22 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 22FEB2021

WATCH: Fireball streaks across Oklahoma sky
KOCO Oklahoma City
A fireball in the sky from a possible meteor, seen Friday afternoon by many Oklahomans across the state ...

Incredible moment security camera captures meteor streaking across sky before exploding into ...
Daily Mail
Home footage has captured the incredible moment a meteor exploded in a fireball over Northumberland.

Interactive Map of Earth's Asteroid and Meteor Impact Craters
HeritageDaily
A bolide (an extremely bright meteor like the recent Chelyabinsk meteor in Russia) approximately 10–15 km in diameter collided with the Nuna ...

Astronomy Fact of the Day: February 20, 2021 - Saint Louis Science Center
St. Louis Science Center
A Perseid meteor photographed in 2016. Image: NASA/Bill Ingalls. For those interested in learning about meteor showers, one great resource is the ...

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21 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 21FEB2021

WATCH: Fireball streaks across Oklahoma sky
KOCO Oklahoma City
A fireball in the sky from a possible meteor, seen Friday afternoon by many Oklahomans across the state....

Leeds residents speculate after 'fireball' spotted in skies of the city
Yorkshire Evening Post
Leeds residents took to social media to speculate after a 'fireball meteor' was spotted across the skies of the city on Thursday night. By Daniel Sheridan.

Exploding meteor is caught on doorbell camera streaking across the sky
Daily Journal Online
... up the night sky. It is believed the clip, shot at 9:18 p.m., shows a meteor known as a bolide crashing to earth and disintegrating in the atmosphere.

Incredible moment security camera captures meteor streaking across sky before exploding into ...
Daily Mail
Home footage has captured the incredible moment a meteor exploded in a fireball over Northumberland. Advertisement. Ruth Rose, 25, got a text alert ...

Meteor exploded so brightly it triggered doorbell cams across Northern England
RT
Reports streamed in to the International Meteor Organization (IMO) and the UK Meteor Network from all over the northern UK about the celestial ...

Rare Multi-Colored Meteor Tail Captured on Camera???
Yahoo! Voices
China's foreign ministry said on Friday that seeing the plight of Americans suffering in a severe winter storm that hit the state of Texas this week ...

Perseverance rover lands on Mars, but there's much we already know from Martian meteorites on ...
ABS-CBN News
Although Martian meteorites have been found across Earth, most have ... When a meteorite strikes the surface of Mars, the “target” rocks are subject to ...

Growing Earth Bacteria On A Martian Meteorite
Astrobiology News
Growing Earth Bacteria On A Martian Meteorite. Source: UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA; Posted February 19, 2021 2:02 PM;

New High Desert Museum exhibit looks up (very) close at 'Cosmic Microscapes'
KTVZ
... is a collaboration between Seattle photographer Neil H. Buckland and University of Washington professor and meteorite scientist Dr. Tony Irving.

Ramgarh crater to be developed as tourist hub
Times of India
Because of the impact of the meteorite, a lake of 1-km length and 250-meter width was formed which exists today, said a senior official of the geology ...

Penjelasan LAPAN tentang Benda Luar Angkasa yang Jatuh Ke Bumi, Ada Yang Alami dan Buatan
MEDIA UTAMA
... (Pussainsa DELAPAN), menjelaskan bahwa benda alam yang jatuh ke bumi dapat berupa meteor, asteroid, atau komet. Ukurannya pun beragam.

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20 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 20FEB2021

NASA's Persevere rover reaches Mars surface
Times of Oman
With the rover, a part of a meteorite that originated from the red planet and was found in Oman in 1999, has returned home. NASA said: "The Countdown ...Oman meteorite

What we've learned about the red planet from 260+ Martian meteorites
TNW
Although Martian meteorites have been found across Earth, most have been collected from Antarctica or the deserts of northwest Africa. In both cases, ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 19FEB2021
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News - blogger
An example of a meteorite studded with chips of rock from earlier ages. Credit: Courtesy Hu et al. For decades, scientists have analyzed meteorites to try ...

‎Behind the Front: Meteors and Meteorites on Apple Podcasts
‎Apple Podcasts on the App Store
This week on Behind the Front, WBRC Chief Meteorologist J-P Dice discusses meteors and meteorites with Dr. Bill Cooke at NASA. What are Earth's ...

Europe's largest meteorite crater is home to deep ancient fungi
Phys.Org
... years ago, more than 300 million years after the meteorite impact. "We propose that the anaerobic fungi decomposed organic bituminous material in ...

Traces of ancient mushrooms found in Europe's largest meteorite crater
FREE NEWS
Fissures in the rocks of impact craters have been suggested as a suitable medium for deep colonization of microbial communities. In a new study, ...

XAFS and XRD study on Fe, Ni, and Ge in iron meteorite NWA 859 | SpringerLink
SpringerLink
Iron meteorites record the evolutionary and cosmochemical processes of their parent bodies. Fe–Ni phases in iron meteorites show complex textures ...
Physical and Chemical Properties of Meteoroids (Chapter 2)
Cambridge University Press
Meteoroids - October 2019.

Effects of excitation and ionization in meteor trains - OUP Journals & Magazine
IEEE Xplore
Effects of excitation and ionization in meteor trains · and σ ·, for ionization and excitation on collision between Fe atoms and air molecules, measured ...

Juno just saw a spacerock crash into Jupiter
Phys.Org
Through this process of elimination, and Occam's razor, it seems the team happened upon a sighting of a meteor hitting Jupiter's atmosphere. This is ...

