27 January 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 27JAN2016

NASA's new defense role
Charleston Post Courier
NASA estimates that the Chelyabinsk meteor was about 65 feet wide, and it released energy equivalent to at least 20 atomic bomb explosions.

Lviv, Ukraine Fireball Meteor 23JAN2016 with Videos
Posted: 25 Jan 2016 03:06 PM PST
Lviv, Ukraine Fireball Meteor 23JAN2016 with Videos Screen Capture from Video Lviv, Ukraine Fireball Meteor 23JAN2016 M20160123 184834

Meteor fall in Whitworth Park, Manchester, UK
Stargazers Lounge
Hi all,I was walking to work when this new sign mentioning a fallen meteor, caught my eye. I was quite surprised, since I didn't see anything on the ...

Daylight meteor over southeastern U.S.
EarthSky
The American Meteor Society has over 100 reports of a bright meteor seen in broad daylight over southeastern U.S. on Sunday. How to report it, if you ...

Fireball burns through S. Ga. skies
Valdosta Daily Times
More than 50 reports of an “extremely bright daytime fireball” around 10:25 a.m. have been submitted to the American Meteor Society, according to the ...

Meteorite fireball burns through South Georgia, Florida skies
Tifton Gazette
More than 100 reports of an "extremely bright daytime fireball" around 10:25 a.m. had been submitted to the American Meteor Society, according to the ...

Fireball meteor burns through South Georgia skies
Signs of the Times
More than 50 reports of an "extremely bright daytime fireball" around 10:25 a.m. have been submitted to the American Meteor Society, according to the ...

Event 276-2016
American Meteor Society
Report a Fireball · Events · Reports · Log In · Sign up ... AMS received 16 reports about afireball seen over FL on Sunday, January 24th 2016 around ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 26JAN2016
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News Japan Meteor 2010 JST 08JAN2016 - 2016年1月8日20時10分21秒アースグレージングの可能性のある .
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Meteorite Central
Meteorite Central shared a link: "Daylight meteor over southeastern U.S...."

Daylight meteor over southeastern U.S. | EarthSky.org
earthsky.org
The American Meteor Society has over 100 reports of a bright meteor seen in broad daylight over southeastern U.S. on Sunday. How to report it, if you saw it, here.
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Meteorite Central
Meteorite Central shared a link: "Found in Antarctica: first pictures of..."

Found in Antarctica: first pictures of Russian meteorite discoveries
siberiantimes.com
Expedition from Urals Federal University finds 300 samples of suspected space debris, clues to the history of the universe.

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26 January 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 26JAN2016

Lviv, Ukraine Fireball Meteor 23JAN2016 with Videos
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The man who could save the planet
KMSP-TV
If even a 164-foot long meteor were to strike Minneapolis, it would vaporize everything within a three-mile kill zone. A seven-mile burn zone would ...

Inside the vault: A rare glimpse of NASA’s otherworldly treasures
Did Ars geek out over Moon rocks, bits of the Sun, and Martian meteorites? Oh yes—Ars did.
HOUSTON, Tex.—Building 31 on the campus of Johnson Space Center lacks the Tower of London’s majesty and history. No Queen’s Guard stand outside. But this drab, 1960s-era building is nonetheless where NASA keeps the crown jewels of its exploration program. Inside various clean rooms, ....

Fireball meteor disintegrates over Lviv, Ukraine
Russia News Feed
The sky of the largest city in western Ukraine was visited by a disintegrating bright white fireball on January 23, 2016, local time. The entry of this ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 25JAN2016
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Japan Meteor 2010 JST 08JAN2016 - 2016年1月8日20時10分21秒アースグレージングの可能性のあるしぶんぎ群流星 c2016 H.Yamakawa

Meteor fireball observed over the Mediterranean Sea
Signs of the Times
... the Mediterranean Sea. It was recorded by the meteor-observing stations operated by the University of Huelva at Calar Alto, La Hita and La Sagra...

