The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 21JUN2012

Meteor reports briefly ground aerial assault on Colorado wildfire ...
Reports of meteor shower prompt brief grounding of air tankers as fire crews use break in weather to go after blazes "aggressively"
www.cbsnews.com/.../meteor-reports-briefly-ground-aerial-ass...

Meteor Shower Grounds Aircraft Fighting Springer Fire
KMGH Denver
DENVER -- A daylight meteor shower briefly grounded aircraft fighting the Springer Fire Wednesday. Wednesday, June 20, 2012.

Meteor reports ground Colo. firefighting planes
My Fox Boston
Firefighters are making progress on a wildfire burning on more than 100 square miles in northern Colorado that has destroyed more homes than any other in ...

Meteorite report grounds Colo firefighting planes
Newsday
BELLVUE, Colo. - (AP) -- Authorities say reports of a possible meteorite or meteorshower briefly grounded firefighting aircraft battling a central Colorado wildfire.

Meteor reports briefly ground Colorado firefighting planes; California ...
Washington Post
BELLVUE, Colo. — Authorities grounded firefighting aircraft battling an out-of-control blaze scorching central Colorado on Wednesday, reacting with caution to ...

Meteorite report grounds firefighting aircraft in Colorado
Fox News
Authorities say reports of a possible meteorite or meteor shower briefly grounded firefighting aircraft battling a central Colorado wildfire.

Meteorite report grounds Colo. firefighting planes
KGWN
A new fire west of Craig is forcing people from their homes as firefighters battle three major wildfires in Colorado.

Fireball, possible meteor grounds tankers fighting Springer fire
Colorado Springs Gazette
Fireball, then meteor shower ground tankers fighting Springer fire | fire, shower, fireball, meteor, mountain, springer, tankers, fighting, pike, center.

Upper Mid-Eastern USA Fireball June 14, 2012 | American Meteor ...
A fireball is a meteor that is larger than normal. Most meteors are only the size of tiny pebbles. A meteor the size of a softball can produce light equivalent to the ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../upper-mid-eastern-usa-fireball-june-1...

Fireball, then meteor shower ground tankers fighting Colorado's ...
A possible meteor shower has grounded heavy air tankers fighting the Springer Fire near Lake George in the Pike National Forest today, a fire information officer ...
www.denverpost.com/recommended/ci_20901178

Meteorite report grounds Colo firefighting planes
The Seattle Times
Meteorologist Scott Entrekin of the National Weather Service says emergency officials in Chaffee County reported a possible meteor in the skies near the ...

Possible meteor streaks across Summit County sky Wednesday
Summit Daily News
Reports of a bright and fiery object falling from the sky in Summit County Wednesday afternoon spurred speculations ranging from a UFO or a meteor t (read ...

Tanker flights resume after meteor shower grounds Springer Fire air ...
Denver Post
A possible meteor shower grounded planes fighting the Springer fire near Lake George in the Pike National Forest this afternoon, according to spokespeople for ...

Light on India's fourteenth meteor shower | Down To Earth
Binod Kumar What are meteors and what insights can they give? Meteorites are part of the solar system, and have a composition similar to that of the ...
www.downtoearth.org.in/.../light-india-s-fourteenth-meteor-sh...

International Space Station damaged by small meteor, page 1
Everything is fine for the astronauts over there, but a tiny meteor or space crap hit one of seven panes in the orbiting outpost's European-built Cupola, damaging ...
www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread852868/pg1

Market for Martian meteorites heats up
CBS News
Small shards of Mars can sell for big bucks in a thriving collectors market.

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 20JUN2012

Market for Martian Meteorites Heats Up
LiveScience.com
Since a Martian meteorite landed in the Moroccan desert nearly a year ago, collectors and institutions have snapped up pieces of the rare Mars rocks, which ...

'Meteorite' blaze was just rubbish
The Daily Post
A fire near Awakeri that was reported to have been caused by a meteorite was actually a rubbish fire.

Green fireball streaks across sky in southern England -- Fire in the ...
'A green fireball' streaked across the sky above Beaconsfield on Friday night, according to motorist Graham Lee. The freelance photographer thinks he might ...
www.sott.net/.../246916-Green-fireball-streaks-across-sky-in-s...

