16 August 2024

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 16AUG2024

Dazzling photo shows Perseid meteor shower's "ancient fireworks" raining down on Stonehenge
CBS News
The Perseid meteor shower, one of the most highly anticipated celestial events every year, just took place — and at Stonehenge, one photographer ...

The Chicxulub Impactor Was A Carbonaceous-type Asteroid From Beyond Jupiter
the Astrobiology Web
... meteorites and black solid symbols indicate their averages. All plotted terrestrial and meteorite data are listed in Table 1 and table S3 ...

Crater formed from Earth's extinction event produced by carbon-rich 'C-type' asteroid ...
Guardian
Instead the ruthenium isotope findings tally with the average composition of meteorites from carbonaceous (C-type) asteroids – carbon-rich space rocks ...

We just learned where the asteroid that ended dinosaurs came from - National Geographic
National Geographic
Geological clues suggest that the space rock that created Chicxulub crater was a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite ... meteorites and asteroids.

Dino-killing asteroid came from beyond Jupiter | Science | AAAS
Science
They find the samples have the same mixture of isotopes seen in carbonaceous chondrite meteorites. “It really bolsters the work that's been done ...

Dinosaur-killing Chicxulub meteorite came from the edge of the solar system
Natural History Museum
The prime suspect in the extinction of the dinosaurs was no ordinary meteorite, researchers have revealed. Comparisons between the chemical record ...

Exploring stellar Charlevoix: Come with me to quaint Quebec - Canada.Com
Canada.Com
Around 450 million years ago a massive meteor crashed on Earth leaving a large crater, which we now call Charlevoix, Quebec. Charlevoix (pronounced, ...

Richard Jefferies' meteor - NASA/ADS - Astrophysics Data System
Astrophysics Data System
Richard Jefferies' meteor. Denning, W. F.. Abstract. Publication: The Observatory. Pub Date: October 1922; Bibcode: 1922Obs....45..316D. full text ...

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15 August 2024

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 15AUG2024

Perseid meteor shower rains 'shooting stars' over Stonehenge in glorious astrophotography image
Live Science
—'Rare daylight fireball' meteor over NYC created loud boom near Statue of Liberty. Meteor showers get their names from the point in the sky where .

Meteor captured on doorbell camera - video Dailymotion
Dailymotion
The moment a meteor entered the Earth's atmosphere has been captured on a doorbell camera.

Watch a Perseid fireball light up the skies above Macedonia in this striking video - MSN
MSN
Almost none of the fragments hit the ground, but if one does, it's called a meteorite.

The origin of 4-Vesta's volatile depletion revealed by the zinc isotopic composition of diogenites
Science
The second reason is that the majority of HED meteorites that have been analyzed are eucrites (5), basaltic, and cumulate rocks representing the upper ...

Blast from the past: Murchison's more than 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite | Shepparton News
Shepparton News
Dr Philipp Heck, a world expert on the Murchison Meteorite, revealed the age of stardust extracted from the Murchison meteorite as being seven ...

Giant planets migrated shortly after the Solar System's protoplanetary disk dispersed
Nature
Radioactive isotopes in asteroids record the thermal imprint of these collisions, and a broad survey of meteorites now constrains the timing of the ...

Planète Mars : l'origine du plus puissant séisme enregistré par Insight crée la surprise
MSN
Il est donc peu probable que ce tremblement de Mars ait été provoqué par un impact avec une météorite. À la place, les chercheurs concluent que l' ...

Student's research traces journey of forgotten meteorite | Lawrence University
Lawrence University
Hal M. DeLong '24 used his Chandler Senior Experience to research the human, geological, and cosmic story of a fragment of an iron meteorite from ...

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14 August 2024

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 14AUG2024

Meteor showers and northern lights captured in timelapse footage across the world – video
The Guardian
The Perseid meteor shower lights up the skies in Turkey, the US and Germany on the nights of 12 and 13 August.

Images of last night's epic northern lights and Perseid meteors - The Edwardsville Intelligencer
The Edwardsville Intelligencer
Northern lights and Perseid meteor shower amaze globally in these images, capturing the night sky on August 12 and August 13, 2014.

Perseids Meteor Shower Over San Antonio - YouTube
YouTube
A viewer sent us this gorgeous video of last night's meteor shower, complete with views of the aurora! "Here's a timelapse video I created from 3 ...

