ... McCausland und seine Kollegen hoffen nun, Trümmerteile des Meteoriten in ...


我国科考队员将赴南极搜寻陨石

挖贝网 - Beijing,China
核心提示：陨石被誉为太阳系的“考古样品”，极具科学研究价值。昨日，记者还从中国极地研究中心获悉，在科考期间，内陆冰盖考察队员将在南极“冰盖之巅”——冰穹A安装更多 ...

A weekend in swanky Greenwich, Conn.

Newsday
... the Bruce entices families to sit in a wigwam and listen to American Indian stories, touch a chair-sized meteorite, play I-Spy in a woodlands ecosystem ...

NASA公布世界上第1张月球暗面的热成像照片(图)

中国经济网 - Beijing,China
“月球陨石坑探测卫星”是NASA的又一个“探月之旅”，目的是在月球寻找水源并进行详尽的勘测， ... 它将于本月9日撞击月球陨石坑，届时有望发现月球存在大量水资源的证据。

Apophis asteroid will miss us in 2036 but remains threat

Irish Times
Then there is Meteor Crater, Arizona. A metallic asteroid about 50 metres across hit us travelling at an estimated 12.8km per second, punching a 1.2km-wide, ...

Searching for space rocks in Grimsby

St. Catharines Standard
Something catches the meteorite hunter's eye as he stalks across an enormous farmer's field in Grimsby. He hunches down, peers through a thick bed of weeds ...

美国探测器9日将连续撞击月球探测是否有水

网易 - Beijing,China
据悉，火箭将美国东部时间9日发射，以时速5600英里撞向预先选定月球陨石坑，紧随的LCROSS卫星将尘土数据传回地球。随后，LCROSS会以同一方式撞向月球表面。 ...

Meteorite hunters comb Grimsby farm land for space rocks
St. Catharines Standard Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:26 PM PDT
Something catches the meteorite hunterâs eye as he stalks across an enormous farmerâs field in Grimsby. He hunches down, peers through a thick bed of weeds and prods at the small, hard object with a stick.[...]

Astronomers ask for help in meteorite fall Toronto Sun Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:22 AM PDT Astronomers at the University of Western Ontario are asking residents around Grimsby, Ont., to help in the hunt for one or more possible meteorites. Updated 8th October 2009, 1:20pm

Meteorite hunt on â VIDEO The North Bay Nugget Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:13 AM PDT LONDON â Wanted: Meteorite hunters. No experience required. Reward: Bragging rights and the knowledge you helped solve a tiny piece of the puzzle that is our universe. University of Western Ontario scientists need help finding a meteorite that fell to Earth on Sept.[...]

Scientists seek meteorite in Ontario CNews Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:24 AM PDT Wanted: Meteorite hunters. No experience required.

美国火箭卫星今日连续撞月探测月球是否有水(图)

中新网 - Beijing,China
陨石坑被撞时，会产生相当于1.5吨黄色炸药的威力，扬起的77.2万磅灰尘会升至6.2英里 ... NASA表示大家无需杞人忧天，因月球经常受到陨石撞击，这次火箭撞月球根本是小事。

Blast may be result of falling space waste or meteorite: Lapan

Jakarta Post
... residents of Pallete village in the South Sulawesi regency of Bone earlier in the day might have come from falling space waste or a meteorite. ...

Peekskill, NY Meteor/Meteorite of 9OCT1992 Videos- 9OCT09

Videos of the Peekskill, NY meteor:

Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Taken at a football game in Anne Arundel County

Olmsted Falls, Ohio
Taken at a football game in Olmsted Falls

Fairfax, Virginia
Taken from parking lot of a Burger King in Fairfax

Falconer, New York
Taken by R. Gabalsky, from WICB TV at high school football game in Falconer

Fayetteville, North Carolina
From WTVD

Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Taken by sportscaster J. Derr from WWCP

Newbury, Ohio
Taken by D. Lair

Parkersberg, West Virginia
Taken by J. Fortney

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Taken by T. Reinheimer while overlooking Three Rivers Stadium

Raleigh, North Carolina
Taken by T. Crighton at Westover Senior High School football game

Richmond, Virginia
Shot by camera man for WWBT/WXEX

Saltsburg, Pennsylvania
Taken by M. Krzanowsky 60km west of Johnstown, PA

Halifax, Virginia
Taken by O. Shinfineld

State College, Pennsylvania

Willoughby, Ohio

http://aquarid.physics.uwo.ca/~pbrown/Videos/peekskill.htm

//Source and more information

Asteroid Juno- 8OCT09

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2314

Asteroid Juno Grabs the Spotlight
Jet Propulsion Laboratory

[Images}
asteroid Juno The asteroid Juno was photographed in 2003 with a special
optics system on the Hooker telescope at the Mount Wilson Observatory.
The researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics who
took the picture used varying wavelengths of light as measured in
nanometers, starting with cyan and going into the infrared. Image
credit: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics ...

