The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 31OCT2015

Artvize, Slovenia Bolide Meteor 30OCT2015
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
This spectacular and very bright bolide (fireball) from Southern Taurids meteor shower was observed this evening at 18:12 UTC, Oct 30th, 2015....

Meteoroids Associated with the Halloween Asteroid '2015 TB145'
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Meteoroids Associated with the Halloween Asteroid '2015 TB145' could Put on a Spooky Meteor Shower Please report your meteor sightings to this ...

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Fireball Meteors 30OCT2015

Madrid, Spain Two Bolide Meteors 28OCT2015
Posted: 29 Oct 2015 07:34 AM PDT
Madrid, Spain Two Bolide Meteors 2216 Local 28OCT2015 Updates pending. Click on Image to enlarge Madrid, Spain Two Bolide Meteors 2216 Local 28OCT2015c2015 SPMN Fireball over Madrid on Oct. 28 (22h16m UT)Posted on YouTube by Meteors 200 views Dos bolas de fuego iluminan el Mediterráneo y Madrid www.elmundo.es El Centro Astronómico Hispano Alemán, (Observatorio de Calar Alto) de Gérgal,

Lake Baikal, Fireball Meteor 22OCT2015
Posted: 29 Oct 2015 06:33 AM PDT
Lake Baikal, Fireball Meteor 22OCT2015 A Small Meteorite Falls in Lake Bakal A meteorite has fallen on Lake Baikal, reported Wednesday the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Irkutsk (Siberia) on its website. He reported that the Observatory scientist, Kiril Ivanov observed the October 22, 2015 fall of a bright object. ... -In Potuguese Lea más en http://mundo.sputniknews.com/espacio/

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Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Lake Baikal, Fireball Meteor 22OCT2015 A Small Meteorite Falls in Lake Bakal A meteorite has fallen on Lake Baikal, reported Wednesday the .

THE SKY THIS MONTH: November's dawn dance of...
HamiltonNews (press release) (registration)
17: The Leonid Meteor shower peaks as Leo rises around midnight. It's best seen from a dark location and you could see 10-20 meteors per hour.

Slooh's Spooky Halloween Asteroid Webcast
Space.com
Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Overnight Tonight: Watch It Live Online. NASA to Unveil Big Mars Discovery Monday: How to Watch Live. Why Tonight's ...

Halloween hell: can tech save us from giant asteroids like 2015 TB145?
TechRadar
Headed our way – but predicted to miss Earth by about 500,000km – is 2015 TB145, a giant rock that's 28 times bigger than the Chelyabinsk meteor ...

This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 30 – November 7
Sky & Telescope
Taurid fireball alert. The long-lasting Taurid meteor shower is sparse, but a high proportion of its meteors are bright. This year we're predicted to see ...

Meteor
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Caught my first very bright meteor this evening! This spectacular and very bright bolide (fireball) from Southern Taurids meteor shower was observed ...

Great Balls of Halloween Fire, Here Comes the Taurid Meteor Shower!
Astro Bob
Just in time for Halloween, the sky may have some fiery tricks and treats this weekend. It's Taurid fireball season with two separate showers radiating ...

Halloween Skies to Include Dead Comet Flyby
Jet Propulsion Laboratory- October 30, 2015
This image of asteroid 2015 TB145, a dead comet, was generated using radar data collected by the National Science Foundation's 1,000-foot (305-meter) Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. The radar image was taken on Oct. 30, 2015, and the image resolution is 25 feet (7.5 meters) per pixel. Image credit: NAIC-Arecibo/NSF...

Fireballs may be visible in the sky on Halloween night
9NEWS.com
You may see "Halloween fireballs" in the sky this weekend-- because right now earth is in the middle of a giant meteor shower. 9NEWS at 5 p.m. ...

NASA Brought the Taurid Meteor Shower Down to Earth for Redditors
Observer
Astronomy geeks are enthusiastically awaiting the Taurid MeteorShower, which will produce several bright meteors every night for the next couple of ...