Simultaneous sight of meteor shower and northern lights in Hokkaido | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
nhk.or.jp
A rare simultaneous view of a meteor shower and the Northern Lights was photographed in Hokkaido, northern Japan, as the Perseid meteor shower ...

Rare Northern Lights, Meteor Shower Combo Dazzles Over Russia - The Moscow Times
The Moscow Times
Skywatchers across Russia were treated to a rare overnight spectacle as the northern lights coincided with a meteor shower.

Bright green fireball streaks through night sky over Japan - Yahoo News UK
Yahoo News UK
On August 12, a vibrant green meteor lit up the early morning sky in Kawasaki, Japan The stunning fireball created a mesmerizing streaked through ...

Bendegó, la météorite qui a traversé le Brésil | Cairn.info
Cairn
La plus grande et la plus célèbre météorite du Brésil (fig. 1) a été découverte dans les terres arides de Bahia en 1784, par un enfant qui gardait le ...

Figure A1. The seasonal variation of meteor counts per kilometer per... - ResearchGate
ResearchGate
Download scientific diagram | Figure A1. The seasonal variation of meteor counts per kilometer per day throughout the time data were available ...

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13 August 2024

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 13AUG2024

Photos show the Perseid meteor shower and Northern Lights over New York - CBS News
CBS News
The Northern Lights were visible over New York overnight, as the Perseid meteor shower also started to peak​.

Northern lights and Perseid meteor shower spotted in Western Pennsylvania - CBS News
CBS News
What are the Perseids meteor showers? The Perseids have been named the 'best meteor shower of the year' by NASA and rarely disappoint. On good viewing ...

PHOTOS: Northern lights, Perseid meteor shower visible around Portland Monday morning
KOIN.com
Views of the aurora borealis collided with the peak of the Perseid meteor shower early Monday morning around Portland.

Perseid meteor shower: See photos of celestial show during peak activity - USA Today
USA Today
Perseids, considered the best meteor shower of the year, reached peak activity Sunday night. Some even caught the northern lights at the same ...

The strongest meteor shower of the year is about to peak. Here's how to watch - KSL News
KSL News
The annual Perseid meteor shower in the night sky on Aug. 14, 2023, in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. It's that time of summer to watch the most anticipated ...

Meteorite From A 4.5 Billion Year Old Asteroid Holds 2,600 Compounds - video Dailymotion
Dailymotion
Analysis of a space rock that landed on a frozen Michigan lake revealed a rich array of extraterrestrial organic compounds.

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12 August 2024

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 12AUG2024

Perseid meteor shower peaks Sunday night, potentially giving stargazers big show
Fox News
The annual Perseid meteor shower is set to peak on Sunday night into early Monday morning, giving stargazers the chance to see hundreds of ...

Where to look to see the most meteors tonight | Perseid Meteor Shower 2024 - YouTube
YouTube
The best meteor shower of the year peaks tonight. If you have clear skies, NASA says you may be able to see up to 50-100 meteors an hour.

Perseid meteor shower to peak on Monday: Taipei Astronomical Museum - Focus Taiwan
Focus Taiwan
A Perseid meteor shower, one of the three major meteor showers that occur during the year, will peak on Monday at a maximum rate of 100 shooting ...

Perseid meteor shower to peak on Monday evening in Oman
Oman Observer
Muscat - The Oman Astronomical Society (OAS) has said that the skies of the Sultanate of Oman are currently witnessing the Perseid meteor shower,.

APOD: 2024 August 11 – Animation: Perseid Meteor Shower - NASA
Astronomy Picture of the Day - NASA
Perseid meteor shower. This shower peaks in mid-August, when Earth intersects the dust cloud left by comet Swift-Tuttle. Learn more.

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11 August 2024

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11AUG2024

The Perseids meteor shower peaks (Star Diary 12 to 18 August 2024)
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
... fireball meteor either. A meteor that's brighter than mag -4.0 is officially a fireball, and they are spectacular to see, and you just don't know ...

Best meteor shower of the year 'Perseid' to peak on August 12 in Qatar
The Peninsula Qatar
Doha, Qatar: The Perseid meteor shower, known as one of the most spectacular celestial displays, will be visible in Qatar until September 1, ...

Missouri Traffic Camera Accidentally Captures a Meteor Explosion - 100.9 The Eagle
100.9 The Eagle
... meteor exploding in the sky over the roadway. According to the American Meteor Society, this bright fireball lit up the skies over 4 states .