Meteor/Meteorite News- 8OCT09

Caught on camera: meteorite hundred times brighter than full moon EITB Canadian astronomers, surprised by the meteorite, short this short video two weeks ago in the skies above Ontario. A meteorite lit up the night sky in ... See all stories on this topic

Morning Brew: Exhibition Place Hotel Plans, TTC Airport Shuttle Route ... blogTO Astronomers have great video footage but are skill trying to track down people who saw a meteorite rip through the Southern Ontario sky on September 25th. ... ASTEROID 2008 TC3 REVEALED SETI Institute We found many different looking meteorites, slightly south of the calculated impact trajectory. We now have a gigantic jigsaw puzzle on our hands, ... See all stories on this topic Scientists find new reserves of water on Mars iEncyclopedia Observations of five new Martian craters carved by meteorites have revealed large quantities of water ice, exposed when soil and rock were blown away by the ... Зонд Opportunity обнаружил на Марсе метеорит РИА Самара - Russia Американский марсоход Opportunity обнаружил на Марсе ещё один крупный метеорит. Об этом сообщается на официальном сайте миссии. ... Ученые сообщили о падении на Землю крупного метеорита Amic.ru - Барнаул,Алтайский Край,Russia ... что системой камер, которые круглосуточно наблюдают за небом, было зафиксировано падение крупного метеорита, - передает сегодня, 8 октября, Lenta. ... Scientists seek meteorite in Ontario Canoe.ca University of Western Ontario scientists need help finding a meteorite that fell to Earth on Sept. 25 after 9 pm -- something that happens only once every ... Canadian Astronomers Capture Spectacular Meteor Footage And Images Science Daily (press release) ScienceDaily (Oct. 7, 2009) — Astronomers from The University of Western Ontario have released footage of a meteor that was approximately 100 times brighter ... Китай отправит в Антарктику гигантскую экспедицию Lenta.ru - Москва,Russia Это позволяет находить даже небольшие метеориты, которые затерялись бы на любом другом ... Например, именно в Антарктике был найден метеорит ALH 84001, ... White House aims local students' sights high WGME The White House had also set up an inflatable dome and a three-dimensional video tour of the universe, along with meteorite and moon rock displays. ... Astronomers want your help after meteor sighting CTV.ca Two weeks ago a meteor streaked across the sky over southern Ontario, and now astronomers want to contact anyone within 10 kilometres of Grimsby who may ... Free telescope viewing on the UA Mall tonight Arizona Daily Star Participants will also have an opportunity to view the Flandrau facility's meteorite collections and speciminsfrom the UA Mineral Museum. ... Nullarbor fireball cameras find rare meteorite SpaceRef Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:37 PM PDT Using cameras which capture fireballs streaking across the night sky and mathematics, a world-wide team of scientists have managed to find not only a tiny meteorite on the vast Nullarbor Plain, but also its orbit and the asteroid it came from. ... EARTH SCIENCES Scientists track source of unusual meteorite EUROPA When meteorites land on Earth, it is often impossible to say where exactly in our Solar System they originated. Out of nearly 1 100 documented meteorite ... An Evening of Astronomy at the White House CBS News Even more unusual, NASA brought along a chunk of rock it claims is part of a meteorite from Mars. Yes, Mars! "It was discovered in Antarctica," said another ... WHAT: Star Party Tucson Weekly In addition, the Flandrau facility will be open to view its meteorite collections, as well as specimens in the UA Mineral Museum. “We're very excited that ... Astronomers believe meteorites landed near Grimsby St. Catharines Standard Astronomers are on the hunt for hunks of a meteor they believe fell to earth near Grimsby in a fiery light show two weeks ago. ... Падение метеорита было снято на видео Компьюлента - Москва,Russia «Поиск метеоритов в данном случае особенно важен, поскольку событие прекрасно документировано, — говорит один из исследователей Фил Маккосленд (Phil ... Special meteor watching at Kitt Peak Explorer News Kitt Peak invites the public to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy during a special "Meteor Mania" program on Tuesday, Oct. 20. ... Astronomers ask for help in finding meteorites fallen in southwestern Ontario The Canadian Press 25 at 9:03 pm A postdoctoral fellow at the university's Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration says the meteorite fall is important because its ... Meteorite hunters looking to Grimsby Hamilton Spectator The researchers say the fireball probably dropped meteorites as large as several kilograms south of Grimsby. They are hoping to hear form anyone who finds ... Western astronomers capture spectacular meteor footage and images R & D Magazine By EurekAlert Astronomers from The University of Western Ontario in London, Canada have released footage of a meteor that was approximately 100 times ... See all stories on this topic “If the Earth is only 6000 years old, then why…?” Question number 43. The Moderate Voice There are a few exceptions, such as Meteor Crater in Arizona. So, what happened to the evidence of the rest of the impacts that the Earth must have ...