LAPAN Ungkap Cara Cegah Asteroid Berbahaya Jatuh ke Bumi
iNews
Benda antariksa yang jatuh ke Bumi bisa berupa buatan seperti satelit dan komponennya. Namun, ada juga benda berupa alami seperti meteor, ...

Leeds residents speculate after 'fireball' spotted in skies of the city
Yorkshire Evening Post
The network have tweeted a number of meteor sightings across the UK in the last week, including in Surrey, England. Did you see the meteor or have ...
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19 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 19FEB2021

Seeking life on Mars: NASA's Perseverance rover expected to land on Martian soil Thursday
Daily Press
... an hour, 25 times the speed of sound, will penetrate the Martian atmosphere like a meteor and begin its descent — while the world watches virtually.

5 weird things NASA's Perseverance rover is bringing to Mars
Space.com
The specific bit of meteorite scientists added to the instrument made a round-trip journey to the International Space Station before it hitched a ride on ...

Wild Days of the Early Solar System: Ceramic Chips Inside Meteorites Provide Snapshot of 4.5 ...
SciTechDaily
An example of a meteorite studded with chips of rock from earlier ages. Credit: Courtesy Hu et al. For decades, scientists have analyzed meteorites to try ...

5 choses étranges que le rover Perseverance de la NASA apporte à Mars
45 Secondes
» SHERLOC; Météorite de Mars. Dans quelques jours seulement, le rover Perseverance de la NASA devrait atterrir sur Mars ...

A study on meteor head echo using a probabilistic detection model at Jicamarca
Repositorio Geofísico Nacional
A coded long pulse is applied to the Jicamarca 50 MHz high power large aperture radar to study meteor head echoes. We develop a probabilistic ...

Asteroid Apophis: Astronomers take stunning image of feared 'God of Chaos'
Daily Express
In this instance, the scientists discovered a small thermal reaction which could slightly alter Apophis's course. DON'T MISS Meteor booms over Wales ...

The Red Comb
nasa.gov
Geologists estimate that a meteorite the size of a large motor vehicle soared ... Across millions and billions of years, many meteoroids, comets, and ...

Don't freak out—but a monster asteroid is going to be whizzing way too close to Earth soon
SYFY WIRE
It may be larger than 97% of asteroids, but remember that many asteroids and meteorites are small enough to burn up or at least break up in the ...

Dinosaurs may have been killed off by a comet instead of an asteroid
CNN
MUST WATCH. Meteor, meteorite, asteroid, comet: What's the difference? 01:13. (CNN) Dinosaurs might have been wiped out by a comet instead of an ..

Spectacular Meteor in Melbourne Sky on Valentine's Day 2021 [Clear Video] – Virtual Orbit
Virtual Orbit
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Met Bull Update - Lunars, Nakhlite, and OC's
by Mike G.-Galactic Stone & Ironworks
There are six new approvals, including two lunars, a martian, and two
Algerian meteorites (remember when nobody would classify the latter?).
Link - https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=&sfor=names&ants=&nwas=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&strewn=&snew=1&pnt=Normal%20table&dr=&page=0

Un spectacle qui parle de météorites, des hasards de la vie, de la confiance en soi
L'Eveil de la Haute-Loire
Un spectacle qui parle de météorites, des hasards de la vie, de la confiance en soi. Brives-Charensac · Loisirs · Spectacle. Publié le 18/02/2021

Meteorite attraversa il cielo, tante le segnalazioni dalla Spagna. Il video
Centro Meteo Italiano
Meteorite avvistato in Spagna e registrato in video grazie al progetto SMART: ecco il filmato in cui si vede il passaggio della palla di fuoco. Meteorite ...

Il meteorite che ha estinto i dinosauri era in realtà un frammento di cometa
FocusTECH
Circa 66 milioni di anni fa, un meteorite largo più di 6 miglia si è scontrato con la Terra, colpendo la zona che ora fa parte del Messico. L'impatto ha ...

Une comète, et non un astéroïde, aurait causé l'extinction des dinosaures
Le Temps
... avec la Terre qui est responsable de la disparition des dinosaures, et non une météorite issue de la ceinture d'astéroïdes entre Mars et Jupiter.

Comète, astéroïde ou météorite : quelles sont les différences ?
RTBF
Une météorite (qui est bien un nom féminin même si le masculin a longtemps été utilisé également) est une roche extraterrestre provenant d'un objet ...

LAPAN Jelaskan Fenomena Benda Jatuh Antariksa 'Hujani' RI
CNN Indonesia
Peristiwa meteor jatuh dan dentuman di sejumlah wilayah Indonesia pun ... yakni meteoroid yang masuk ke atmosfer dan jatuh ke permukaan Bumi.

Meteorito vira "remédio" na Indonésia; entenda o caso
Canaltech
This is the meteorite stone landed on a hamlet in Southern Sumatra, Lampung last weekend, which is considered as a "magical healing stone".

Arizona history Feb. 21-27
Jacksonville Journal-Courier
On this date in 1897, reports were received from Tucson, Benson, Tombstone and Pantano, describing a brilliant meteor which passed over at a very ...

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18 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 18FEB2021

A NASA Spacecraft May Have Seen A Five-Ton Meteor Explode In Jupiter's Atmosphere
Forbes
This appears to have been a meteor hitting the planet, when it then ... “We suggest that this was a fireball produced by a 250 to 5,000-kilogram ...