Aug 10, 2024: meteor spotted over Iceland - YouTube
YouTube
Meteor spotted over Iceland #afartv #icelandicvolcano #meteor.

Q&A: "Intriguing" Martian rock discovered by rover | Carnegie Science
Carnegie Science
... meteorites that originated on Mars for a long time. ... For example, there are lots of different amino acids found in a famous meteorite called the ...

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10 August 2024

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 10AUG2024

Perseid meteor shower: When and how to watch - BBC
BBC
The Perseid meteor shower - which Stargazers say is one of the best meteor showers of the year - is set to peak between August 11th and 13th.

Warren Astronomical Society | Perseids Meteor Watch at Stargate Observatory
Night Sky Network
The Perseids meteor shower is active from July 14th to September 1st, 2024, and peaks on Aug 11-12. We're holding a special meteor watch observing ...

How to watch the Perseid meteor shower this weekend | FOX21 News Colorado
FOX21 News Colorado
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — The Perseid meteor shower is a weeks-long, fireball-filled event that happens annually. This year, the meteor shower's ...

Weak magnetism of Martian impact basins may reflect cooling in a reversing dynamo
Nature
... meteorite ALH 84001 supports an alternative interpretation of Mars's apparently demagnetized basins. To understand how a reversing dynamo would ...

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09 August 2024

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 09AUG2024

NASA tells Americans to flee cities during Perseid meteor shower this weekend - Daily Mail
Daily Mail
NASA has nicknamed it the 'fireball champion' of annual meteor showers for its record-breaking number of super bright meteors. It's a show you won't ...

Perseid Meteor Shower: Why Phones May Dim Your Viewing Experience This Weekend
Forbes
The Perseids—one of the most anticipated meteor showers of the year—will peak this weekend, and experts recommend staying off your phone to ...

Une météorite traverse le ciel de Marrakech à Ouarzazate, la chasse au “trésor du ciel” commence
TelQuel
Des dizaines de voitures de prospecteurs se sont rassemblées, attirées par la chute récente d'une météorite observée par l'Observatoire de l' ...

symbolique » tombée dans la zone Ait Saône de Zagora a été trouvée (photos) - HIBAPRESS
hibapress
... météorite Tarda.. Une météorite « symbolique » tombée dans la zone. Presse Heba – Zagora. Ce matin, jeudi 8 août, la nouvelle de la chute d'une ...

Planetary and Space Science | Scientific Advances in Meteoroids - ScienceDirect.com
ScienceDirect.com
... Meteor physics and chemistry, Influx of interplanetary and interstellar material, Dynamical evolution of meteoroid streams, Planetary defense ...

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08 August 2024

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 08AUG2024

Buckle up, stargazers: the Perseid meteor shower promises a celestial extravaganza
Radio-Canada
... meteor showers of the year: the Perseids. While you can see a meteor on any given night — with patience and dark skies — strong meteor showers ...

How to Watch the 2024 Perseid Meteor Shower - YouTube
YouTube
Mashable is your source for the latest in tech, culture, and entertainment

LIVE - Meteor Radio Echoes from Minneapolis - YouTube
YouTube
When a meteor enters the atmosphere at high velocity it burns up leaving trails, sometimes even visible during daylight, though the majority of ...

Meteorite Strikes Are the Primary Creator of the Moon's Thin Atmosphere, Study Finds
Smithsonian Magazine
Researchers examined lunar soil samples collected during the Apollo missions to determine which weathering processes contribute most to ...

Ancient grains of dust from space can be found on Earth − and provide clues about the life ...
Seattle PI
The grain was extracted from the Murchison meteorite that fell in Australia in 1969. Scientists have investigated physical properties of the grain ...

Formation of parallel meteor trail pairs as associated with their buoyant rise - ScienceDirect
ScienceDirect.com
Leonid meteor ablation, energy exchange, and trail morphology. Adv. Space Res. (2004). W.J. Baggaley. Sodium emission in long-enduring meteor trains ...

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07 August 2024

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 07AUG2024

How to Watch the Perseids, the 'Best Meteor Shower of the Year' - Smithsonian Magazine
Smithsonian Magazine
Where the Perseids come from. As with other meteor showers, the Perseids occur when Earth travels through the trail of rocks and dust left behind by a ...