Halloween Asteroid 2015 TB145 Update: 'Great Pumpkin' May Be Joined By The Northen Taurid ...
International Business Times
The Northern Taurid meteor shower, a minor shower that often goes unrecognized, could put on a show this weekend, according to Universe Today.

Halloween asteroid fly-by shows how vulnerable Earth really is
CBC.ca
The Halloween asteroid is 20 times bigger than the meteor that exploded with the force of 20 atomic bombs over Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 2013, ...

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NEO Asteroids Close Approaches October 2015

NEO Asteroids Close Approaches October 2015
Update- 7, 9,12,14  17 newly discovered asteroids with 10LD or less announced! updated and reposted 30OCT2015

Asteroid 2015 TC25 Set to Pass between the Earth and Moon

http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2015/10/asteroid-2015-tc25-set-to-pass-between.html

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October 2015 "Asteroid Coded Signals"
c2015 photography by Dirk Ross / LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo

Please report your meteor sightings to this website for posting- Remember IF you are looking for a report and no one reports then everyone lacks information; thank you.
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2000/11/meteor-fireball-report-form.html

There are currently 1, 8,10, 11,12  18 known NEO Asteroids discovered that will pass within approximately 10LD or less (LD stands for "Lunar Distance"), in the month of October 2015.

I expect that 10 or more 10LD NEOs will be discovered before month end.

Expect some spectacular bolides,  fireballs, and meteors this month and especially large ones 3-5 days before and following the passing of  7 small mountain-sized NEO asteroids and 1 comet, diameters ranging from 500m- 2.6km,  that will safely pass this month.

Be ready for some bolide, fireball, and meteor activity!
Cameras Ready!
If you get video or photo of a meteor please email to - LunarMeteoriteHunter@gmail.com
- LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo

Currently Reported Asteroids with LD of LD10 or Less-
updated and reposted 30OCT2015
Self search parameters - http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/neo_ca

Object object is w/link	Close-Approach  (CA) Date (TDB) YYYY-mmm-DD		CA Distance Minimum (LD/AU)
(2015 TL21)	2015-Oct-06		5.9/0.0151
(2015 TQ21)	2015-Oct-07		1.0/0.0026
(2015 TM145)	2015-Oct-07		4.2/0.0108
(2015 TC144)	2015-Oct-08		8.4/0.0217
(2015 UK)	2015-Oct-10		5.4/0.0138
(2015 TN21)	2015-Oct-10		2.3/0.0060
(2015 TB25)	2015-Oct-11		9.5/0.0244
(2015 TK21)	2015-Oct-12		4.8/0.0122
(2015 TG24)	2015-Oct-12		4.0/0.0102
(2015 TA238)	2015-Oct-13		5.8/0.0148
(2015 TC25)	2015-Oct-13		0.3/0.0007
(2014 UR)	2015-Oct-18		3.8/0.0098
(2015 UH52)	2015-Oct-20		6.2/0.0160
(2015 TZ143)	2015-Oct-22		4.2/0.0108
(2015 UM52)	2015-Oct-22		0.3/0.0009
(2015 UL52)	2015-Oct-25		8.3/0.0212
(2015 UH)	2015-Oct-29		9.4/0.0240
(2015 TB145)	2015-Oct-31		1.3/0.0033

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Start of Month Data Table - 

(2015 SU16)	2015-Oct-01	0.0403	15.7	28 m - 62 m	24.9	9.62
(2015 FT118)	2015-Oct-01	0.1200	46.7	220 m - 490 m	20.4	11.92
(2001 RB12)	2015-Oct-02	0.1221	47.5	200 m - 450 m	20.6	8.66
(2012 FS52)	2015-Oct-02	0.1548	60.2	28 m - 62 m	24.9	19.95
(2000 SM10)	2015-Oct-02	0.0301	11.7	40 m - 90 m	24.1	12.91