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 18/19JUN2012

Large meteor shoots across northern Ohio skies
Large shooting star draws oohs and ahhs from viewers in Willoughby Hills, Wooster and even ...
newsnet5.com

International Space Station damaged by meteor -- Fire in the Sky ...
Everyone knows what a pain it is when you get a chip on your car's windshield from a bit of flying grit. But on Earth it is usually fairly easy to call someone in to ...
www.sott.net/.../246853-International-Space-Station-damaged-...


Why are Tomatoes Red Blame the Meteor | NewsFeed | TIMEcom
Why are tomatoes red? It sounds like one of those baffling questions from a four-year-old, like "Why is the sky blue?" or "What happens when you put a fork ...
newsfeed.time.com/.../why-are-tomatoes-red-blame-the-meteo...

VIDEO: Meteor caught on tape over Ohio skies - ToledoNewsNow ...
Sky watching blogs are lighting up this morning after video of a meteor was posted on YouTube.
www.toledonewsnow.com/.../video-meteor-caught-on-tape-ov...

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Just Breaking Japan Long Duration Earthquake 6.1+ Magnitude Felt in Tsukuba 18JUN2012

Japan Long Duration Earthquake 6.1+ Magnitude Felt in Tsukuba ~05:32 JST 18JUN2012
No damage reported.  Some train service disrupted.  No tsunami watch/warning issued.

Occurred at (JST)	Latitude (degree)	Longitude (degree)	Depth	Magnitude	Region Name
05:32 JST 18 Jun 2012	38.9N	142.1E	40 km	6.1	Miyagi-ken Oki

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/20120618054218391-180532.html

For the latest earthquake reports for Japan:
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 17JUN2012

Astronomy Question: Darkness and Meteor Showers | Dear ...
Janet asks,. Dear Astronomer,Why does it always say that the best time to watch for meteorites during a meteor shower is between midnight and dawn?
www.dearastronomer.com/.../astronomy-question-darkness-an...

Cosmic Collisions: Meteorite Treasure : Video ...
3 min
Fragments of extraterrestrial rock are valuable, much sought after clues to the history and ...
dsc.discovery.com

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 16JUN2012

Le Muséum sort du coffre-fort de précieuses météorites
La Croix
Un an après la chute de plusieurs météorites dans l'Essone (91), le museum national d'histoire naturelle expose au public quatre de ces pierres.

Meteor Sighted Over Michigan/Ohio - June 14, 2012
YouTube
http://sheilaaliens.net/?p=833 "Reports began coming in just after 10 p.m. on Thursday of a bright object streaking across the sky at about 9:55 p.m. "It was...

Meteor Sighted Over Michigan/Ohio -- Fire in the Sky -- Sott.net
"Reports began coming in just after 10 p.m. on Thursday of a bright object streaking across the sky at about 9:55 p.m. "It was an incredible sight. It came from the ...
www.sott.net/.../246777-Meteor-Sighted-Over-Michigan-Ohio

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Meteor Sighted Over Michigan/Ohio - June 14, 2012 ...
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http://sheilaaliens.net/?p=833 "Reports began coming in just after 10 p.m. on Thursday of a ...
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Large fireball seen in over Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and ...
Did you see it? Lots of folks across northern Ohio did. A meteor streaking across the Ohio skies put on quite a show for a few brief seconds Thursday evening.
www.sott.net/.../246762-Large-fireball-seen-in-over-Ohio-Pen...

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England, UK Meteor 15JUN2012

England, UK Meteor ~23:30 BST 15JUN2012

We need your meteor sighting reports:
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Initial Reports:

15JUN2012 rob burgess cheltenham england 11.47pm 7 seconds left to right no sound just bright white with a trail of light behind it venus no it went behind a low dark cloud but lit the cloud from behind

15JUN2012 LEIA SOUTHWELL WEYMOUTH,DORSET UNITED KINGDOM 2340 GMT 5 SEC I WAS FACING WEST STARTED OF BRIGHT WHITE WITH BLUE THEN CAME A RED TRAIL MOON NO SEEMED VERY CLOSE TO THE EARTH

15JUN2012 Sonia Rushden Northamptonshire United Kingdom 23.35 4-5 Seconds South West No Sun There was a trail It looked quite large so near

15JUN2012 Chloe Leamington Spa England, UK 23:18:00 Approx 10 seconds right to left No sound heard, Bright like the sun, with an Orange trail behind the sun and venus Yes was extremely bright, seemed to dissapear in two seperate ways,

15JUN2012 Marie Daventry UK 23.28 GMT 8 sec W-N, Left to Right, North LIGHT GREEN Same as Venus NO It was a bright light green ball with a short tail.