Perseids Meteor Shower to Light Up the Sky Next Week—How to Watch - Newsweek
Newsweek
The Perseids, one of the year's most spectacular and popular meteor showers, is set to peak next week. The shower is forecast to hit its peak ...

Up to 100 meteors an hour to fly above Colorado as 'best show of year' peaks within days
Denver Gazette
The best meteor shower show of the year is almost here and Coloradans are set to have a great view provided they're able to escape the light ...

Rare Meteorite Fragment from Berlin Crash Displayed at Natural History Museum
bna.bh
4 (BNA): The meteorite that crashed to Earth near Berlin in January is about 4.5 billion years old and belongs to the rare class of aubrites, ...

Largest meteor crater on Earth found hiding underneath rural NSW town - MSN
MSN
A rural town in NSW is believed to be hiding the largest known crater on Earth, made by a meteor twice as powerful as the one that caused the ...

Does space dust fall on the roof of my house and if so can I detect it with a cheap home microscope?
Astronomy Stack Exchange
Is there any simple home experiment I could do to determine I have got some rock from space,. meteor 

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06 August 2024

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06AUG2024

Oman showcases meteorite research at global conference - Muscat Daily
Muscat Daily
Brussels – The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism (MHT) recently participated in the 86th World Conference on Meteorite Sciences in Brussels.

Uncovering Maragua "Meteor" Crater: Bolivia's Hidden Gem - YouTube
YouTube
Experience the breathtaking journey to Maragua Crater in Bolivia! Watch as I navigate unmarked roads and take in stunning landscapes.

Apollo moon rocks reveal secrets of the moon's thin 'atmosphere' - National Geographic
National Geographic
Thousands of tiny meteorites bombard the Moon, melting and ... Nie and her colleagues' work demonstrates, for the first time, that meteorite ...

What sustains moon's fragile exosphere? Being 'bombarded' by meteorites, study says
USA Today
Being 'bombarded' by meteorites, study says. The moon can thank the longevity of its fragile exosphere to the space rocks that have reliably " ...

What a rock! Researchers decipher 'Ribbeck Meteorites'
aussiedlerbote.de
In January, a meteorite lit up the sky over Brandenburg. Scientists have now shed light on the origin of the celestial body.

Science Simplified: Meteor or meteorite? - YouTube
YouTube
University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering research scientist Jennifer Mitchell explains the difference between a meteor and a ...

Tag Archive: Meteors
American Meteor Society
Active Meteor Showers. Southern delta Aquariids. active from July 18th to August 21st. The Delta Aquariids are another strong shower best seen from ...

Wakefield man who found 'meteorite' after it landed near Outwood home gets it verified at ...
MSN
A man has told of his shock after witnessing what he believes was a meteorite fall from the sky and land near his home in Wakefield.- NO; it is NOT A METEORITE.- LMH, Tokyo

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05 August 2024

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 05AUG2024

Here's When to See the Perseid Meteor Shower of The Year in NJ
New Jersey 101.5
The annual Perseid meteor shower is about to reach its peak, and you could catch a glimpse! Getty Images. New Jersey 101.5 FM logo.

Calendar • Telescope Basics at Perseid Meteor Shower - Cass County, MI
Cass County, MI
Steven Kush will teach the basics of using a telescope just in time for the Perseid Meteor Shower. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10 ...

Shooting stars, fireballs to light up UAE skies: Choose from mountain or desert viewing experience
Khaleej Times
Up to 100 shooting stars per hour will light up the night skies over the UAE as the Perseids meteor shower peaks next week.

View spectacular Perseids Meteor Shower from Sharjah on August 12 | Science - Gulf News
Gulf News
SHARJAH: The Mleiha Archaeological Centre in Sharjah has invited astronomy enthusiasts and stargazers to witness the spectacular Perseids Meteor ...

Quand et comment observer les Perséides en 2024 - Vigie-ciel
Vigie-ciel
une météorite est le caillou rocheux ou métallique qui est retrouvé sur terre, lorsqu'une partie d'un météoroïde suffisamment massif a réussi à ...

Meteorite that exploded over Germany 4.5 billion years old - MSN
MSN
Fragments of a meteorite that blazed across the skies near Berlin in January are about 4.5 billion years old, scientists wrote in an article ...

Rare Meteorite Fragment from Berlin Crash Displayed at Natural History Museum
bna.bh
Berlin, Aug. 4 (BNA): The meteorite that crashed to Earth near Berlin in January is about 4.5 billion years old and belongs to the rare class of ...

