01 January 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 1JAN2011

Green light streaks across Arizona night sky
KOLD-TV
Around 8:15 pm, viewers called to ask about the light, wondering if it were a meteor, an asteroid or fireworks. "I would guess it's a meteor, but that's only a guess without actually seeing it," said Stephen Pompea, public information officer for Kitt ...

Bubbly planet Venus starts off New Year
Washington Post
With hot coffee, toast the Baby 2012 by viewing the Quadrantids meteor shower peak early Wednesday morning. The big, fat moon sets at 3:15 am, so very early risers could catch some falling stars between then and sunrise. The International Meteor ...

Meteor Showers in 2012 - Observing Highlights - SkyandTelescope ...
Sky & Telescope predicts that 2012's best meteor shower should be the Quadrantids in January, but this will also be a good year for the Perseids in August and ...
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Space Mountain Produces Terrestrial Meteorites
RedOrbit
For many years, researchers have been collecting Vesta meteorites from “fall sites” around the world. The rocks' chemical fingerprints leave little doubt that they came from the giant asteroid. Earth has been peppered by so many fragments of Vesta, ...

January nights filled with frosty delights
Arizona Republic
Callisto is an icy world, its surface scarred by billions of years of meteor impacts. Some scientists believe that Callisto, like Europa, may have a liquid ocean beneath its crust. One of the strongest of the annual meteor showers will arrive before ...

Skywatchers See Double Whammy: Meteor Break ...
The night sky above Marshall Space Flight Center, AL, on September 30th delivered a streaking ...
space.com

NM AZ CO Bolide Meteor Fireball (UFO?) New Year ...
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"Breaking News - NM AZ CO Bolide Meteor Fireball approximately 8'20 pm MST 31DEC2011 ...
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