Theories abundant over Whitianga big bang
SunLive
There are no reports of a meteor hitting NZ overnight. Do you know what the bang/explosion was? You may also like..

Sepekan Diteliti, Batu Meteor di Lampung Diberi Nama Astomulyo Meteorite
KOMPAS.com
Sepekan Diteliti, Batu Meteor di Lampung Diberi Nama Astomulyo Meteorite. Kompas.com - 17/02/2021, 15:55 WIB. Bagikan:.

A Consideration that the Fireballs Associated with the Perseids Meteor Shower are an Indication of ...
ESSOAr
It is accepted that the Perseids Meteor Shower each August is related to the comet Swift Tuttle. It is apparent that the outgassing as the comet travels ...

Here's how NASA will safely land a $2.7 billion rhino-sized rover in a dangerous Martian crater
Livescience.com
When NASA's $2.7 billion Perseverance rover plunges like a meteor into the Martian atmosphere on Thursday (Feb. 18), it will put on a show unlike ...

Ici on agit ! | Contribution The Conversation Pourquoi y a-t-il de l'eau sur Terre ?
Le JSL
Une étude sur des météorites récemment publiée par notre équipe révèle que l'eau – ou du moins ses constituants, l'hydrogène et l'oxygène – aurait ...

L'extinction des dinosaures pourrait venir d'une comète et non d'un astéroïde, selon une étude
Business Insider
Mais les origines de cette météorite tueuse de dinosaures, appelée Chicxulub, restent mystérieuses. La plupart des théories suggèrent que Chicxulub ...

L5 chondrite meteorite from Steingarden Nunataks 07006 meteorite (STG 07006), Steingarden ...
Mindat.org
Locality type: Meteorite Fall Location. Classification. Type: L5 chondrite meteorite. Confirmation. Validity: Believed Valid. References. References ...

Nasa news meteor hitting earth
sqhk.co
A 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite landed in Algeria in 1990, the remnants of a larger asteroid born during the dawn of our solar system. Scientists have ...

Met Bull Update - 20 new approvals, including two falls (Tihigrin and Madura Cave)
by Mike G.-Galactic Stone & Ironworks
There is a new Meteoritical Bulletin database update with 20 new
approvals going back to 2007. This includes two new falls from 2020.
Link - https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=%2A&sfor=names&ants=&nwas=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&strewn=&snew=7&pnt=Normal%20table&dr=&page=0

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17 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 17FEB2021

VIDEO: Peneliti: Air Rendaman Meteorit Berbahaya
CNN Indonesia
Peneliti Sains, Atmosfer, dan Keplanetan Institut Teknologi Sumatera memastikan air rendaman batu meteorit yang jatuh di Lampung dan sempat ...

The Surprising Discovery of Ceramic Chips Inside Meteorites Means There Were Wild ...
Universe Today
Meteorites are excellent windows into early solar system formation. Many were formed in the those early days, and unlike rocks on the Earth, most are ...

Explore Jezero Crater, the future home of NASA's Perseverance rover
KCTV Kansas City
The spacecraft will streak across the Martian sky like a meteor on February 18 as it enters the atmosphere, moving at 12,000 miles per hour, said Allen ...

Robotic eyes spy the flash of a meteor on Jupiter
Nature.com
... cosmic collisions, although the Voyager 1 spacecraft spotted the flash of a meteor hitting Jupiter's atmosphere in 1979, when it flew past the planet.

Something Crashed Into Jupiter Last Year – And A NASA Spacecraft Saw It Happen
Forbes
This appears to have been a meteor hitting the planet, when it then ... to 5,000-kilogram meteoroid entering Jupiter's atmosphere,” they wrote in their ...

Meteor masses and luminosity. - Rice University
Onesearch - Rice University
Meteor masses and luminosity.-book.

The Thule Culture: Medieval Mariners Migrating In Search Of Meteoritic Iron
Ancient Origins
About 10,000 years ago a big meteorite fell to the Earth on northern Greenland and broke apart. About 1,300 years ago, Dorset Culture people in the ...

Gamma Crucids 2021 (GCR#1047) | Meteor News
Meteor News
Abstract: A meteor outburst from a previously unknown shower now called the gamma Crucids (code GCR and IAU shower number 1047) has been ...

Blood Rain Turns Mountains Into Martian Landscape
tntribune.com
The strongest link between blood rain and a meteor strike occurred in Egypt, which dates back to 30 BC. It was mentioned by ancient Roman historian ...

Itera: Astomulyo Meteorite Sebaiknya Dimanfaatkan untuk Sains
Netizenku.com
Ditinjau dari komposisinya, Astomulyo Meteorite memiliki unsur Fe (besi), Mg (magnesium), Si (silika) yang dominan. Selain itu pada meteorit juga ...

Une curieuse roche découverte par un rover chinois sur la face cachée de la Lune
Science et Vie
Il pourrait s'agit d'un éjecta d'un cratère voisin suite à l'impact d'un météorite sur notre satellite naturel. Cette découverte a été annoncée sur un ...

VIDÉO. Le météore du 12 février filmé au-dessus de Reims
L'Union
Le météore n'est pas à confondre avec la météorite. Le premier n'est observé que dans l'atmosphère, le second se dit d'un météore qui a touché le ...

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16 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 16FEB2021

Mineral 'carletonmooreite' named for founder of ASU Center for Meteorite Studies
ASU Now
“It is a rare type of meteorite made up primarily of a white mineral called enstatite but with an interesting batch of very much smaller dark minerals in it,” ...