Germania, risolto il mistero del meteorite di Berlino: è un minerale di 4,5 miliardi di anni ...
la Repubblica
Quando sono stati raccolti a gennaio, i pezzi del meteorite "puzzavano" di uova marce, ossia di zolfo. Venendo a contatto con la neve e con l'umidità, ...

Meteoriti i rrallë në afërsi të Berlinit është 4.5 miliardë vjeçar, thonë shkencëtarët
KosovaPress
Il raro meteorite vicino a Berlino ha 4.5 miliardi di anni, dicono gli scienziati. notizie. Leggi di più: 2 min. 15 minuti fa. Il collegamento è ...

Meteorit koji je pao blizu Berlina star 4,5 milijarde godina | Telegram.hr
Telegram.hr
A comet, an asteroid, a meteorite falls to the ground against a starry sky ... meteorite found near Ribbeck. FOTO: Soeren Stache/dpa (Photo by ...

Meteorit koji je pao u Brandenburgu, i širi poseban miris – pripada posebnoj vrsti
rts.rs
... meteorite from the Havelland is 4.5 billion years old: https://t.co/Mg1lKVPbyT. — Daniel Fischer @cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz (@cosmos4u) August 2, 2024.

Meteoritic Tutton Salt, A Naturally Inspired Reservoir Of Cometary And Asteroidal Ammonium
the Astrobiology Web
... meteorite, nickeloan boussingaultite, Orgueil meteorite, Ryugu, Tutton salts ... Meteorites & Asteroids · Microbiology & Virology · Microgravity ...

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04 August 2024

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 04AUG2024

This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 2 – 11
Sky & TelescopeNow Spica shines a little farther to the Moon's right or lower right as twilight fades out. SUNDAY, AUGUST 11. It's peak Perseid meteor night! And ...

Meteor showers underway - The North Platte Bulletin
North Platte Bulletin
Andrew Cynova of North Platte took this photo of a meteor shower at 1:09 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 2 from Eugene Ave. Meteors have been flashing across ...

Meteorite that exploded over Germany 4.5 billion years old - DW
DW
Fragments of the Ribbeck meteorite are roughly 4.5 billion years old and smell a little like rotten eggs, scientists say in a new journal paper.

Meteorite Discovery: Rare Find with Distinctive Odor
aussiedlerbote.de
... meteorite, which fell in Brandenburg in January, smelled strongly of rotten eggs. - A rare find with a distinctive smell. The Meteoroid that fell ...

Rijedak meteorit koji je pao blizu Berlina star 4,5 milijarde godina - HINA
HINA
GERMANY SPACE METEORITE ... BERLIN, 3. kolovoza 2024. (Hina/dpa) - Meteorit koji je u siječnju pao na Zemlju blizu Berlina star je oko 4,5 milijarde ...

Animations en rafale avec l'Espace Météorite - Rochechouart (87600)
Le Populaire du Centre
0408 RESA Agenda de la réserve. La Maison de la Réserve - Espace Météorite Paul-Pellas propose un important agenda d'animations tout au long du mois d ...

Cotentin. Une météorite est-elle tombée à Blosville ? Les réponses de nos experts - Actu.fr
Actu.fr
Météorite à Blosville ? Hélas, non. Photo envoyée le vendredi 12 juillet 2024 à. Quelle est donc cette pierre découverte chez Louis, à Blosville ? ©DR.

Listen To A Meteor Slam Into Mars and Watch The Aftermath - video Dailymotion
Dailymotion
NASA Insight mission's seismometer data of a meteor slamming into Mars has been converted into sound. The meteor broke into multiple pieces during ...

Meteoritic Tutton Salt, A Naturally Inspired Reservoir Of Cometary And Asteroidal Ammonium
the Astrobiology Web
... asteroid, Carbonaceous Asteroid, Carbonaceous Chondrite, cometary nuclei, meteorite, nickeloan boussingaultite, Orgueil meteorite, Ryugu, Tutton salts.