No, the Asteroid Apophis STILL Won't Hit Us in 2036
By Phil Plait- January 4, 2016
We are safe from an Apophilypse. Wait, what? People are still fearmongering about Apophis? Seriously?
OK, let's start this off with the conclusion: Like the title says, the asteroid Apophis is not going to hit us in 2036. In fact, the cumulative chance it will hit us in the next century is less than 1 in 100,000.

3 billion-year-old fossils show early microbes lived in cavities
New Scientist - December 16, 2015
It seems the microbes that formed Earth's first ecosystems looked for shade when the sun was strong, just like we do....Fossils found in South Africa suggest that cavities in tidal sediments might have provided refuge from deadly solar rays during the Archaean aeon when we think that life emerged on Earth. ...

NASA's Stardust Sample Return was 10 Years Ago Today
The Stardust capsule carried precious cargo that revolutionized our understanding of comets.

The January 2016 issue of Meteorite Times is now up.
Web View - http://www.meteorite-times.com/2016/01/
Magazine View - http://issuu.com/meteorite-times/docs/meteorite-times_2016_1
PDF -
http://www.meteorite-times.com/download-meteorite-times-magazine-as-pdf

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Marco Aurélio Esparza
January 26 at 6:17am
https://www.facebook.com/219492751717939/photos/a.219502495050298.1073741827.219492751717939/226291284371419/?type=3&theater
Timeline Photos
#AstronomiaDeButeco #Cratera #CrateraDeImpacto #Astroblema #CrateraDeColônia #SãoPaulo Hoje, 25 de j...
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Thomas Kapitany
January 26 at 1:20pm
Aboriginal Oral Traditions of Australian Meteorite Craters
www.narit.or.th
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Gabriel Rodrigues Hickel
January 16 at 12:54pm
Uma das perguntas muito comuns em palestras e observações com telescópios com o público leigo, é sobre a previsibilidade de impacto de asteroides. Este artigo abaixo é bem interessante e mostra que temos um longo caminho pela frente: http://arxiv.org/abs/1601.03339
[1601.03339] The atmospheric impact trajectory of asteroid 2014 AA
arxiv.org
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Josep Maria Trigo Rodríguez
January 14 at 8:03pm
ASTEROID DAY BARCELONA 2016: Me permito anunciaros que planeamos un gran evento divulgativo de acceso libre para el próximo 30 de junio en Barcelona. Os animo a conocer esa iniciativa internacional para fomentar políticas que nos permitan descubrir, desviar o paliar los encuentros con asteroides que podrían poner en jaque a nuestra especie a través de mi nueva página. Por favor, uniros a la iniciativa a través de la "Mailing list" indicada para que siga creciendo: http://asteroidday.wpengine.com/page/josep-trigo-rodriguez/
Josep M. Trigo-Rodriguez - Official Profile - Asteroid Day
asteroidday.wpengine.com
Josep M. Trigo-Rodriguez is an Astrophysics at the Institute of Space Sciences (CSIC-IEEC). He is al...
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Ian Macleod
January 13 at 7:34pm
http://www.oa-roma.inaf.it/cimperatore/images/all-sky-camera_image.jpg
www.oa-roma.inaf.it

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Lviv, Ukraine Fireball Meteor 23JAN2016 with Videos

Lviv, Ukraine Fireball Meteor 23JAN2016  with Videos

Screen Capture from Video
Lviv, Ukraine Fireball Meteor 23JAN2016

M20160123 184834 Lviv Br
Posted to YouTube by Юра Козлов 48,286 views

M20160123 184834 Lviv Br
Posted to YouTube by Yaroslav Kurivchak 581 views
Fireball meteor disintegrates over Lviv, Ukraine
http://www.therussophile.org/fireball-meteor-disintegrates-over-lviv-ukraine.html/


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25 January 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 25JAN2016

Finland Fireball Meteor 23JAN2016
Posted: 24 Jan 2016 12:11 PM PST
Finland Fireball Meteor 23JAN2016 MeteorRats Scramble for Meteorites! Kirkas tulipallo leimahti Etelä-Suomen yllä lauantai-iltana The bright fireball blazed above southern Finland on Saturday night....

