09 October 2009

Meteor/Meteorite News- 8OCT09

Caught on camera: meteorite hundred times brighter than full moon

EITB
Canadian astronomers, surprised by the meteorite, short this short video two weeks ago in the skies above Ontario. A meteorite lit up the night sky in ...
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Morning Brew: Exhibition Place Hotel Plans, TTC Airport Shuttle Route ...

blogTO
Astronomers have great video footage but are skill trying to track down people who saw a meteorite rip through the Southern Ontario sky on September 25th. ...

ASTEROID 2008 TC3 REVEALED

SETI Institute
We found many different looking meteorites, slightly south of the calculated impact trajectory. We now have a gigantic jigsaw puzzle on our hands, ...
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Scientists find new reserves of water on Mars

iEncyclopedia
Observations of five new Martian craters carved by meteorites have revealed large quantities of water ice, exposed when soil and rock were blown away by the ...
Зонд Opportunity обнаружил на Марсе метеорит

РИА Самара - Russia
Американский марсоход Opportunity обнаружил на Марсе ещё один крупный метеорит. Об этом сообщается на официальном сайте миссии. ...

Ученые сообщили о падении на Землю крупного метеорита

Amic.ru - Барнаул,Алтайский Край,Russia
... что системой камер, которые круглосуточно наблюдают за небом, было зафиксировано падение крупного метеорита, - передает сегодня, 8 октября, Lenta. ...

Scientists seek meteorite in Ontario

Canoe.ca
University of Western Ontario scientists need help finding a meteorite that fell to Earth on Sept. 25 after 9 pm -- something that happens only once every ...

Canadian Astronomers Capture Spectacular Meteor Footage And Images

Science Daily (press release)
ScienceDaily (Oct. 7, 2009) — Astronomers from The University of Western Ontario have released footage of a meteor that was approximately 100 times brighter ...

Китай отправит в Антарктику гигантскую экспедицию

Lenta.ru - Москва,Russia
Это позволяет находить даже небольшие метеориты, которые затерялись бы на любом другом ... Например, именно в Антарктике был найден метеорит ALH 84001, ...

White House aims local students' sights high

WGME
The White House had also set up an inflatable dome and a three-dimensional video tour of the universe, along with meteorite and moon rock displays. ...

Astronomers want your help after meteor sighting

CTV.ca
Two weeks ago a meteor streaked across the sky over southern Ontario, and now astronomers want to contact anyone within 10 kilometres of Grimsby who may ...

Free telescope viewing on the UA Mall tonight

Arizona Daily Star
Participants will also have an opportunity to view the Flandrau facility's meteorite collections and speciminsfrom the UA Mineral Museum. ...

Nullarbor fireball cameras find rare meteorite
SpaceRef Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:37 PM PDT
Using cameras which capture fireballs streaking across the night sky and mathematics, a world-wide team of scientists have managed to find not only a tiny meteorite on the vast Nullarbor Plain, but also its orbit and the asteroid it came from. ...

EARTH SCIENCES Scientists track source of unusual meteorite

EUROPA
When meteorites land on Earth, it is often impossible to say where exactly in our Solar System they originated. Out of nearly 1 100 documented meteorite ...

An Evening of Astronomy at the White House

CBS News
Even more unusual, NASA brought along a chunk of rock it claims is part of a meteorite from Mars. Yes, Mars! "It was discovered in Antarctica," said another ...

WHAT: Star Party

Tucson Weekly
In addition, the Flandrau facility will be open to view its meteorite collections, as well as specimens in the UA Mineral Museum. “We're very excited that ...

Astronomers believe meteorites landed near Grimsby

St. Catharines Standard
Astronomers are on the hunt for hunks of a meteor they believe fell to earth near Grimsby in a fiery light show two weeks ago. ...

Падение метеорита было снято на видео

Компьюлента - Москва,Russia
«Поиск метеоритов в данном случае особенно важен, поскольку событие прекрасно документировано, — говорит один из исследователей Фил Маккосленд (Phil ...

Special meteor watching at Kitt Peak

Explorer News
Kitt Peak invites the public to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy during a special "Meteor Mania" program on Tuesday, Oct. 20. ...

Astronomers ask for help in finding meteorites fallen in southwestern Ontario

The Canadian Press
25 at 9:03 pm A postdoctoral fellow at the university's Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration says the meteorite fall is important because its ...

Meteorite hunters looking to Grimsby

Hamilton Spectator
The researchers say the fireball probably dropped meteorites as large as several kilograms south of Grimsby. They are hoping to hear form anyone who finds ...

Western astronomers capture spectacular meteor footage and images

R & D Magazine
By EurekAlert Astronomers from The University of Western Ontario in London, Canada have released footage of a meteor that was approximately 100 times ...
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“If the Earth is only 6000 years old, then why…?” Question number 43.

The Moderate Voice
There are a few exceptions, such as Meteor Crater in Arizona. So, what happened to the evidence of the rest of the impacts that the Earth must have ...

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