10 November 2009

Meteor/Meteorite News- 10NOV09

KXJZ News
Meteor Shower to Light up the Skies

KXJZ News
The annual Leonid meteor shower will peak next week, but the meteors could start as soon as Tuesday night. So what should you look for? ...



The Money Times
World will not end in 2012: NASA

The Money Times
Some reports claim that some meteor would hit Earth. Others state that the world will come to an end due to reversal in its rotation or as a result of the ...



Ist das ein Meteorit ?

Oberbayerisches Volksblatt (Abonnement) - Bayern,Germany
Unterreit - Wie erkennt man einen Meteoriten? Als Feuerkugel wird ein besonders heller Meteor mit einer Leuchtdauer von rund fünf Sekunden bezeichnet, ...
Is that a meteorite?
Oberbayerisches Volksblatt (subscription) - Bavaria, Germany
Unterreit - How one recognizes a meteorite? An especially bright meteor with a luminous duration of about five seconds is called fire ball...

Earth Heads into Meteor Territory

News10.net
It's not an invasion of UFO's, but rather the annual Perseid meteor shower. Astronomers say the Perseid is one of the best meteor showers as it produces up ...

Geelong Advertiser
Mystery holes in Grovedale roof could be meteorites, says expert

Geelong Advertiser
The Astronomical Society of Victoria's president Perry Vlahos predicted a marble-sized piece of space junk or meteorite could have caused the damage and the ...


Here comes the 2009 Leonid meteor shower

Astronomy Magazine
The Leonid meteor shower peaks November 17, when you might see up to 100 meteors per hour under a dark sky. Astronomy: Roen Kelly [View Larger Image] ...

Camera Network Tracks Anomalous Meteorite

Space Fellowship
An unusual meteorite with an interesting orbit has been tracked to the ground using a photographic observatory that records time-lapse images of fireballs ...

Adirondacks: Stargazing Parties, Holiday Events

ABC News
The Adirondack Loj in Lake Placid is planning a Meteor Mania event starting at 10 pm Nov. 17, when experts are forecasting a meteor shower will take place. ...

Camera Network Spies Anomalous Meteorite
Universe Today Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:18 AM PST
A network of time-lapse cameras set up in the Nullarbor Plain desert of Western Australia has allowed researchers to track a fallen meteorite to the ground, and enabled them to determine its original orbit and parent body. The meteorite has a composition different than that of other meteors, leading researchers to believe that it originates [...]

Weekend Fireball Still a Mystery

NBC Bay Area
Should a piece of the meteor survive the fiery path through the atmosphere and reach the ground it becomes known as a meteorite. The colors seen in meteor ...

Jimmy Westlake: A great year for Leonid meteors

Steamboat Pilot
It is the debris shed by Comet Tempel-Tuttle that creates our annual Leonid meteor shower when the Earth encounters the comet's orbit each November. ...
Meteor sightings on the rise - 'tis the season

Ukiah Daily Journal
Meteor sightings reported by Willits residents on Saturday night may be the first of many later in the month for people in Mendocino County and points all ...
CU professor explains strange lights in the sky over Denver

9NEWS.com
"I thought it was a meteorite. You could see a tail behind it, and as it got closer you could really see the tail. It was on fire. ...


Troubled asteroid mission stumbles on road home
SPACEFLIGHT NOW-Hopes are fading for the return of the Hayabusa space probe after
another of its ion thrusters failed last week, leaving just one
already-damaged engine to guide the hard-luck spacecraft back to Earth,
potentially with the first precious samples of an asteroid. ...
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0911/09hayabusa/

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