Japan Meteor 08JAN2016 - 2016年1月8日20時10分21秒アースグレージングの可能性のあるしぶんぎ群流星
Posted: 24 Jan 2016 09:53 AM PST
Japan Meteor 2010 JST 08JAN2016 - 2016年1月8日20時10分21秒アースグレージングの可能性のあるしぶんぎ群流星 c2016 H.Yamakawa

Japan Fireball Meteor 07JAN2016 Video - 富山湾?火球1月7日0時39分41秒
Posted: 24 Jan 2016 09:47 AM PST
Japan Fireball Meteor 0039 JST 07JAN2016 Video 富山湾?火球 1月7日0時39分41秒 This event may have produced meteorites. - LunarMeteoriteHunter  c2016 室石英明...

Japan Fireball Meteor 02JAN2016 - 2016年01月02日04時47分22秒 伊豆半島南海上の火球
Posted: 24 Jan 2016 09:37 AM PST
Japan Fireball Meteor 0447 JST 02JAN2016 2016年01月02日04時47分22秒 伊豆半島南海上の火球 c2016 Inoue...

Oman - World Largest Urelite Found by Polish Team - Video
Posted: 24 Jan 2016 08:57 AM PST
Oman - World Largest Urelite Found - Video World largest urelite Posted to YouTube by meteoryty.pl 312 views Published on Jan 12, 2016 Polish team found world largest urelite in Oman desert. --- The meteorite was found by a Polish team in 2015. The team was detained and the meteorites that they found were confiscated by authorities. Meteorite hunting in Oman is strictly forbidden and ...

Spain, Mediterranean Sea Fireball Meteor 19JAN2016 with video
Posted: 24 Jan 2016 08:03 AM PST
Spain, Mediterranean Sea Fireball Meteor 19JAN2016 with video Meteorite fall (19 January 2016) Posted to YouTube by Meteors 82 views Published on Jan 24, 2016 Meteorite-producing fireball observed on 19 Jan 2016 (at about 23h59m UT). The event took place over the Mediterranean Sea. It was recorded by the meteor-observing stations operated by the University of Huelva at Calar Alto, La Hita ...

Major Daylight Fireball Over Southeastern US – January, 24th 2016
American Meteor Society
The American Meteor Society has received over 50 reports of an extremely bright daylight fireball on Sunday, January 24th, 2016. It was observed ...

Meteorite fall (19 January 2016)
YouTube
Meteorite-producing fireball observed on 19 Jan 2016 (at about 23h59m UT). The event took place over the Mediterranean Sea. It was recorded by the ...

Bright fireball lights up night skies of Finland
YLE News
There were many of reports of a large, bright fireball that lit up skies over towns across southern Finland at about 8 pm on Saturday....

'Moshampa' is officially registered in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database
After 'Famenin' in November now 'Moshampa', the second Iranian fall of 2015, is officially registered in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database.

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Finland Fireball Meteor 23JAN2016 w/ Video

Finland Fireball Meteor 20:12 Local 23JAN2016 w/ Video
MeteorRats Scramble for Meteorites!