Ceramic in meteorites upends theory of early solar system
Futurity: Research News
A new analysis of ceramic chips embedded in meteorites suggests the formation of our solar system was not as quiet and orderly as we once thought.

'Glowing like daylight': Meteor lights up Melbourne skies on Sunday night
7NEWS.com.au
As seen in the video above, a meteor flashed across the sky in a stunning burst of light around 10.41pm Sunday night. The meteor coincided with ...

Meteor flashes in the sky above Melbourne
9News
There were also reported sightings of the meteorite across the city, Bentleigh East and Korumburra around 10.40pm. LIVE UPDATES: NSW continues ...

A San Valentino un meteorite
l'Adige - Quotidiano indipendente del Trentino Alto Adige
Il cielo di Melbourne, nella romantica notte di San Valentino, è stato illuminato dalla caduta di un meteorite, che ha solcato il cielo con la sua scia ...

Une météorite a illuminé le ciel à Melbourne (vidéo)
RTL info
La chute d'une météorite a donné aux romantiques de Melbourne un spectacle à contempler le jour de la Saint-Valentin, alors qu'elle illuminait le ciel ...

WATCH: Dazzling fireball streak across Spain's Andalucia at 72000km per hour
Olive Press
The high-speed collision with the atmosphere caused the rock to become incandescent generating a white-hot meteorite that began at an altitude of ...

VIDEO: Peneliti: Air Rendaman Meteorit Berbahaya
CNN Indonesia
Peneliti ITERA menyebut temuan ini sebagai penguat jika dentuman di Lampung beberapa waktu lalu juga berasal dari aktivitas meteor sama seperti ...

Meteorite sovrasta il cielo, abitanti in visibilio: ecco cosa è successo a Melbourne, tutti i dettagli
Centro Meteo Italiano
Una forte luce simile a un fulmine appare a Melbourne, in Australia: la testimonianza di un ragazzo permette di scoprire che era un meteorite!

"Boule de feu" dans le ciel de l'Yonne ce dimanche : ce que l'on sait
L'Yonne Républicaine
... satellite qui entre dans l'atmosphère. Ce qui expliquerait la trainée un peu rouge orangée qui se consume. Sinon, il pourrait s'agir d'une météorite.".

China Moon Rover Finds 'Milestone' Rock on Far Side Believed to be From Meteor Impacts!
Tech Times
The rock was believed to be a contribution of multiple meteor impacts upon the surface, forming a new object that researchers consider unusual.

China's rover discovers elongated 'milestone' rock sticking out on the far side of the moon that may ...
Daily Mail
... the surface that experts say is 'unusual'; It is an elongated, sharp rock sticking out from the surface on the far side that formed from meteor impacts.

Mount Burnett Observatory on Twitter: "Did you see the meteor explode in our southern sky last ...
twitter.com
A meteor like this, that breaks up into multiple pieces, is called a bolide. It is caused when a chunk of space rock hits our atmosphere at between 10 ...

Dinosaurs were killed off by a COMET that 'pinballed' off Jupiter 66million years ago, scietnists claim
The Sun
What's the difference between an asteroid, meteor and comet? · Asteroid: An asteroid is a small rocky body that orbits the Sun. · Meteoroid: When two ...

This is how the meteorite that destroyed the dinosaurs was created
The Press Stories
The impact of the Cyclone meteorite changed the history of the Earth forever 66 million years ago, causing the extinction of 75% of the species, ...

Geminid Meteor Shower, Lowell Observatory at Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff AZ, Science
Flagstaff 365
Family-friendly activities designed to teach visitors about the cause of meteor showers at 6 and 8 p.m. Learn about the source of the Geminid Meteor ...

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15 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 15FEB2021

Meteor flashes in the sky above Melbourne
9News
"It was really bright," Mr Braga told 3AW's Neil Mitchell. RMIT physicist and senior lecturer Dr Gail Iles said the meteor would have been travelling at "a ...

Meteor in Melbourne: Marble-sized object lights up Victorian sky
Herald Sun
Meteor in Melbourne: Marble-sized object lights up Victorian sky. Incredible footage has captured the moment an impressive meteor lit up the skies ...

Spectacular bright green meteor fireball explodes over Melbourne, Australia on Valentine's Day in ...
Strange Sounds
Spectacular bright green meteor fireball disintegrates across southeast Australia from Tasmania to NSW and SA before exploding over Melbourne, ...

'Once in a lifetime': Exploding meteor lights up Melbourne sky
Yahoo News Australia
Meteors differ from meteorites as they burn completely due to friction with air before they reach Earth, Australian Museum explains. The Astronomical ...

Andrew B. Watkins on Twitter: "Lots of reports of a large meteor over Melbourne tonight around ...
twitter.com
Last night's meteor shower https://www.facebook.com/groups/AustralianMeteorReports/permalink/1625394170997888/ …

'Like fireworks': Meteor explodes over Victoria on Valentine's Day
The New Daily
Victorians have been treated to a celestial surprise as they celebrated Valentine's Day in lockdown on Sunday night, with a brilliant flash as a meteor ...