કચ્છના લુણા ગામનું 'ઉલ્કા તળાવ' વિશ્વના ૨૦૦ દુર્લભ સ્થળો પૈકીનું એક: નાસાએ તસ્વીર કરી જાહેર
Mumbai Samachar
... meteorite lake of Luna village in Kutch Image Source: NASA ... Glamourથી દૂર મોક્ષ અને શાંતિની શોધમાં છે આ એક્ટ્રેસ, બે વર્ષ સુધી મૌન રહીને… Impact crater in India.- LMH

Meteorite impacts identified as driver of moon's tenuous atmosphere | WKZO
WKZO
... meteorites, large and small, striking the moon's surface. “Meteorite impacts generate high temperatures ranging from 2,000-6,000 degrees Celsius ...

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03 August 2024

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 03AUG2024

Two meteor showers will combine to light up the night skies this weekend - Earth.com
Earth.com
Meteoroids are small rocks made of metals zooming through space at incredible speed. When they enter Earth's atmosphere, they usually travel between ...

Joshua Tree Braces For Crowds During Perseid Meteor Shower - Secret Los Angeles
Secret Los Angeles
Joshua Tree National Park is expecting thousands of visitors and traffic delays during the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower this August.

Scientists pin down the origins of the moon's tenuous atmosphere | MIT News
MIT News
The barely-there lunar atmosphere is likely the product of meteorite impacts over billions of years, a new study finds. Jennifer Chu | MIT News.

Scientists pin down the origins of the moon's tenuous atmosphere - Phys.org
Phys.org
Their analysis suggests that over the moon's 4.5-billion-year history its surface has been continuously bombarded, first by massive meteorites, then ...

Meteorite strikes create the Moon's atmosphere | Astronomy.com
Astronomy Magazine
Numerous tiny impacts vaporizing lunar soil and throwing up atoms largely create the Moon's thin, transient atmosphere, a new study finds.

Meteorite Bombardments Formed the Bulk of the Moon's Atmosphere | Discover Magazine
Discover Magazine
Examining old rocks with new technology reveals the source of the moon's atmosphere: Meteorites bombarding the lunar surface over billions of ...

Meteorite impacts produce most of moon's thin atmosphere, study reveals - The Guardian
The Guardian
Scientists find impact vaporisation responsible for about 70% and a process known as solar wind sputtering 30%

The moon's thin atmosphere is made by constant meteorite bombardment - Space.com
Space.com
New research using Apollo mission samples has determined that the impact of meteorites on the lunar surface is primarily responsible for ...

'Double asteroid alert': NASA reports two giant space rocks to pass close to Earth today
Business Today
Double Asteroid Flyby. NASA has issued a warning regarding two ... Meteorite Impact Statistics. NASA notes that smaller meteorites, roughly ...

MPS: Mini-Meteorite erzeugen Mond-Atmosphäre - Raumfahrer.net
Raumfahrer.net
MPS: Mini-Meteorite erzeugen Mond-Atmosphäre. Astronomie, Mondlandung, Sonnensystem, Top-Meldungen / 02.08.2024 / Von Raumfahrer.net Redaktion. Um ...

रेवाड़ी में गिरा पत्थर का टुकड़ा: लोग बोले- उल्कापिंड, ग्रामीण बोले- आग की लपटें निकल रहीं थी, जलने के भी निशान
Bhaskar
... Dainik Bhaskar. Follow us on. Hindi News · Local · Haryana · Rewari; Rewari Sky Meteorite Fell Villagers Douse Flame Fire. रेवाड़ी में गिरा पत्थर का टुकड़ा:लोग बोले ...

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02 August 2024

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 02AUG2024

See The Perseids, A 'Super Blue Moon' And Jupiter Meet Mars: August's Night Sky - Forbes
Forbes
From spectacular views of the Milky Way and the Perseids meteor shower to a “Super” Blue Moon,” here's what to see in the night sky this month.

Woo-hoo — the Perseids Are Coming! - Sky & Telescope
Sky & Telescope
Material sloughed from the comet at each return is the source of the meteoroids responsible for the annual Perseid meteor shower. When Earth ...

Going to Joshua Tree to watch the Perseids meteor shower? Get ready to see a crowd
Los Angeles Times
Joshua Tree National Park, a frequent refuge for stargazers, is preparing for a surge of visitors during the Perseids meteor shower this month.

Meteor streaks across sky in Aruba - YouTube
YouTube
On July 13, 2024, @Roberto243931 shared a video of a meteor streaking across the sky in Aruba. The event occurred while the author and their ...

Fireballs tear across night skies from El Paso to California - San Antonio Express-News
San Antonio Express-News
The International Meteor Organization reported 40 sightings July 25, 2024, from West Texas to Orange County and Tijuana, Mexico.