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) (2015 SR)  2015-Oct-03 0.0377 14.7 33 m - 74 m 24.5 11.68 (2014 TS)  2015-Oct-03 0.1881 73.2 21 m - 47 m 25.5 18.24 (2009 DB43)  2015-Oct-03 0.0705 27.4 13 m - 30 m 26.5 6.29 (2012 CL19)  2015-Oct-03 0.0447 17.4 110 m - 250 m 21.9 9.50 (2015 FS332)  2015-Oct-04 0.0477 18.6 580 m - 1.3 km 18.3 21.15 (2009 TK)  2015-Oct-05 0.0451 17.6 92 m - 210 m 22.3 11.06 (2014 MZ17)  2015-Oct-07 0.0811 31.6 40 m - 90 m 24.1 4.10 (2007 RU9)  2015-Oct-07 0.0511 19.9 190 m - 430 m 20.7 17.13 (2010 SX11)  2015-Oct-09 0.0397 15.4 29 m - 65 m 24.8 7.73 86666 (2000 FL10)  2015-Oct-10 0.1689 65.7 1.2 km - 2.6 km 16.8 16.29 (2015 SZ)  2015-Oct-10 0.0468 18.2 54 m - 120 m 23.5 7.64 420738 (2012 TS)  2015-Oct-12 0.1466 57.1 180 m - 410 m 20.8 8.67 401885 (2001 RV17)  2015-Oct-13 0.1559 60.7 210 m - 470 m 20.5 7.67 (2015 RW82)  2015-Oct-16 0.1998 77.7 53 m - 120 m 23.5 5.94 389694 (2011 QD48)  2015-Oct-17 0.1733 67.5 610 m - 1.4 km 18.2 15.77 (2014 UR)  2015-Oct-18 0.0098 3.8 13 m - 28 m 26.6 4.40 (2011 SE97)  2015-Oct-18 0.0307 11.9 31 m - 68 m 24.7 12.88 194268 (2001 UY4)  2015-Oct-21 0.1496 58.2 610 m - 1.4 km 18.2 23.87 (2013 JR22)  2015-Oct-21 0.1558 60.6 180 m - 390 m 20.9 18.71 (1999 UQ)  2015-Oct-21 0.1902 74.0 120 m - 260 m 21.8 13.25 (2012 UT9)  2015-Oct-21 0.1579 61.4 48 m - 110 m 23.7 16.30 (2001 TD)  2015-Oct-21 0.1304 50.7 25 m - 57 m 25.1 5.22 (2015 KT121)  2015-Oct-22 0.1468 57.1 19 m - 43 m 25.7 5.99 (2013 UC1)  2015-Oct-22 0.1361 53.0 31 m - 68 m 24.7 7.30 (2006 UY64)  2015-Oct-22 0.0612 23.8 330 m - 750 m 19.5 13.81 (2009 UC)  2015-Oct-23 0.1668 64.9 13 m - 28 m 26.6 13.85 (1998 XN2)  2015-Oct-25 0.0776 30.2 330 m - 750 m 19.5 8.80 (2015 JD1)  2015-Oct-25 0.1499 58.4 200 m - 450 m 20.6 10.36 (2009 UQ5)  2015-Oct-26 0.1719 66.9 38 m - 86 m 24.2 6.64 154807 (2004 PP97)  2015-Oct-26 0.1700 66.2 580 m - 1.3 km 18.3 11.24 (2011 TK5)  2015-Oct-29 0.1499 58.4 73 m - 160 m 22.8 15.05 410777 (2009 FD)  2015-Oct-29 0.0419 16.3 470 m 22.1 16.92 (2012 UB174)  2015-Oct-29 0.1173 45.6 28 m - 62 m 24.9 15.35 (2015 RH2)  2015-Oct-31 0.1004 39.1 110 m - 240 m 22.0 4.74 (2012 HN1)  2015-Oct-31 0.1551 60.4 11 m - 24 m 27.0 9.73