15JUN2012 tom oxfordshire,england 23.32 bst 4 seconds S-N;left to right,west green same as the sun no n/a


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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 15JUN2012

UFO? Large meteor shoots across Northern Ohio skies, seen from ...
WPTV
A meteor streaking across the Ohio skies put on quite a show for a few brief seconds Thursday evening.

Meteor sighted over Grand Rapids | WOOD TV8
A meteor was spotted over West Michigan Thursday night.
www.woodtv.com/dpp/.../meteor-sighted-over-grand-rapids

Fireballs from Space: The Yukon Meteor : Video : Discovery Channel
Witnesses are shocked by the power of a meteorite impact.
dsc.discovery.com/video-topics/other/the-yukon-meteor.htm

Large meteor shoots across Northern Ohio skies
NewsNet5.com
Large shooting star draws oohs and ahhs from viewers in Willoughby Hills, Wooster and even Ontario.

Many spot meteor over the GTA
680 News
TORONTO, Ont. - The night sky lit up with what appears to be a meteor, Thursday. Residents around the GTA called the 680Newsroom to report what they...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11JUN2012
The American Meteor Society has received 35 reports of a bright fireball over much of the lower Midwestern states including Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, .
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2012/06/07.html

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Breaking News, MBIQ Detects, Ontario, Canada / Ohio / Michigan / Meteor Fireball 14JUN2012 with Video

Breaking Meteor News - MBIQ Detects Ontario & Quebec, Canada / Ohio / Michigan / New York/ Meteor Fireball ~21:54 14JUN2012 - video recorded!


Meteor video capture over Grand Rapids,MI: 14JUN2012 woodtv.com

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Over 325 Sighting Reports!
For all sighting reports see:
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/

Initial Sighting Reports:

14JUN2012 Alexandre Gatineau, Québec, Canada 21:53:00 5 sec S-W Green moon no Big green ball falling from the sky at high speed

14JUN2012 Ben Dawson London, ON, Canada 9:45 PM EST (GMT-5) <2SEC E-W bright white moon trail none.

14JUN2012 Zahra Toronto (Mississauga) Ontario Canada 21:50EST 3 seconds N bright white, yellow same as sun yes not sure what it was but it was awesome!

14JUN2012 Andrei Venter London Ontario 21:54 Eastern Standard Time 2-3 seconds Facing northeast went down to the left Greenish and fire seemed to disappear  no sound was inside Bright enough to draw my attention from the TV and look outside No Seemed to catch fire

14JUN2012 CHANTAL FRADETTE Ontario, Canada Eastern ~ 21:55 3-5 sec North Yellow and green light Bright flash similar to a camera Could not tell Amazing to have seen one :)

14JUN2012 Brian MacGillivray Naughton, ONTARIO, CANADA 2155 Looking through a window, crossed the frame in about 1 second SE-NW (left to right, facing south) blue and orange Bright colours but didn't light up the sky at dusk Didn't see any Seemed to be very, very close - not like a shooting star.

14JUN2012 Yana Toronto, Ontario, Canada 21:50:00 4/8/2012 Facing North, travelling West Bright Blue Fading to White before losing visibility Brighter than Venus Not sure Big bright blue ball with long blue/white tail, the biggest one that I've ever seen.

14JUN2012 Yolanda Mak Toronto, Ontario, Canada 17:50:00 10 seconds North North West to West North Yellow, red, green, white. HUGE!!!! Less than moon but HUGE! Yes, fragmentation, long tail, big blasts. North West sky looking from downtown Toronto.