Ribbeck meteorite from the Havelland is 4.5 billion years old - Uni Münster
Uni Münster
1. August 2024 |. Münster (upm/anb). A find from the “Ribbeck” meteorite.

Flakes of Natural Graphene Found in Lunar Soil Samples - Sci.News
Sci.News
Meteorite impacts, which create high-temperature and high-pressure environments, may also have led to the formation of graphene. “This is the ...

Meteorites from Mars - JSTOR Daily
JSTOR Daily
Meteorites that come from Mars help scientists understand the red planet's interior. Fragment of the NWA7397 ...

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01 August 2024

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 01AUG2024

Watch: Mysterious fireball fly-by spotted by dozens of San Diegans
NBC 7 San Diego
Some also theorized the object could be part of one of the meteor showers visible recently during summer nights. UPDATE, JULY 30: Eric Sandquist, who ... Sorry for the terrible video noise- Space Debris-LMH, Tokyo

Mysterious unidentified fireball lights up sky from California to Texas - NY Post
NY Post
The American Meteor Society received 34 reports of a fireball on July 25 from California, Mexico and all the way to Texas. Space Debris-LMH, Tokyo

Watch: Mysterious fireball flies through night sky from California to Texas. People say it was... - WION
WION
Story highlights. The American Meteor Society received 34 reports of a fireball spotted blazing through the night sky from California to Texas. Space Debris-LMH, Tokyo

Bolide in the Andes: first potential meteorite fall detected by the FRIPON network between
Universidad de Mendoza
Brightness measurements (photometry) of the fireball indicate that the meteor reached an absolute magnitude of -9, saturating the cameras for a couple ...

You can see a meteor shower 'rich in fireballs' in South Carolina this month. Here's how.
Post and Courier
The Perseid meteor shower peaks in South Carolina the night of Aug. 11. The best meteor shower of the year is most visible under dark sky and away ...

July meteor showers are peaking tonight: Where will they be most visible around NYC?
TimeOut
The Alpha Capricornids meteor shower was discovered in 1871 by an Austrian astrologer and was created anywhere between 3,500 and 5,000 years ago. The ...

Get ready to watch the dazzling Perseid meteor shower in August | New Scientist
New Scientist
It is nearly time for one of astronomy's top annual sights – the Perseid meteor shower. This year is a bit special, says Abigail Beall.

August skygazing: First supermoon of 2024 and the Perseids meteor shower | Popular Science
Popular Science
... meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower on August 11, 2021, in Spruce Knob, West Virginia. NASA/Bill Ingalls ...

From Blue Moon to Perseid Meteor Shower: Astronomical events in August 2024
The Indian Express
Meteor showers are a common phenomenon, and you don't need any special equipment to watch one if the sky is clear. Between August 12 and 13, the ...

La mission DART de la NASA révèle une information capitale sur les deux astéroïdes ...
Science et vie
Il y a 65 millions d'années, l'espèce dominante de la planète, les dinosaures se sont éteints car une météorite est venue s'écraser sur notre planète.

Man's lifetime collection of space memorabilia to fetch thousands | Fox 11 Tri Cities Fox 41 Yakima
Fox 11 Tri Cities Fox 41 Yakima
By Ed Chatterton via SWNS A man's incredible lifetime collection of space memorabilia is set to fetch thousands at auction - including meteorites, ...

This 1956 Meteor Rideau Flashed Brightly to Help Ford Grow Across Canada -OFF TOPIC FORD AUTOMOBILE
MSN
This 1956 Meteor Rideau Flashed Brightly to Help Ford Grow Across Canada. Story by Barry Kluczyk. Introduced in 1939, the Mercury brand wasn't ... Off Topic- Interesting if you want to see a 1956 Ford Meteor-LMH

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31 July 2024

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 31JUL2024

Annual meteor shower to dazzle skygazers August 9-13 | The Times of Israel
The Times of Israel
The meteor shower occurs when Earth passes through a cloud of dust left behind by a comet called Swift-Tuttle. Streaks of light — 80 to 100 per hour ...

Extremely Bright Fireball/Meteor July 30, 2024 @ 3:11AM As Seen From Chestertown, NY!!!
YouTube
Extremely Bright Fireball/Meteor July 30, 2024 @ 3:11AM As Seen From Chestertown, NY!!!  