Fireball or meteorite - 23/01/2016 at 20:12:38
Posted to YouTube by Davetti 47,248 views
Kirkas tulipallo leimahti Etelä-Suomen yllä lauantai-iltana
The bright fireball blazed above southern Finland on Saturday night
Use Google Translate- https://translate.google.com/
http://www.avaruus.fi/uutiset/tahtiharrastus-ja-taivaanilmiot/kirkas-tulipallo-leimahti-etela-suomen-ylla-lauantai-iltana.html


Lauantain tulipallo erottui matalalla Oulun horisontissa
Saturday's fireball stood at a low of Oulu on the horizon

Use Google Translate- https://translate.google.com/
http://www.avaruus.fi/uutiset/tahtiharrastus-ja-taivaanilmiot/lauantain-tulipallo-erottui-matalalla-oulun-horisontissa.html

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Japan Meteor 08JAN2016 - 2016年1月8日20時10分21秒アースグレージングの可能性のあるしぶんぎ群流星

Japan Meteor 2010 JST 08JAN2016 -
2016年1月8日20時10分21秒アースグレージングの可能性のあるしぶんぎ群流星

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Japan Meteor 2010 JST 08JAN2016 -
2016年1月8日20時10分21秒アースグレージングの可能性のあるしぶんぎ群流星
c2016 H.Yamakawa

SonotaCo Meteor Forum-
http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3627&sid=62bc96bab10027ca3221c2610f4e9908

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Japan Fireball Meteor 07JAN2016 Video - 富山湾?火球1月7日0時39分41秒

Japan Fireball Meteor 0039 JST 07JAN2016 Video
富山湾?火球 1月7日0時39分41秒
This event may have produced meteorites. - LunarMeteoriteHunter

Double click Start to play video.
Japan Fireball Meteor 0039 JST 07JAN2016
富山湾?火球 1月7日0時39分41秒
Video credit- 室石英明

SonotaCo Meteor Forum-
http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3623&sid=62bc96bab10027ca3221c2610f4e9908

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Japan Fireball Meteor 02JAN2016 - 2016年01月02日04時47分22秒 伊豆半島南海上の火球

Japan Fireball Meteor 0447 JST 02JAN2016
2016年01月02日04時47分22秒 伊豆半島南海上の火球

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Japan Fireball Meteor 0447 JST 02JAN20162016年01月02日04時47分22秒 伊豆半島南海上の火球
c2016 Inoue
SonotaCo Meteor Forum for more photos and details-
http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3615&sid=62bc96bab10027ca3221c2610f4e9908

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Oman - World Largest Urelite Found by Polish Team - Video

Oman - World Largest Urelite Found - Video

World largest urelite
Posted to YouTube by meteoryty.pl 312 views
Published on Jan 12, 2016
Polish team found world largest urelite in Oman desert.
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The meteorite was found by a Polish team in 2015.  The team was detained and the meteorites that they found were confiscated by authorities. Meteorite hunting in Oman is strictly forbidden and  illegal under Omani Royal Decree; violators face heavy fines and imprisonment.


Lost in the desert...
Posted on YouTube by meteoryty.pl 82 views

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Spain, Mediterranean Sea Fireball Meteor 19JAN2016 with video

Spain, Mediterranean Sea Fireball Meteor 19JAN2016 with video


Meteorite fall (19 January 2016)
Posted to YouTube by Meteors 82 views
Published on Jan 24, 2016
   Meteorite-producing fireball observed on 19 Jan 2016 (at about 23h59m UT). The event took place over the Mediterranean Sea. It was recorded by the meteor-observing stations operated by the University of Huelva at Calar Alto, La Hita and La Sagra astronomical observatories.
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  Caía de un meteorito observada el 19 de enero de 2016 (en torno a las 23h59m UT)sobre el Mediterráneo. El evento fue registrado por los sistemas de detección de meteoros que la Universidad de Huelva opera en los observatorios astronómicos de Calar Alto, La Hita y La Sagra.