14JUN2012 Tammy Kitchener, ont 21:52:00 5 seconds West...right to left White orb  with blue shimmery outline...fell quickly Brighter than the moon Didnt notice... Was very quick, trees got in line of view during decent....was headed in waterloo, ont, canada direction

14JUN2012 David Longueuil, Québec, Canada 21:50 EST 6-8 sec NW towards NE Greyish and blue colored tail Very bright sky was not completely black and the meteor was seen anyways. Towards the end, then the view was blocked. I was looking towards Polaris (north) from a 4th floor balcony.

14JUN2012 Randy Leonard Saxonburg, PA USA 2150 hours Eastern time 3 or 4 secs NW to W and descending large trail changing from white to bright green bright, thick and amazing shade of green before going below treeline no but pretty far off amazing

14JUN2012 Kari Prigge Napoleon, OH, USA 21:54:00 3 seconds Facing north, E-W Green, white Moon White sparks N/A

14JUN2012 Samuel Barnes Marten River Ontario Canada 21 55 eastern standard time 6-10 seconds traveling east to west bright white head with long tail changing from red to green to red very very bright no wish I had a camera

14JUN2012 JODI STONEY POINT, ON. CANADA 09:50 EST 4 sec E-W  facing N GREENISH-FIRE TRAIL moon no different from a "falling star" because of the colour.

14JUN2012 Bruce Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 21:51:00 EST 3-5 secs SE;NE 326 D from
my location white thru Green very bright, sky was pre dusk not seen as the sun had just set in the west the sky was bright no stars could be seen and this was very visible

14JUN2012 Laura Burlington, Ontario, Canada 21:51:00 3 seconds I was facing north west and the object was traveling from right to left. bright white object. May have had a blue tail. Twice as bright as the average firework before it explodes. None that I could tell. I've never seen anything falling so low. Lost stight of it when it vanished behind the houses across the way.

14JUN2012 Kristen Tecumseh, Ontario , canada 2158 pm 2 sec North Green Bright as a green traffic light No? Flashed 3 times

14JUN2012 Tina Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2145h EDT 5 seconds SW to NW Large blue/green head with a trail of red/orange Very bright against a sky at dusk no parts falling It appeared to not make it to the horizon, and the size though far away would have been close to that of an full size passenger jet just a few miles out

14JUN2012 Adam Brauer Tonawanda NY USA 2150 5 seconds NW sky headed north south west white shooting star, explosion of green and white and what looked like a dust cloud that remained 15mins moon yes impressive. dust cloud remained in the sky and you actually could see it change shape and eventually disappear.

14JUN2012 Jeff Brooklin,Ontario Canada 2155 5 sec nnw, appeared to track straight down light green and white with smoke trail remaining a few minutes after ball left sightline bright as lightning appears debris in tail, smoke trail appeared to be large

14JUN2012 Meaghan TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA 21:57 North American Eastern Time Zone 5 sec right to left.  I was facing North White and green Extremely bright - definitely as bright as the moon I didn't notice fragmentation none

14JUN2012 Sue Bowmanville 21:55:00 10-15 sec. N-W Orange then Green Sun left a trail for 20-30 sec after none

14JUN2012 Kevin Doherty London Ontario Canada approx 22:00 5 seconds maybe east to west looking north many bright colours sun no no photo. first time i've seen one that large and close to earth


Over 325 Sighting Reports!
For all sighting reports see:
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/

MBIQ Data:
Toronto, Ontario arrived from google.ca on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for shooting star 06/14/2012.
11:00:43 -- 2 minutes ago


London, Ontario arrived from google.ca on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteorite london ontario.
11:06:23 -- 1 minute ago

Oshawa, Ontario arrived from google.ca on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for did i just see an asteroid falling in ontario.
11:07:11 -- 1 minute ago

Maple, Ontario arrived from google.ca on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for green fireball toronto.
11:08:30 -- 46 seconds ago
plus another 100++ search queries.

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NEO Asteroid 2012 LZ1 Fear Mongering and Profiteering

NEO Asteroid 2012 LZ1 Fear Mongering on Internet

NEO asteroid 2012 LZ1 is NOT going to hit the Earth and will not even be visible except by telescope.  The internet is buzzing with hype about pending doom. There have been several hundreds of persons searching this website in the past hour for associated information and "pending strike"; relax please... this one is a clear miss!