Meteor Explodes Over Melbourne's Sky - 14/02/2021
Reddit
I recorded this meteor exploding over Melbourne's sky just an hour ago. It was pretty bright, I just wish I had a more decent camera hahah …

Une météorite dans le ciel de l'Yonne, ou quelque chose de bien plus banal ?
France 3 Régions
Une météorite, ou tout autre chose ? Un habitant de Saint-Julien-du Sault nous a fait parvenir une vidéo capturée ce dimanche matin vers 7h30 depuis ...

Meteorite attraversa i cieli della Spagna, tantissime le segnalazioni. Il video della palla di fuoco che ...
Centro Meteo Italiano
Riuscire ad osservare un meteorite non è semplice: queste vere e proprie palle di fuoco, infatti, spesso attraversano il cielo per poi sparire entro pochi ...

Meteor spotted over Belgium
RTL Today
For reference, such objects are called meteor if they completely vaporise upon entry in the atmosphere. If some residues make it to the ground, it is ...

Aujourd'hui RDL – Rare View: Meteorite found on Belgium
DVDactu
L'Institut royal de Belgique pour l'aéronautique spatiale a confirmé qu'il s'agissait d'une météorite qui s'était évaporée lors de son entrée dans ...

China Discovers “Unusual” Shard on Far Side Of The Moon
Futurism
Rock On. A Chinese rover has discovered an unusually-shaped rock, suspected to be a piece of a meteor, wedged into the surface of the Moon.

Apophis' massive asteroid will fly over Earth next month
BollyInside
Scientists believe Apophis is about ten times the size of the meteor that exploded in the Russian atmosphere in 2013. This Russian meteorite ...

Asteroid Day Returns To Celebrate 25 Years Of Dedicated Asteroid Missions
StreetInsider.com
The Chelyabinsk meteor, which shook the skies over Russia on 15 February 2013, was a startling wake up call that asteroids will occasionally hit ...

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14 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 14FEB2021

UAE's Mars mission has Telangana connect
Telangana Today
He also contributed to the building of a second UAE meteor monitoring network. He was full of praise for the UAE leadership for their support to merit, ...

SPECULAR ECHOES FROM DENSE METEOR TRAILS - Canadian Science Publishing
Canadian Science Publishing
... the Gaussian. The echo intensity for specular backscattering from meteor trails of arbitrary density is thus obtained, including its variation with time.

Что нового стало известно о Челябинском метеорите: рассказы очевидцев
Командир
О падении 15 февраля 2013 года под Челябинском суперболида написано уже немало статей и все про него всё, казалось бы, знают. Однако ...

Un météore a traversé le ciel belge ce matin (vidéo)
lalibre.be
"Je pense avoir aperçu une météorite ce matin, est-ce possible ? C'était impressionnant, ça été tellement vite! Une boule de feu qui tombe du ciel", ...

À la rencontre des chasseurs de météorites
LCI
Si les météorites ont le bon goût de finir leur course sur terre, une armée de passionnés est prête à sillonner la planète pour y mettre la main.

Massive Apophis asteroid will flyby the earth next month
SlashGear
Scientists believe Apophis is about ten times the size of the meteor that exploded in Russia's atmosphere in 2013. That Russian meteorite exploded ...

News from the meteor library: Radar and Optical Simultaneous Observations of Faint Meteors ...
Meteor News
Roberto Gorelli points our attention at a recently published meteor related paper: Relationship between Radar Cross Section and Optical Magnitude ...

25 things we've learned about the moon since 1969
McDowell News
While meteorites have also hit Earth, the planet's atmosphere helps protect it from impact, and geologic activity such as weather and volcanoes erode ...

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13 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 13FEB2021

Fireball across Dover Strait, 12 FEB 2021 at 5:10 AM | Meteor News
Meteor News
At 5:10 AM on 12 February 2021 several meteor detection cameras were triggered, recording a bright fireball meteor across the Strait of Dover.

Meteor hits above northern England leaving witnesses stunned by sheer size of the fireball
Daily Express
Video footage shows the huge meteor as it entered the skies over northern England, with the stunning phenomenon caught on a security camera.

A spectacular meteor seen early this morning in Belgium: "A fireball falling from the sky" (video ...
Archyde
“I think I saw a meteorite this morning, is it possible? It was impressive, it was so fast! A fireball falling from the sky”, Isabelle testified. “This morning ...

Un spectaculaire météore aperçu tôt ce matin en Belgique: "Une boule de feu qui tombe du ciel ...
RTL info
"Je pense avoir aperçu une météorite ce matin, est ce possible? C'était impressionnant, ça été tellement vite! Une boule de feu qui tombe du ciel", ...

Apophis, the most intimidating asteroid around, is coming in for a visit
CNET
For some context, Apophis could be about 10 times the size of the meteor that exploded in the atmosphere over Russia in 2013, sending out shock ...

Trajectory and orbit of the unique carbonaceous meteorite Flensburg | Cosmochemistry Papers
Cosmochemistry Papers
5American Meteor Society LTD, 54 Westview Crescent, Geneseo, New York, 14454 USA 6German Fireball Network, Lilienstraße 3, D‐86156 ...

Meteor hits above northern England leaving witnesses stunned by sheer size of the fireball
Daily Express
A HUGE fireball which was seen over the UK has been described as the most spectacular bolide some had ever seen as the space rock pierced the ...

Meteor
bmwtuners.nl
Meteor. Incredible footage of a fiery meteor streaking across the night sky last week has gone viral online. Captured from a research boat off the coast ...

Corrections and clarifications
The Guardian
Nasa expeditions to Mars have measured samples of its atmosphere to prove that meteorites found on Earth are Martian, but they have not brought ...