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/neo_ca

Source Table- NASA/JPL
-- for the most current version check- http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/
Self search parameters - http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/neo_ca

updated and reposted 30OCT2015
updated and reposted 21OCT2015
updated and reposted 16OCT2015
updated and reposted 14OCT2015 //2015 TD144   2015-Oct 23 /  82,921 Miles /// not yet on NASA public tables correction
updated and reposted 13OCT2015
updated and reposted 12OCT2015
updated and reposted 06OCT2015
original post 03OCT2015

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 30OCT2015

Lake Baikal, Fireball Meteor 22OCT2015
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Lake Baikal, Fireball Meteor 22OCT2015 A Small Meteorite Falls in Lake Bakal A meteorite has fallen on Lake Baikal, reported Wednesday the ...

Indonesia Meteorite Impact Windows Broken
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
updates pending- Meanwhile Indonesia MeteorRats Scramble! Likely Meteorite hits Bengkulu:, Indonesia - LAPAN thejakartapost.com. The National ...

New meteor flew over Petrozavodsk
Russia - LiveUAMap
New meteor flew over Petrozavodsk. source. tell friends. 3 hour ago Comments. Sniper shot at a police Department in Novosibirsk was detained.

Meteor Hits Russia's Mysterious Lake Baikal
Mysterious Universe
On October 22nd, what appeared to be a slow-moving meteor crashed into Russia's mysterious Lake Baikal barely a kilometer from the shore.

Meteor watch: Halloween could bring fireballs to our skies
Globalnews.ca
Almost every month we get a major meteor shower. Right now we're in the middle of the Northern Taurids. While not normally spectacular, every so ...

Phantom Asteroid Screams Past Earth
The Monitor Daily
Although the subsequent meteoroids would be visible only in Asia, scientists say that there will be a meteor shower next year. Specialists explained ...

Rock on: Is your meteorite real?
asunow.asu.edu
Hundreds of people are likely to line up at the annual Earth and Space Exploration Day on Nov. 7, hoping their rocks are identified as meteorites by ASU's experts. Only one or two turn out to be each year, but the event offers plenty of interesting activities as consolation.

HALLOWEEN FIREBALLS: This weekend, Earth could run into a stream of gravelly debris from Comet Encke, source of the annual Taurid meteor shower. The last time this happened, ten years ago in Oct. 2005, the encounter sparked a two-week display of bright meteors called the "Halloween fireballs." Will it happen again in 2015? Visit http://spaceweather.com for more information and observing tips.

Meteor shower forecast in November
Asheville Citizen-Times
ROSMAN — Get ready to turn your eyes to the sky. The annual Leonid Meteor Shower is expected to return in November, according to the nonprofit ...

November's dawn dance of planets, Leonid meteor...
InsideHalton.com
17 – The Leonid Meteor shower peaks as Leo rises around midnight. It's best seen from a dark location and you could see 10-20 meteors per hour.

'War of the Worlds' broadcast causes chaos in 1938
New York Daily News
A few seconds later, the announcer "flashed" the tidings that weird monsters were swarming out of the mass of metal - which was not ameteor but a ...

A Halloween Season 'Taurid Meteor Swarm' on Tap for 2015?
Before It's News
With any luck, the Northern Taurid meteor shower may put on a fine once a decade show heading into early November.(…) Read the rest of A ...

A Halloween Season 'Taurid Meteor Swarm' on Tap for 2015?
Universe Today
About once a decade, the Northern Taurid meteor stream puts on a good showing. Along with its related shower the Southern Taurids, both are active ...