Meteor/Meteorite News- NASA Refines Asteroid Apophis' Path Toward Earth 7OCT09

NASA Refines Asteroid Apophis' Path Toward Earth

PASADENA, Calif. -- Using updated information, NASA scientists have
recalculated the path of a large asteroid. The refined path indicates
a significantly reduced likelihood of a hazardous encounter with
Earth in 2036.

The Apophis asteroid is approximately the size of two-and-a-half
football fields. The new data were documented by near-Earth object
scientists Steve Chesley and Paul Chodas at NASA's Jet Propulsion
Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. They will present their updated
findings at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society's Division
for Planetary Sciences in Puerto Rico on Oct. 8.

"Apophis has been one of those celestial bodies that has captured the
public's interest since it was discovered in 2004," said Chesley.
"Updated computational techniques and newly available data indicate
the probability of an Earth encounter on April 13, 2036, for Apophis
has dropped from one-in-45,000 to about four-in-a million."

A majority of the data that enabled the updated orbit of Apophis came
from observations Dave Tholen and collaborators at the University of
Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy in Manoa made. Tholen pored over
hundreds of previously unreleased images of the night sky made with
the University of Hawaii's 88-inch telescope, located near the summit
of Mauna Kea.

Tholen made improved measurements of the asteroid's position in the
images, enabling him to provide Chesley and Chodas with new data sets
more precise than previous measures for Apophis. Measurements from
the Steward Observatory's 90-inch Bok telescope on Kitt Peak in
Arizona and the Arecibo Observatory on the island of Puerto Rico also
were used in Chesley's calculations.

The information provided a more accurate glimpse of Apophis' orbit
well into the latter part of this century. Among the findings is
another close encounter by the asteroid with Earth in 2068 with
chance of impact currently at approximately three-in-a-million. As
with earlier orbital estimates where Earth impacts in 2029 and 2036
could not initially be ruled out due to the need for additional data,
it is expected that the 2068 encounter will diminish in probability
as more information about Apophis is acquired.

Initially, Apophis was thought to have a 2.7 percent chance of
impacting Earth in 2029. Additional observations of the asteroid
ruled out any possibility of an impact in 2029. However, the asteroid
is expected to make a record-setting -- but harmless -- close
approach to Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029, when it comes no closer
than 18,300 miles above Earth's surface.

"The refined orbital determination further reinforces that Apophis is
an asteroid we can look to as an opportunity for exciting science and
not something that should be feared," said Don Yeomans, manager of
the Near-Earth Object Program Office at JPL. "The public can follow
along as we continue to study Apophis and other near-Earth objects by
visiting us on our AsteroidWatch Web site and by following us on the
@AsteroidWatch Twitter feed."

The science of predicting asteroid orbits is based on a physical model
of the solar system which includes the gravitational influence of the
sun, moon, other planets and the three largest asteroids.

NASA detects and tracks asteroids and comets passing close to Earth
using both ground and space-based telescopes. The Near Earth-Object
Observations Program, commonly called "Spaceguard," discovers these
objects, characterizes a subset of them and plots their orbits to
determine if any could be potentially hazardous to our planet.

JPL manages the Near-Earth Object Program Office for NASA's Science
Mission Directorate in Washington. Cornell University operates the
Arecibo Observatory under a cooperative agreement with the National
Science Foundation in Arlington, Va.

For more information about asteroids and near-Earth objects, visit:

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroidwatch

For more information about NASA, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov

LCROSS Lunar Impact Site Scheduled for 9OCT09- 8OCT

New Impact Site Selected for LCROSS

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/lcross/090928crater/

New impact site for LCROSS water-hunting mission
BY STEPHEN CLARK
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
September 28, 2009

Officials have shifted the target for next week's smash into the moon by
the LCROSS lunar impactor mission after a new analysis showed ...

Meteor/Meteorite News- 7OCT09

Discovery presents three new docs

Hollywood Reporter
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New Ring

AccuWeather.com
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Science sleuths release a composite sketch of asteroid 2008 TC3

Astronomy Magazine
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УралБизнесКонсалтинг - Екатеринбург,Russia
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A Fall to Earth, One Year Later

Sky & Telescope
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Earth and Space school reaches community with meteorite dig
The State Press Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:27 PM PDT
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Next apocalypse? Mayan year 2012 stirs doomsayers

Newsday
Archaeologists, astronomers and modern-day Mayas shrug off the popular frenzy over the date of 2012, predicting it will bring nothing more than a meteor ...