 2012 LZ1 will pass at 14.2 Lunar Distance (LD), this is 14.2 times the distance between the Earth and the Moon.  It is NOT a close call.  The estimated diameter of 2012 LZ1 is 310-690 meters.
-LunarMeteorite*Hunter, Tokyo

Great Report about 2012 LZ1
Bright Near-Earth Object 2012 LZ1
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UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH

1 AU = ~150 million kilometers 1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers Object Name Close Approach Date CA Distance* (AU) CA Distance* (LD) Estimated Diameter** H (mag) Relative Velocity (km/s) (2012 KM11)  2012-Jun-14 0.0943 36.7 32 m - 70 m 24.6 5.93 (2012 LZ1)  2012-Jun-14 0.0364 14.2 310 m - 690 m 19.7 16.99 (2012 LP1)  2012-Jun-15 0.0848 33.0 57 m - 130 m 23.4 11.65 (2012 HN40)  2012-Jun-15 0.1182 46.0 220 m - 490 m 20.4 13.79 329395 (2002 AC)  2012-Jun-16 0.1598 62.2 740 m - 1.7 km 17.8 26.71 137120 (1999 BJ8)  2012-Jun-16 0.1769 68.8 670 m - 1.5 km 18.0 14.88 (2011 KR12)  2012-Jun-19 0.1318 51.3 140 m - 310 m 21.4 10.10 (2004 HB39)  2012-Jun-20 0.1605 62.5 77 m - 170 m 22.7 8.88 (2012 LF4)  2012-Jun-20 0.0352 13.7 34 m - 77 m 24.4 7.08 (2008 CE119)  2012-Jun-21 0.1811 70.5 21 m - 46 m 25.5 3.22 308242 (2005 GO21)  2012-Jun-21 0.0440 17.1 1.4 km - 3.1 km 16.4 13.27 (2012 LG4)  2012-Jun-22 0.0526 20.5 53 m - 120 m 23.5 10.84 (2012 LU)  2012-Jun-23 0.0148 5.8 27 m - 59 m 25.0 5.52 (2011 AH5)  2012-Jun-25 0.1670 65.0 17 m - 39 m 25.9 5.84 (2012 FA14)  2012-Jun-25 0.0322 12.5 75 m - 170 m 22.7 5.28 (2004 YG1)  2012-Jun-25 0.0890 34.7 140 m - 310 m 21.4 11.34 (2010 AF3)  2012-Jun-25 0.1190 46.3 16 m - 36 m 26.1 6.54 (2008 YT30)  2012-Jun-26 0.0715 27.8 370 m - 820 m 19.3 10.70 (2010 NY65)  2012-Jun-27 0.1023 39.8 120 m - 270 m 21.7 15.09 (2008 WM64)  2012-Jun-28 0.1449 56.4 200 m - 450 m 20.6 17.31 (2010 CD55)  2012-Jun-28 0.1975 76.8 64 m - 140 m 23.1 6.33 (2004 CL)  2012-Jun-30 0.1113 43.3 220 m - 480 m 20.5 20.7

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 14JUN2012

You Can Thank A Meteorite For The Red Color Of Tomatoes
Business Insider Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:52 AM PDT
More than 600 million years ago, a meteorite slammed into Earth, wiping out the dinosaurs, and, on a less morbid note, giving tomatoes their distinct red color.

Red Tomatoes Explained: Blame Meteor
Newser
Why are tomatoes red? The same reason dinosaurs were killed off, say scientists. The massive meteorite that struck Earth 60 to 70 million years ago created ...

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

MBIQ Detects Sweden / Denmark Meteor Fireball 14JUN2012

MBIQ Detects Sweden / Denmark Meteor Fireball 14JUN2012

If you witnessed this event please kindly file a meteor sighting report; thank you!
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/2011/12/december-2011-meteorfireball-sighting.html

Initial Sighting Reports:
14JUN2012 Trina Jönköping, Sweden 1:00 GMS1 It went across the entire sky, perhaps around 20 seconds. South to East Very bright white and red.With a long tail. Very bright It looked like a sparkling white ball of light, with a very long red tail. Amazing!