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12 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 12FEB2021

Ceramic chips inside meteorites hint at wild days of the early solar system
Phys.Org
Anew analysis of ceramic chips embedded in meteorites suggests the formation of our solar system was not as quiet and orderly as we once thought.

Physics Of Meteor Flight In The Atmosphere
hylesanderson.edu
Thank you very much for downloading Physics of Meteor Flight in the Atmosphere. Maybe you have knowledge that, people have search numerous ...

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11 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11FEB2021

UA professor featured in documentary film
Akron Leader Publications
“In the movie, I am interviewed at a meteor impact crater site in India. ... In a beautiful analogy, meteorites may have delivered the molecular ...

Fireball Over Florida Last Night - Lido l'Approdo Fiumicello
Lido l'Approdo Fiumicello
The Northern Taurid meteor shower, which is known for brighter-than-usual meteors called fireballs, was expected to peak on Monday night into the ...

Justin McKee on Twitter: "Possible fireball/meteor sighting in Moneta, VA around 6:30 p.m. This ...
twitter.com
Possible fireball/meteor sighting in Moneta, VA around 6:30 p.m. This photo came in from Greg Fenning. Anyone else see it?

Ceramic chips inside meteorites hint at wild days of the early solar system
UChicago News
An example of a meteorite studded with chips of rock from earlier ages. Courtesy Hu et al. For decades, scientists have analyzed meteorites to try to ...

Une météorite trouvée en Indonésie a servi d'élixir miraculeux
NetCost & Security
La première météorite de 2021 est tombée en Indonésie et est devenue virale sur les réseaux sociaux après avoir été servie de «thé médicinal» aux ...

5 event ski menarik bisa disaksikan mulai Februari 2021 Indonesia
Portal Teater
Hujan meteor alpha sentrifugal akan aktif mulai 28 Januari hingga 21 Februari, dengan puncak hujan meteor terjadi pada 8 Februari. Pengunjung dapat ...

김해 홈타이(Talk:Za32) | Výsledky vyhledávání | IMO - International Meteor Organization
International Meteor Organization
... hemisphere where the radiant is high in the sky at dawn. Activity… Peak Night: Apr 22 2021. The moon will be 68% of full. Meteor Shower Calendar.

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10 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 10FEB2021



Habitable worlds: New evidence for methane as an extraterrestrial sign of life
Dailyuw
Volcanism, deep sea hydrothermal vents, and meteor impacts can all generate methane as well. Wogan set out to determine whether volcanic gas ...

Zoom sur la Grande procession de météores du 9 février 1913
Futura-Sciences
Plus récemment, le 15 février 2013, c'est une météorite de 12.000 tonnes qui se désintégra dans le ciel de l'Oural, au-dessus de la ville de ...

Meteoroid-stream complex originating from comet 2P/Encke - NASA/ADS
NASA/ADS
Abstract · comets: individual: 2P/Encke; · meteorites; · meteors; · meteoroids.

Photos : American Meteor Society
Photos : American Meteor Society
Perseid Aug 12 2020. I am using an ZWO ASI224MC with 10sec Exposure. Top = North, Right = East. 

امتلك قطعة من الفضاء: مزاد فلكي يضم صخور القمر وقطعا من المريخ مقابل مبالغ طائلة!
روسيا اليوم
Own a piece of SPACE: Meteorite with seven-billion-year-old stardust is set to go on sale for $50,000 https://t.co/BhgCf8B2TP. — Daily Mail Online ...

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09 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 09FEB2021

International study shows asteroids as past, possible future water source
Florida State News
“Meteorite researchers were aware of the role of water/ice on certain asteroids in the early solar system four-and-a-half billion years ago,” Humayun said.

Outer space is a treasure chest of gemstones
Astronomy Magazine
For example, ureilite meteorites — a type of meteorite with a high percentage of carbon, named for Novy Urey, a village hit by a meteor in 1886 — ...

Outer space is a treasure chest of gemstones
Astronomy Magazine
... meteorites — a type of meteorite with a high percentage of carbon, named for Novy Urey, a village hit by a meteor in 1886 — contain diamonds.

The Unique Flensburg Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorite
Planetary News
Flensburg meteorite with black fusion crust. Credit: A. Bischoff and M. Patzek, University of Münster. The Flensburg meteorite fell to Earth on September ...

Detected event - Swedish Allsky Meteor Network
uu.se
Swedish Allsky Meteor Network. This is an automatically generated page. For more information see the Wiki pages describing the network.

Sky Watching Highlights for February 2021
NASA Blogs
all sky camera · allsky camera · All Sky Fireball Network · all sky meteor camera · asteroid · astronomy · Automated Lunar and Meteor Observatory ...

How to see the Alpha Centaurids, the meteor shower of February step by step
Explica
February is far from being the most spectacular month to observe the night sky; however, on the nights of the 8th and 9th, the Alpha Centaurid Meteor ...

Fun new paper on finding meteorites with drones
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/maps.13593

Asteroid to come closer to Earth than the Moon this week, NASA shows
Daily Express
The meteor explosion was so powerful that it caused damage to more than 7,000 buildings and injured more than 1,400 people.

Brunei's PABD still investigating meteor sighting
The Star Online
PABD said: “The fireball brightness is difficult to estimate due to bright sunlight, but usually ranges from magnitude -5 (equivalent to the planet Venus) ...