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24 January 2016

NEO Asteroids Close Approaches January 2016

NEO Asteroids Close Approaches January 2016
January we will likely have a large meteorite fall/s so MeteorRats be on standby! 
Updates Pending!
LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo

January Asteroids 2016
c2016 Dirk Ross
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 
2 .... 22 known NEO Asteroids discovered that will pass within approximately 10LD or less (LD stands for "Lunar Distance"), in the month of January 2016I expect that 10-15 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  13 small mountain-sized NEO asteroids and 1 comet, diameters ranging from 500m- 2.5.km,  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



ObjectClose-Approach (CA) Date
(TDB)
YYYY-mmm-DD

CA Distance
Minimum

(LD/AU)
(2016 AY64)2016-Jan-01
7.2/0.0185



(2016 AV64)2016-Jan-01
4.3/0.0110



(2016 AH65)2016-Jan-04
8.2/0.0210



(2016 AT193)2016-Jan-06
6.5/0.0167



(2016 AN9)2016-Jan-07
7.6/0.0196



(2016 AT131)2016-Jan-08
7.1/0.0183



(2016 AW192)2016-Jan-08
6.4/0.0164



(2016 AX164)2016-Jan-09
8.7/0.0223



(2016 AQ164)2016-Jan-10
0.3/0.0007



(2016 AP131)2016-Jan-11
6.2/0.0158



(2016 AB166)2016-Jan-12
3.2/0.0082



(2016 AH164)2016-Jan-12
0.07/0.00018



(2016 BF1)2016-Jan-12
4.1/0.0105



(2016 BV)2016-Jan-13
4.9/0.0127



(2016 AN165)2016-Jan-13
0.5/0.0012



(2016 AN164)2016-Jan-14
0.10/0.00025



(2015 YC2)2016-Jan-15
4.9/0.0126



(2016 BK1)2016-Jan-17
8.6/0.0222



(2016 AF166)2016-Jan-21
9.2/0.0237



(2016 BY)2016-Jan-21
3.3/0.0085



(2016 BU)2016-Jan-23
5.8/0.0149



(2015 VC2)2016-Jan-28
5.8/0.0149



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

UPCOMING CLOSE APPROACHES TO EARTH
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 LV24) 2016-Jan-010.075829.556 m - 120 m23.45.86
(2015 XW261) 2016-Jan-010.159962.2140 m - 320 m21.418.32
(2011 YP10) 2016-Jan-020.074128.832 m - 71 m24.65.50
(2004 MQ1) 2016-Jan-020.142455.4670 m - 1.5 km18.021.06
(2001 WR5) 2016-Jan-030.119046.377 m - 170 m22.78.73
(2015 XM128) 2016-Jan-040.051420.043 m - 96 m24.07.76
(2010 GR33) 2016-Jan-040.110142.880 m - 180 m22.69.10
(2015 YU1) 2016-Jan-050.094836.930 m - 67 m24.74.47
(2015 XT) 2016-Jan-050.079130.882 m - 180 m22.611.81
313276 (2002 AX1) 2016-Jan-050.172967.3310 m - 680 m19.722.30
(2001 BB16) 2016-Jan-050.056422.061 m - 140 m23.25.44
85990 (1999 JV6) 2016-Jan-060.032412.6250 m - 570 m20.19.62
(2013 BC70) 2016-Jan-060.086833.835 m - 78 m24.411.94
(2013 AF53) 2016-Jan-070.181570.613 m - 30 m26.513.28
(2015 WE2) 2016-Jan-080.058022.689 m - 200 m22.49.67
(2015 XE261) 2016-Jan-080.084332.829 m - 66 m24.86.52
(2012 AB11) 2016-Jan-090.129450.497 m - 220 m22.216.15
(2015 XW351) 2016-Jan-090.082632.129 m - 64 m24.86.00
(2015 CQ12) 2016-Jan-090.126749.380 m - 180 m22.615.50
(2009 HK73) 2016-Jan-110.104240.615 m - 33 m26.35.32
(2015 XD1) 2016-Jan-110.193375.2260 m - 580 m20.116.21
(2015 ME116) 2016-Jan-110.175568.397 m - 220 m22.213.44
(2010 BB) 2016-Jan-120.079631.0220 m - 490 m20.47.12
337866 (2001 WL15) 2016-Jan-140.080431.3580 m - 1.3 km18.37.23