14JUN2012 Mads Larsen Brøndby, Denmark 100 15 seconds or so left to right bright light with a blury red tail same as the northern star it broke in to two 2 or 3 seconds before impact looks like it was heading for the ocean between Denmark and Sweden

MBIQ Data:
Eskilstuna, Sodermanlands Lan arrived from google.se on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor over sweden june 14 2012.
08:01:35 -- 30 minutes ago

Holb�k, Sjelland arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor shower june 14.
08:19:22 -- 20 minutes ago

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 13JUN2012

New program invites citizen science on the cosmos
Australasian Science Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:19 PM PDT
A $145,000 Inspiring Australia â Unlocking Australia's Potential grant will allow the general public to get involved with Curtin University*s most ambitious meteorite project. Byline:Â Curtin University Abstract:Â Public can take part in meteorite research. Footnote: The website for the program was not live at the time of publication but soon will be at http://science.curtin.edu.au/outreach ...

Medford Won't Turn Out Lights For Stargazers
OPB News
AP | June 12, 2012 11:11 am | Medford, OR Stargazers in Medford will have to head out of town to find the nighttime darkness they need to watch this summer's Perseid meteor shower. The Mail Tribune reports that the City Council voted last week to drop ...

Chabot Space & Science Center Reports Record Breaking Attendance For Venus Transit
PR Newswire (press release)
Visitors in the Center gather to witness the ray of light streaming through the skylight in beautiful and precise alignment with the Rotunda's architectural design July 28 visitors will get a good view of the Southern Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower, ...

New evidence that extraterrestrial impact killed off the mammoths
Los Angeles Times
Melted glass buried deep within the Earth at sites around the world confirms the theory that a comet or meteor struck the planet nearly 13000 years ago, triggering the Younger Dryas Ice Age, killing off the mammoths and other megafauna in North America ...

What wiped out woolly mammoths? Lots of culprits
msnbc.com
Others have suggested that a meteor strike might have drastically altered the climate in North America about 12900 years ago, wiping out most of the large mammals there, the so-called " Younger Dryas impact hypothesis." Now an analysis of thousands of ...

Scientists discover evidence that meteorite storm hit the Earth 13000 years ...
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter Scientists have found compelling evidence that a meteoritestorm hit the earth more than 12000 years ago, and is likely to have been responsible for the extinction of a prehistoric people and giant animals including mammoths.

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 12JUN2012

MBIQ Detects BC, Alberta, Washington Meteor Fireball 11/12JUN2012
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
MBIQ Detects BC, Alberta, Washington Meteor Fireball 11/12JUN2012 MBIQ Data: Kelowna, British Columbia arrived from google.ca on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for just saw a big comet in the sky june 11 2012.
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Study finds new evidence supporting theory of extraterrestrial impact
EurekAlert (press release)
"The very high temperature melt-glass appears identical to that produced in known cosmic impact events such as Meteor Crater in Arizona, and the Australasian tektite field," said Kennett. "The melt material also matches melt-glass produced by the ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for June 9-15, 2012 « The Transient Sky ...
By Carl Hergenrother
The following is a slightly edited version of Bob Lunsford's excellent weekly summary of meteoractivity. The original version can be found at the American Meteor Society's site. June is another slow month for meteor activity. There are no major ...
The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids...

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MBIQ Detects BC, Alberta, Washington Meteor Fireball 11/12JUN2012

MBIQ Detects BC, Alberta, Washington Meteor Fireball 11/12JUN2012
Details will be posted once sighting reports become available.  If you witnessed this event please  file a meteor sighting report; thank you.
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/2011/12/december-2011-meteorfireball-sighting.html 

Initial Sighting Report:
11JUN2012 matt Calgary, Alberta 23:10 2-3 seconds facing west, left to right (S-N) Red/Orange/Yellow Silent brighter than venus Yes, many fragments appeared decently close

11JUN2012 Pierce Wolf Calgary, Alberta 11:10 approx? 4-5 seconds Traveling left to right facing west Bright orange, yellow color.  No sound significantly brighter then venus.   Not from what I could see Massive tail, closest/brightest meteor i've ever seen.