PABD still investigating meteor sighting
Borneo Bulletin Online
Aziz Idris. The Astronomical Society of Brunei Darussalam (PABD), with the help of eyewitnesses, is still investigating mysterious sightings of a fireball ...

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08 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 08FEB2021

Need some space? You can now buy 7 billion-year-old stardust and pieces of the moon and Mars
CBS News
"Unlike 99% of all other meteorites, this meteorite did not tumble or invert as it plunged to Earth but maintained a stable orientation throughout its descent ...

Meteorite-crazy celebs morph into rock collectors
New York Post
Elon Musk thinks meteorites are out of this world. So do director Steven Spielberg, actor Nicolas Cage and cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who — like the SpaceX ...

…जब आसमान से बरसी चमकीली आफत, 'दो टन वजनी' उल्का पिंड ...
TV9 Hindi
हालांकि, जब भी कोई उल्का पिंड (Meteorite) पृथ्वी से टकराता है, तो ये इसके वातावरण में ..

Meteor Size and Time of Arrival Calculation – National Radio Astronomy Observatory
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
How far away is the meteor if use 240,000 miles as distance from earth to moon. I calculated 960 miles??? Also if an 8 mile diameter meteor is traveling ...

A meteor penetrates the atmosphere at a speed of 57 thousand kilometers | Saudi 24 News
Saudi 24 News
The meteor swept across the skies of Belgium on January 22, and meteor surveillance cameras captured the amazing moment, as the footage showed a ...

PABD still investigating meteor sighting
Borneo Bulletin Online
PABD still investigating meteor sighting. February 8, 2021. Aziz Idris. The Astronomical Society of Brunei Darussalam (PABD), with the ...

Fireball Over Florida Last Night 
Fake Id Shop
The best meteor showers occur when the Moon is absent or mostly absent. 1, a daytime meteorite passed over the Florida Keys – and was picked up on ...

The ESA S2P-NEO Coordination Centre has released the February newsletter summarising the most relevant data and events on asteroids and comets approaching the orbit of the Earth.
You can download it from http://neo.ssa.esa.int/.

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07 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 07FEB2021

Profession: chasseurs de météorites
Slate.fr
Chaque année, environ 1.500 météorites s'écrasent sur Terre, attisant la curiosité des chasseurs de petits trésors spatiaux. En France, ils sont moins ...

Figure 2. Meteor Crater, Arizona, also called Barringer Meteorite Crater,... | Oxford Research ...
Oxford Research Encyclopedias
The rectangular shape reflects preexisting faulting (Poelchau, Kenkmann, & Kring, 2009). Around 30 tons of meteorites weighing ~50 g to 639 kg were ...

Besoin d'espace? Vous pouvez maintenant acheter de la poussière d'étoiles et des morceaux de ...
L'Observatoire du Qatar
“Le poids de chaque météorite connue est inférieur à la production mondiale annuelle d'or, et cette vente fournit des exemples étonnants pour chaque ...

Les météorites, la nouvelle lubie des ultra-riches
Le Point
Quel est le point commun entre Elon Musk, Nicolas Cage ou Steven Spielberg ? Ils sont tous les trois, comme d'autres, férus de météorites, révèle The ...

Rare meteorites from the moon, Mars and more to go under the hammer
CNN
Meteorites are small natural objects from space that survive their passage through Earth's atmosphere and land on the surface -- and while some of ...

Jordan- a meteor that penetrates the Earth's atmosphere at an amazing speed | Saudi 24 News
Saudi 24 News
The meteor swept across the skies of Belgium on January 22, and the meteorite surveillance cameras captured the amazing moment, as the footage ...

Fireball appears in the skies of Derbyshire
Staffordshire Live
Mr Rogers said at the time it looked like a meteor - a space rock that enters the earth's atmosphere. Now it appears a very similar thing has happened ...

Zvezdani šoping: Poznate ličnosti vinule cene meteorita u orbitu
B92
Aukcija Deep Impact uključuje i meteorite koji sadrže dragulje kao i druge koji su tokom ulaska u atmosferu brzinom od 160.000 milja na čas porpimili ...
Zvezdani šoping: Poznate ličnosti vinule cene meteorita u orbitu B92 Aukcija Deep Impact uključuje i meteorite koji sadrže dragulje kao i druge koji su tokom ulaska u atmosferu brzinom od 160.000 milja na čas porpimili ...

Scientists Discover That A Meteorite Fallen In Sudan Was Part Of A Gigantic Unknown Asteroid
Phil Sports News
Specifically, researchers have found an “intriguing radio signal” coming from Alpha Centauri, the closest solar system, just 4.2 light-years from the Sun.
https://philsportsnews.com/scientists-discover-that-a-meteorite-fallen-in-sudan-was-part-of-a-gigantic-unknown-asteroid/

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06 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06FEB2021

Eksplozja "skały kosmicznej" nad Półwyspem Iberyjskim. "Zadrżały szyby w oknach"
Onet
1:10 w poniedziałek, a prawdopodobny meteoryt rozbił się na wiele ... fenomenem nad iberyjskim niebem była listopadowa eksplozja meteorytu, który

Fireball appears in the skies of Derbyshire
Staffordshire Live
Mr Rogers said at the time it looked like a meteor - a space rock that enters the earth's atmosphere. Now it appears a very similar thing has happened ...

Селяне уверовали в силу радиоактивного метеорита и помылись водой из-под него
Lenta
Обсудить. Ссылки по теме. Meteorite or 'magical' healing stone? Indonesian social media lights up again over another alien rock landing. AsiaOne.