Rosetta mission: Comet 67P is surrounded by huge amounts of oxygen, scientists say, potentially ...
The Independent
The air around the comet that Rosetta landed on has plenty of oxygen, scientists say, potentially changing our understanding of the beginnings of the ...
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Josep Maria Trigo Rodríguez
October 30 at 7:42am
PREPARADOS PARA OBSERVAR EL FASCINANTE 2015 TB115: http://www.ieec.cat/es/uncategorized/17902-2/
L’Observatori Astronòmic del Montsec observarà l’objecte potencialment perillós que passarà...
www.ieec.catDirectori de Notícies anar a Directori de Notícies 29.10.2015 (IEEC) L’Observatori Astronòmic del Mo...


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Madrid, Spain Two Bolide Meteors 28OCT2015

Madrid, Spain Two Bolide Meteors 2216 Local 28OCT2015
Updates pending.

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Madrid, Spain Two Bolide Meteors 2216 Local 28OCT2015
c2015 SPMN 

Fireball over Madrid on Oct. 28 (22h16m UT)
Posted on YouTube by Meteors 200 views
Dos bolas de fuego iluminan el Mediterráneo y Madrid
www.elmundo.es
El Centro Astronómico Hispano Alemán, (Observatorio de Calar Alto) de Gérgal, en Almería, registró a...The German-Spanish Astronomical Centre (Calar Alto Observatory) of Gérgal, Almería, reported yesterday the passage of two "bright fireballs" associated with the comet Encke over the Mediterranean Sea and the Community of Madrid....

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Lake Baikal, Fireball Meteor 22OCT2015

Lake Baikal, Fireball Meteor 22OCT2015

A Small Meteorite Falls in Lake Bakal
A meteorite has fallen on Lake Baikal, reported Wednesday the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Irkutsk (Siberia) on its website.
He reported that the Observatory scientist, Kiril Ivanov observed the October 22, 2015 fall of a bright object. ...
-In Potuguese
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Метеорит над Иркутской областью

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 29OCT2015

Asteroid that could wipe out LONDON on course for hair-raising ...
www.express.co.uk
Sep 30, 2015 ... Home · News · Science; Asteroid that could wipe out LONDON on course .... Russia was unfortunate again, when a 20-metre long meteor came ...

Late spotting of Halloween asteroid shows why we must keep watching the skies, says space expert
Mirror.co.uk
Meteor in night sky (Digital Composite). Even so, Dr Detlef Koschny, who heads the agency's NEO tracking team, said: "The fact that such a large ...

Discovery of oxygen on comet 'big surprise'
AFP
Wednesday the unexpected discovery of large quantities of oxygen on a comet which streaked past the Sun in August with a European spacecraft in tow. The find came as a "big surprise" and challenges mainstream theories on the formation of our Solar System, said scientist…

Russia's first static meteor observing station is opened in Siberia
The Siberian Times
This allows researchers to observe the same meteor from two different locations, and to measure its size, light energy, direction, weight of meteoric ...

Falling Space Junk to Create Fireball in the Sky
NBCNews.com
A piece of space junk will fall back to Earth next month, giving researchers a chance to study how incoming objects behave when they hit the planet's ...

Earth Bloomed Early: A Fermi Paradox Solution?
SPACE.com
Our place in the universe is a conundrum — life on Earth evolved to create a technologically-savvy race that is now looking for other technologically-savvy intelligences populating our galaxy. But there's a problem; it looks like humanity is the only "intelligent" species in our little corner of…

A mysterious chunk of space debris called 'WTF' is headed straight for Earth
Business Insider
Space junk is becoming a real problem. Today, millions of pieces of it huddle within the region...

Halloween Asteroid 2015 TB145 Could Include Spooky Meteor Shower
International Business Times‎ - 20 hours agoThe Halloween asteroid will make its close approach of Earth around 1:05 p.m. EDT.

Now It's Comet Impact Apocalypse: Earth In Greater Danger Of ...
The Inquisitr-Oct 26, 2015
A new scientific study has found that the Earth is in greater danger than previously thought of a catastrophic meteor impact due to comet .