451003 (2008 UD1) 2016-Jan-150.117345.7380 m - 860 m19.212.12
450270 (2004 AE) 2016-Jan-150.128650.0190 m - 430 m20.713.20
(2015 YC2) 2016-Jan-150.01274.960 m - 130 m23.215.43
(2015 KE) 2016-Jan-160.132151.414 m - 31 m26.43.95
450263 (2003 WD158) 2016-Jan-160.199377.5460 m - 1.0 km18.816.26
(2015 KF) 2016-Jan-160.173067.325 m - 57 m25.15.16
(2013 BZ45) 2016-Jan-190.182771.1110 m - 250 m21.96.29
(2010 BK2) 2016-Jan-190.103640.3110 m - 240 m22.016.68
(2012 DN31) 2016-Jan-190.182571.042 m - 94 m24.013.28
(2011 BG24) 2016-Jan-210.080431.313 m - 28 m26.68.40
1685 Toro 2016-Jan-220.156660.93.4 km14.216.89
(2015 AC44) 2016-Jan-220.199877.835 m - 78 m24.411.01
141052 (2001 XR1) 2016-Jan-230.191174.4920 m - 2.1 km17.323.86
(2013 OM2) 2016-Jan-240.119246.4270 m - 590 m20.015.90
162385 (2000 BM19) 2016-Jan-240.103240.2580 m - 1.3 km18.36.66
(2015 TY178) 2016-Jan-240.121147.1120 m - 270 m21.76.50
(2015 FJ36) 2016-Jan-250.119446.4100 m - 230 m22.16.15
(2015 XT129) 2016-Jan-260.174868.0110 m - 250 m21.93.23
438661 (2008 EP6) 2016-Jan-270.050219.5350 m - 780 m19.411.83
(2012 UV136) 2016-Jan-280.120747.021 m - 47 m25.53.84
(2013 GM3) 2016-Jan-280.063724.815 m - 33 m26.39.08
(2015 VC2) 2016-Jan-280.01495.89.3 m - 21 m27.31.16
(2007 US12) 2016-Jan-290.149658.2110 m - 240 m22.015.99
(2012 DK31) 2016-Jan-290.157261.2120 m - 260 m21.812.44
(2009 WD54) 2016-Jan-290.149658.25.3 m - 12 m28.511.91
(2012 BX34) 2016-Jan-300.067326.28.0 m - 18 m27.611.20
(2015 XK1) 2016-Jan-300.181870.7270 m - 600 m20.011.12
(2015 YS7) 2016-Jan-300.175568.3150 m - 330 m21.312.82
(2015 AB44) 2016-Jan-300.067926.484 m - 190 m22.512.86
(2010 DH77) 2016-Jan-310.146857.1120 m - 260 m21.823.50
Table capture below from 01DEC2015 - NASA/JPL
Source- http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/

updated post 23JAN2016 reposted 24JAN2016
original post 01JAN2016
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 24JAN2016

'Spawn of the Comet': 1930s pulps story and glimpse of science that was
Examiner.com
The evil “fire ants” that spawn from the meteor-eggs are made of some new substance more radioactive than radium. It fog negatives so even the Army ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 23JAN2016
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No, that's not the Death Star on a Dorset beach. Bournemouth Echo IS it a meteor or maybe a mini Death Star? Coastguards are called out to mystery ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 22JAN2016
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Lowell ready to pounce on meteorites. Arizona Daily Sun Approximately four years ago, ...

Bright Meteor Above Canal DAmour
Spaceweather.com Realtime Image Gallery
Shooting Star & Apotripitis islet, Canal DAmour, Corfu A bright meteor with green colour, a little rock with magnesium, sodium and iron, heated up and ...

NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Tastes Scooped, Sieved Sand
Jet Propulsion Laboratory- January 21, 2016
At its current location for inspecting an active sand dune, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is adding some sample-processing moves not previously used on Mars. ...