Bolide in the Andes: first potential meteorite fall detected by the FRIPON network between ...
Universidad de Mendoza
Just one year after the installation of the FRIPON network cameras in Chile and Argentina, the first probable fall of a meteorite was detected on ...

Close calls from space: Asteroids that almost hit our planet
MSN
The last significantly sized asteroid hitting Earth happened in 2013, in Russia. This asteroid was comparable in size to a small building and ...

Every Meteorite Humans Have Seen Fall To Earth, Mapped - Digg
Digg
Meteorites are small rocks that fall from space to the surface of a planet or moon. In the map below, David Wendler from Datawrapper has plotted ...

Videos : American Meteor Society
American Meteor Society
This video has been uploaded on the American Meteor Society Website. AMS Event: 3675-2024, Report 347633 (3675a-2024) Burlington, Kansas, ..

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30 July 2024

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 30JUL2024

Three Meteor Showers Are Active: How and When to Watch Fireball Season
The New York Times
The Alpha Capricornids and the Southern Delta Aquarids will both appear to originate from the southern part of the sky, but you can tell which meteor ...

Thinking small: Uncovering the secrets of micrometeorites - Astronomy Magazine
Astronomy Magazine
If any part of a meteor survives its fiery descent through the atmosphere to reach Earth's surface, we call it a meteorite. Sometimes those meteorites ...

The building blocks of life can form rapidly around young stars - Space.com
Space.com
But the question is, how did complex organic molecules containing elements like carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen come to be sealed in these meteorites in ...

Signs of life on ocean moons may be just below the surface - EarthSky
EarthSky
Experiments showed amino acids could endure the harsh radiation environments on these moons, particularly in specific areas with minimal meteorite ...

Groundbreaking meteorite research positions Jim Karner as rare Beaver in Antarctica
Bemidji Pioneer
Karner, a 1994 graduate of Bemidji State University, brought his expertise on meteorite research to the icy continent of Antarctica, ...

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29 July 2024

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 29JUL2024

See more than 50 shooting stars per hour during these 3 meteor showers
The Clarion-Ledger
Three different meteor showers are happening and will light up the night sky with shooting stars and fireballs.

Delta Aquariids meteor shower to light up the night sky - BBC Newsround
BBC
Meteors, meteorites, asteroids and comets - what's the difference? ... If any rock lands on Earth it is called a meteorite. What's the best ...

Meteor shower to light up UK skies tonight - how to watch the show
Sky News
The Delta Aquariids meteor shower will light up skies tonight, as debris from a sun-grazing comet hits the Earth's atmosphere. Here's how to watch ...

'Incredible' green fireball going 58,000 mph vanishes above Texas city park, NASA says
MSN
The meteor was first spotted 54 miles over the town of Malakoff, Texas, at 10:32 p.m. Friday, June 21, but it covered a great distance very .

Video shows flaming object streaking across sky in Mexico, could be remnants of rocket
USA Today
The sighting Thursday night has created speculation over what the object could be, from meteorite fragments to spacecraft debris. Authorities have ...

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28 July 2024

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 28JUL2024

Two meteor showers light up Philippine skies on July 30 - PTV News
PTV News
About 25 meteors per hour are expected to race the country's night sky during the peak activity of the Southern Delta Aquariid meteor shower on July ...

Astro Bob: Watch meteors spill from the water-carrier's jar - Duluth News Tribune
Duluth News Tribune
The annual Southern Delta Aquariid meteor shower peaks this week. Here's what you need to know.

The Sky Tonight Update: Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower | Irene W. Pennington Planetarium
Irene W. Pennington Planetarium - WordPress.com
Note: The constellation for which a meteor shower is named only serves to aid viewers in determining which shower they are viewing on a given night.

Asteroid strike: 3 Mysterious craters - News9live
News9live
Impact craters, formed by high-speed asteroid or meteorite collisions, reveal insights into the history and dynamics of our solar system.

NASA confirms a meteorite fell in New England. You could earn $25,000 for finding a piece.
Yahoo News Canada
A fireball fell in Maine on Saturday, the first time a radar-observed meteorite fall was seen in the state.

Space Rock Slammed Into Moon - The Explosion Was Seen From Japan - video Dailymotion
Dailymotion
Daichi Fujii from the Hiratsuka City Museum in Japan captured a meteor impact the moon with multiple telescopes. Credit: Daichi Fujii (Hiratsuka ...

2024 The ELEVENTH Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!