MBIQ Data:
Kelowna, British Columbia arrived from google.ca on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for just saw a big comet in the sky june 11 2012.
14:17:35 -- 4 minutes ago

Calgary, Alberta arrived from google.ca on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for asteroid sighting 2012 calgary.
14:15:02 -- 7 minutes ago

For all sighting reports see:
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/

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MBIQ Detects Florida Meteor 11JUN2012

MBIQ Detects Florida Meteor 11JUN2012
Meteor Bot Internet Query (MBIQ) bot has detected a meteor over Florida ~2132 EDT 11JUN2012.  Details will be posted once sighting reports become available.  If you witnessed this event please  file a meteor sighting report; thank you.
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/2011/12/december-2011-meteorfireball-sighting.html

Initial Sighting Report:
11JUN2012 anthony/w/voughn milton, FL 9:32:pm/or later dont know what duration but. it was moving pretty fast/ about 300/270 or something maybe faster. seen it for 10 seconds/12 seconds. i think left to right red blue bright blue and red. no parts falling off couldnt really see it. there was clouds in the way. was gonna get the druidx to take a picture of it but wasnt fast enough to get it/. i really dont know what it was but had a bad feelin/about it.thinkin it was just a random meteor

MBIQ Data:

Bradenton, Florida arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor showers 2012 june 11 florida.
12:14:29 -- 1 hour 26 mins ago

Gainesville, Florida arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Florida Bright Green Meteor 5SEP2011" by searching for shooting star florida.
12:28:15 -- 1 hour 13 mins ago

Milton, Florida arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11JUN2012" by searching for monday june 11 2012 meteor.
13:13:48 -- 28 minutes ago

For all sighting reports see:
http://thelatestworldwidemeteorreports.blogspot.jp/

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

NEOs Close Calls June 2012

NEO Activity and Accompanying Debris May Produce Bolides, Fireballs and Meteors in June 2012.

(2012 LJ) 2012-Jun-10 00042  1.6LD  20m-46m 25.6  18.84
Data in table below subject to update as more NEOs are discovered yet this month; check back or check NASA`s site. Thanks!  LunarMeteorite*Hunter - Tokyo

UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH 1 AU = ~150 million kilometers 1 LD = Lunar Distance = ~384,000 kilometers Object Name Close Approach Date CA Distance* (AU) CA Distance* (LD) Estimated Diameter** H (mag) Relative Velocity (km/s) (2012 LT)  2012-Jun-11 0.0133 5.2 17 m - 38 m 26.0 8.13 (2012 KM11)  2012-Jun-14 0.0943 36.7 32 m - 70 m 24.6 5.93 (2012 HN40)  2012-Jun-15 0.1182 46.0 220 m - 490 m 20.4 13.79 329395 (2002 AC)  2012-Jun-16 0.1598 62.2 740 m - 1.7 km 17.8 26.71 137120 (1999 BJ8)  2012-Jun-16 0.1769 68.8 670 m - 1.5 km 18.0 14.88 (2011 KR12)  2012-Jun-19 0.1318 51.3 140 m - 310 m 21.4 10.10 (2004 HB39)  2012-Jun-20 0.1605 62.5 77 m - 170 m 22.7 8.88 (2008 CE119)  2012-Jun-21 0.1811 70.5 21 m - 46 m 25.5 3.22 308242 (2005 GO21)  2012-Jun-21 0.0440 17.1 1.4 km - 3.1 km 16.4 13.27 (2012 LU)  2012-Jun-23 0.0146 5.7 29 m - 64 m 24.8 5.53 (2011 AH5)  2012-Jun-25 0.1670 65.0 17 m - 39 m 25.9 5.84 (2012 FA14)  2012-Jun-25 0.0322 12.5 75 m - 170 m 22.7 5.28 (2004 YG1)  2012-Jun-25 0.0890 34.7 140 m - 310 m 21.4 11.34 (2010 AF3)  2012-Jun-25 0.1190 46.3 16 m - 36 m 26.1 6.54 (2008 YT30)  2012-Jun-26 0.0715 27.8 370 m - 820 m 19.3 10.70 (2010 NY65)  2012-Jun-27 0.1023 39.8 120 m - 270 m 21.7 15.09 (2008 WM64)  2012-Jun-28 0.1449 56.4 200 m - 450 m 20.6 17.31 (2010 CD55)  2012-Jun-28 0.1975 76.8 64 m - 140 m 23.1 6.33 (2004 CL)  2012-Jun-30 0.1113 43.3 220 m - 480 m 20.5 20.75

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2012 THE Year of Meteors!