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23 January 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 23JAN2016

No, that's not the Death Star on a Dorset beach
Bournemouth Echo
IS it a meteor or maybe a mini Death Star? Coastguards are called out to mystery object on Dorset beach. The huge spherical structure, resembling a ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for January 23-29, 2016
American Meteor Society
The estimated total hourly meteor rates for evening observers this week is near 3 as seen from mid-northern latitudes (45N) and 2 as seen from ...

OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Rock Abrasion Tool Conducts Two Rock Grinds -sols 4256-4262, January 13, 2016-January 19, 2016:
Opportunity is inside 'Marathon Valley,' up on north-facing slopes for improved solar array energy production.
The rover is conducting an in-situ (contact) science campaign on the surface target 'Pvt. John Potts' (informally named for members of the Lewis and Clark expedition). Previously, Opportunity had performed two successful Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT) grinds on this target totaling over 1 millimeter of grind depth. ...

The Meteorite and the Hidden Hoax
Science Series- BBC Radio 4 - 20 January 2016

Under the starry sky: meteor shower in stunning photos
China.org.cn
Photo taken at the Mount Laoshan shows meteor shower on Jan. 18. ...

Bright sky meteor
Pear Tree Observatory
This image shows the first bright sky meteor that the Sky Sentinel meteor camera detected. I normally disable the camera during daylight hours. ...

Footage shows SpaceX rocket explode into fireball after crash landing on ship
The Indian Republic
But as you can see from the Instagram video below - posted by SpaceX founder Elon Musk - the rocket then tipped and crashed. Jason-3 will continue ...

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22 January 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 22JAN2016

Lowell ready to pounce on meteorites
Arizona Daily Sun
Approximately four years ago, astronomer Peter Jenniskens of California began work on the Cameras for All-Sky Meteor Surveillance (CAMS) network ...

Meteor
Spaceweather.com Realtime Image Gallery
Meteor Taken by Victor Koontz on January 20, 2016 @ orange park,FLA. ...

Researching Unusual Quadrantid Meteor Shower, Leads To Startling Conclusion... Something ...
Before It's News
Researching Unusual Quadrantid Meteor Shower, Leads To Startling Conclusion… Is Something Causing It, And “Fireball Season”, Inside This Solar ...

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21 January 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 21JAN2016

TWO monster asteroids - one of which nearly killed woman - heading this way from TODAY
Express.co.uk
A giant potentially deadly asteroid, measuring up to 2.4 miles and which is believed to have been the source of a meteor which hit and nearly killed a ...

Mysterious streak of light spotted in sky over Calgary
CTV News
Was it a UFO or maybe a rocket or a meteor? That's the question a number of Calgarians are asking after a fast-moving ball of fire appeared over the ...

bristol
Reddit
Was walking home at around 11.15pm Tuesday night looking up at the moon when what I'm sure was a meteor flew over head then turned into a big...

The Meteorite and the Hidden Hoax
Science Series- BBC Radio 4 - 20 January 2016
audio:
http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/5/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download/proto/http/vpid/p03fcypq.mp3
and
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06wg805

Photos: 1911 Pistol Set Forged from Meteorite Metal to Be Finished by May
OutdoorHub
It's both romantic and fascinating to imagine that this meteor traveled across the heavens for four billion years before landing on Earth and is now ...

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20 January 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 20JAN2016

Researchers find first meteorite - 20-Jan-2016 Patrick Glover
The Monitor Roxby Downs
The 1.7kg meteorite is the first to be recovered as part of Curtin University's new Desert Fireball Network, which consists of 32 cameras positioned at ...

Stargazer Spots Comet Catalina, Meteor and Venus Together (Photo)
Space.com
Comet Catalina is sporting two tails as it begins its journey away from the Sun and into the outer Solar System. The comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina) is ...

Event 200-2016
Fireball event
Report a Fireball · Events · Reports · Log In · Sign up ... AMS received 15 reports about a fireball seen over WA and OR on Sunday, January 17th 2016 ...