Halloween 'great pumpkin' asteroid will miss Earth, European Space Agency confirms
Telegraph.co.uk
... dubbed 'The Great Pumpkin', will pass by safely at around 5pm GMT on October 31 and could provide a stunning meteor shower, particularly in Asia ...

Asteroid Or Space Junk Headed For Earth? Scientists Release Statement On WTF
Headlines & Global News
"We generally can't predict when asteroids or other meteor parent bodies are going to hit Earth and so we can't plan observations of these events.

UNM's Meteorite Museum reopens with futuristic design :: The University of New Mexico
news.unm.edu
At the University of New Mexico, it houses a collection like none other with specimens dating back 4.5 billion years....
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Gabriel Rodrigues Hickel
October 29 at 1:04am
http://arxiv.org/abs/1510.07869
[1510.07869] Are some meteoroids rubble piles?
arxiv.org
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Josep Maria Trigo Rodríguez
October 29 at 5:21am
ESTE OCTUBRE: IMPRESIONANTES BÓLIDOS DE GRANDES FRAGMENTOS DE LOS COMETAS HALLEY Y ENCKE! Los tenéis en nuestro listado de la Red de Investigación sobre Bólidos y Meteoritos: http://www.spmn.uji.es/ESP/SPMNlist.html
ÚLTIMOS BÓLIDOS REGISTRADOS POR LA RED DE INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE BÓLIDOS Y METEORITOS
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Se denomina a las estrellas fugaces más luminosas, aquellas que igualan o superan el planeta Venus...
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October 29 at 5:05am
http://noticias.terra.com.br/ciencia/espaco/meteorito-cai-sobre-lago-baikal-na-russia,98f6598d2c128ea24ce8fd0859ebc8c1et8e0bpb.html

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October 29 at 3:26am
Un pequeño meteorito cae en el lago Baikal
mundo.sputniknews.comUn meteorito ha caído en el lago Baikal, comunicó este miércoles el Observatorio Astronómico de la U...
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Bengkulu, Indonesia Meteorite? Impact Windows Broken 26OCT2015

updates pending- Meanwhile Indonesia MeteorRats Scramble!

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Bengkulu, Indonesia Meteorite? Impact Windows Broken 26OCT2015
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Likely Meteorite hits Bengkulu:, Indonesia - LAPAN
thejakartapost.com
The National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN) said on Tuesday that a fiery object that blazed across the night sky in Rejang Lebong, Bengkulu was a meteorite.
“We strongly suspect that it was a meteorite,” head of LAPAN Thomas Djamaluddin said as quoted by tribunnews.com.
- See more at: http://m.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/10/28/national-scene-meteorite-hits-bengkulu-lapan.html#sthash.WnHjA9et.dpuf...

Explosion sound and flash of fire, Meteor Falling in Bengkulu?
Suara Ledakan dan Kilatan Api, Meteor Jatuh di Bengkulu?Liputan6.com, Bengkulu - Villagers Pelalo District of East Curup Rejang Lebong Bengkulu, on Monday night (26OCT2015) around 19:00 pm, struck a large explosion sound of the forest.
According gogon (25) of local residents, he shared some youth saw a luminous shadow that passed over their villages, soon heard the sound of an explosion....
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 28OCT2015

Halloween Asteroid 2015 TB145 Could Include Spooky Meteor Shower
International Business Times
While the idea of a Halloween meteor shower is exciting, the researchers do not expect much of a show. "If, due to different ejection conditions or ...

Rocket Booster Will Burn Up Safely in Earth's Atmosphere Nov. 13
Slate Magazine (blog)
When it happens, it'll be moving faster than a satellite would across the sky, but slower than a typical meteor, and may actually look like it's shedding ..

VSU Planetarium explores things that go bump in the night
Valdosta Daily Times
"The dust and dirt that Earth bumps into produce meteor showers, like the recent Orionidmeteor shower, Oct. 21-22." What else goes “bump” in the ...