Difference - Comets? Asteroids? Meteoroids? Meteor? Meteorites?
Planets Education
Meteoroids – Meteoroids are debris of asteroids or comets that directly orbit the sun. There are millions of asteroids and comets in our solar system.

What's the difference between asteroids and comets?
EarthSky
The cometary debris enters our atmosphere, and that's why we experience meteor showers. For example, the Orionids and Eta Aquariids are both ...

Meteor‐ablated Aluminum in the Mesosphere‐Lower Thermosphere - Plane - - Journal of ...
AGU Publications - Wiley
Abstract The first global atmospheric model (WACCM‐Al) of meteor‐ablated aluminum was constructed from three components: the Whole ...

Meteor Activity Outlook for February 6-12, 2021
American Meteor Society
The estimated total hourly meteor rates for evening observers this week is near 3 as seen from mid-northern latitudes and 4 as seen from tropical

The ESA S2P-NEO Coordination Centre has released the February newsletter summarising the most relevant data and events on asteroids and comets approaching the orbit of the Earth.
To subscribe to the service, please fill in the form on page http://neo.ssa.esa.int/subscribe-to-services.

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05 February 2021

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 05FEB2021

Fireball seen over Illinois last evening... - NASA Meteor Watch | Facebook
Facebook
But an analysis of the visual records using the camera azimuths to constrain the solution shows that the meteor appeared 48 miles above Lodge .

Dramatic video shows fireball falling from sky in Derbyshire
Derbyshire Live
Mrs Magowan, 56, who works in volunteer recruitment, said she believed it to be a meteor too. She said: "Having a keen interest in wildlife, I often look at ...

Meteor burns in the sky at the dramatic moment captured by CCTV - London News Time
London News Time
Mrs. Magowan, 56, who is involved in volunteer recruitment, said that the burning object is meteor.. She states: “I have a keen interest in wildlife, so I take ...

Forecasting meteor showers: A review - NASA/ADS
NASA/ADS
Meteor showers forecasts have reached an unprecedented time accuracy through the modelling of meteoroid streams. However, the accuracy of ...

Asteroid news: Largest asteroid to fly by this year travelling 100 times faster than sound
MSN UK
READ MORE: Meteor explosion over Bali causes minor earthquake. schematic: asteroid © NASA asteroid. "Specifically, all asteroids with a minimum ...

Meteor enters Earth's atmosphere at a staggering 57000 kilometres per hour - video
Daily Express
A METEOR which hit the planet's atmosphere at 57,000 kilometres an hour over Belgium was caught on camera as it shot through the night's sky

Asteroid twice as big as Stature of Liberty and 'potentially hazardous' heading near Earth
Daily Express
NASA said: “Occasionally, asteroids' orbital paths are influenced by the gravitational tug of planets, which cause their paths to alter. DON'T MISS Meteor ...

Great ball of fire behind mysterious blast
The Star Online
This was confirmed by the International Meteor Organisation (IMO) in a report released on its website under event code 632-2021. National Planetarium ...

Fireball Meteor Last Night - Seprio Caravan
Seprio Caravan
The meteor was “the brightest and most amazing fireball I've ever seen, in person or in any videos,” wrote Chase K. It was seen by many… here is the ...

What Dust From Space Tells Us About Ourselves
Quanta Magazine
Sketches help geologists interpret rocks and meteorites. Genge's notebook includes a slice of metamorphic rock (top) and a Pahoehoe — a lava flow ...

Forte boato avvertito nel centro Italia, numerose le segnalazioni dei cittadini: possibile meteorite ...
Centro Meteo Italiano
Forte boato avvertito nel centro Italia, numerose le segnalazioni dei cittadini: possibile meteorite nella provincia di Lucca, ecco quanto accaduto.

La sonde Messenger a observé l'impact d'un météoroïde sur Mercure
Futura-Sciences
Jusqu'à présent donc, on n'avait observé de chutes de météorites que sur la Terre et ... Voici le plus gros morceau (100 gr) de la météorite NWA 7325.

Meteor‐ablated Aluminum in the Mesosphere‐Lower Thermosphere - Plane - - Journal of ...
AGU Publications - Wiley
Abstract The first global atmospheric model (WACCM‐Al) of meteor‐ablated aluminum was constructed from three components: the Whole ...

How to hunt for meteorites
EarthSky
Its fiery entrance leaves a fusion crust on the surface of the meteorite. For this reason, meteorites tend to be darker than regular rocks on Earth, and they' ...

APOD: A Colorful Quadrantid Meteor (2021 Feb 02) - Page 2 - Starship Asterisk*
Starship Asterisk - APOD
Re: APOD: A Colorful Quadrantid Meteor (2021 Feb 02). Post by Chris Peterson » Thu Feb 04, 2021 2:44 pm.

Stephen F. Berr, science teacher and planetarium director, dies at 84
The Philadelphia Inquirer
In a 1988 interview with The Inquirer, Mr. Berr explained the appeal of observing meteor showers in his usual poetic manner. Inquirer Morning ...

Spazio: un meteorite è precipitato su Mercurio
Scienzenotizie.it
... grazie ai dati della missione Messenger della NASA, il primo impatto di un meteorite sulla superficie di un altro pianeta: Mercurio. Lanciata nel 2004 .

Deep Impact: Martian, Lunar and Other Rare Meteorites
Christie's

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