'Alien Megastructure' Star is Not Swarmed by Comets: Another Reason for Its Strange Signal
Science World Report
The "alien megastructure" star may have gotten a little more mysterious. While scientists hypothesized that a meteor swarm may have caused the ...
Schenectady: Break Week Class- Meteorite or Meteor-Wrong
New York Events
Class Topic: Meteorite or Meteor–Wrong (grades 6-8). Dudley Observatory will be hosting three break week classes for K-8 children during December ...

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19 January 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 19JAN2016

An alarm system for Earth crashers
Science News for Students
Consider the Chelyabinsk meteor that exploded over Russia in 2013. The rock was only about 17 meters (56 feet) across. But it damaged buildings ...

Meteor showers for 2016
Sydney Observatory
Silvia Choi is an astronomy guide at Sydney Observatory and avid meteor chaser! Below she discuss upcoming meteor showers for 2016. You may ...

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18 January 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 18JAN2016

EU, Russia may nuke asteroids
Telegraph.co.uk
More recently, nearly 1,500 people were injured and 7000 buildings damaged when a 20 meter wide meteor exploded over the Russian city of ...

Atomic bombs to destroy killer asteroids EU funded Russian research
Market Business News
The Chelyabinsk Event The Chelyabinsk meteor was just 17 metres wide, but caused damage to 7,000 buildings and injured nearly 1,500 people.

Meteor Spectroscopy
Cloudy Nights
Meteor Spectroscopy - posted in Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy: Guys, I need some help (actually, two of my students do). As their ...

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17 January 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 16-17JAN2016

Meteor fireball filmed over Hungary
Signs of the Times
Meteor fireball over Hungary 15.01.2016. ... Comment: NASA space data supports citizens' observations: Meteor fireballs are increasing dramatically ...

Webcam Captures Meteor Passing Over Australia
End Time Headlines
A Brisbane webcam set up to monitor the weather has snapped the moment a meteor blazed over the city.The Australian Weathercam Network's ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for January 16-22, 2016
American Meteor Society
Toward the end of the week the moon will remain in the sky most of the night making meteor viewing difficult due to the bright lunar glare.

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15 January 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 15JAN2016

Finders not keepers as meteor hunters strike a mother lode
The Australian (blog)
Researchers from Perth's Curtin University will be forced to hand over to the South Australian Museum a 1.7kg meteorite retrieved from a remote bed ...

Asteroid defence team do protect Earth from impact set up by NASA
Market Business News
Chelyabinsk meteor, a superbolide caused by a near-Earth asteroid, entered Earth's atmosphere over Russia on 15th February, 2013.

NASA's Stardust Sample Return was 10 Years Ago Today
Jet Propulsion Laboratory- January 15, 2016
It was less than an hour into the new day of January 15, 2006 (EST), when tens of thousands of miles above our planet, two cable cutters and two retention bolts fired, releasing a spring which pushed a 101-pound (46-kilogram) sample return capsule away from its mother ship. Later, during its final plunge ...

Mysterious Fireball Soars Through Night Sky
MSN.com
These people were in shock and awe when they saw a fireball soar across the night sky. Some of them assumed it was a shooting star, but it was just ...

Yearly Meteor Showers
Milwaukee Astronomical Society
Instrumentation: The great news about a meteor shower is that it requires nothing more than just your eyes. Meteors appear so suddenly and move so ...

Guns made of meteorite: Price tag $1 million
Fox News
Parts of the 4.5 billion-year-old Gibeon meteorite that landed in sub-Saharan Africa in prehistoric times have been transformed into guns and pistol ...

Gun maker fashions pistols out of meteor
KRMG
You'll need a wallet as heavy as the space rock to buy the new “Big Bang” pistol from Cabot guns. The price tag is expected to crease $500,000 to ...

Geophysics at the Meteor Crater
Odessa American
The students were at the meteor crater for three days taking measurements on their first trip of a multi-step graduate studies project to determine more ...

2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!