Australia To See Meteor Shower In 6 Days
The Adelaide Current
Australia will be in view of a meteor shower in 6 Days, Meteor shower 'Leo' Will pass over all of Australia roughly 10:00PM Sydney time. Meteor ...

The Taurid Swarm is Upon Us!
NASA Blogs
Given the behavior of past Taurid swarms, increased fireball activity may be seen during the last week of October and the first two weeks of November.

Geologist rates Cranbourne South strip a hotspot for scientific treasuretrove of undiscovered meteorites
CRANBOURNE SOUTH landowners could be sitting on a goldmine of
undiscovered meteorites, a Devon Meadows geologist says. Tom Kapitany believed it was only a matter of time before more meteorites were unearthed a ...
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Jose Ildefonso
October 28 at 7:24am
[1510.07422] New and updated convex shape models of asteroids based on optical data from a large...
arxiv.org

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[1510.02095] Growing the terrestrial planets from the gradual accumulation of sub-meter sized...
http://arxiv.org/abs/1510.02095
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 27OCT2015

Nagasaki, Japan Fireball Meteor 24OCT2015 - 2015年10月24日03時52分長崎市上空に出現した大流星

Saitama, Japan Fireball Meteor 18OCT2015 -M20151018_025515_Saitama 火球

Japan Fireball Meteor 0435 JST 16OCT2015 - M20151016_043355_NN4_s0P 火球

Possible October 31 Meteors From Minor Planet 2015 TB_145
SETI Institute
Also, the CAMS and SonotaCo video meteoroid orbit surveys (which generally detect meteors in the magnitude range +4 to -2) did not detect a meteor ...

Now It's Comet Impact Apocalypse: Earth In Greater Danger Of Catastrophic Meteor Impact Event ...
The Inquisitr
A new scientific study has found that the Earth is in greater danger than previously thought of a catastrophic meteor impact due to comet showers as ...

An Unknown Manmade Object is Headed for Earth
Popular Mechanics
Earlier this month, an object called WT1190F​ was spotted on a trajectory that will bring it right to Earth. It came here from far beyond the moon, and its hollow nature and cylindrical shape suggest that it's human-made and not an asteroid or meteorite. It won't cause any major problems on the…

Why astronomers can't wait for strange flying object to plummet to Earth
The Christian Science Monitor
Astronomers predict that on November 13 a piece of “space junk” will plummet to Earth from above the Indian Ocean, about 40 miles off the coast of Sri Lanka. Most of the unidentified object will likely burn up, with any leftovers expected to plunge into the ocean. Astronomers say the object,…

Mysterious space junk is hurtling towards Earth (and scientists are super excited)
Washington Post
Some space garbage is headed straight for us — but chances are pretty good that no one on Earth will even notice its impact. That is, except for the scientists who are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the cosmic rubbish. Nature News reports that the object, officially known as WT1190F, will arrive…

Unidentified Space Junk Labelled ‘WTF’ Is About To Crash Into Earth
Andy Wells
A piece of space junk that has been given the apt name of ‘WTF’ is heading straight for Earth - and will crash into us in less than a month. No one seems to know exactly what the flying object actually is - hence the name - but they are in no doubt we are in its path.

Comet found spewing booze out into space
The Verge
Earlier this year, astronomers from the Paris Observatory observed a comet in our Solar System spewing large amounts of ethyl alcohol, the same type found in alcoholic drinks, into space as it passed close by the Sun. The comet — aptly named Comet Lovejoy — spat out the equivalent of "500 bottles…

How to watch the last supermoon of the year tonight
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This question originally appeared on Quora, the best answer to any question. Ask a question, get a great answer. Learn from experts and access insider knowledge. You can follow Quora on Twitter, Facebook, and Google Plus. This is sometimes called para terra forming. Yes, you could cover part of Mars…

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