29 May 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 29MAY2013

Ursa: Light phenomenon was an exceptionally large meteor Finland Meteor 08MAY2013
YLE News
The meteor is believed to have fallen into a field somewhere in Huittinen, a rural municipality between Tampere and Turku. The remnant that struck the earth probably weighed about five kilos, which is unusually large. One this size usually only hits ...

We should nuke dangerous asteroids, expert says
CNET
The meteor that slammed into Russia in February injured about 1,000 people and freaked out many more. Recent months have highlighted the danger of larger space objects that could bring doomsday if they collide with our planet. We've seen potential ...

How a Meteor Shower Inspired a Favorite Hymn
Meridian Magazine
(Please accept my gift to you of my 7-volume Pillars of Zion series. Get your free PDFs by clicking: www.pillarsofzion.com.) You've sung the song. You know the words. But do you know the remarkable story behind this great hymn? The trouble for the ...

Fireballs Seen Over Arkansas; Fireball Lights Up ... - Before It's News
'Fireball' is the name given to a meteor that appears to be brighter than Venus – one of the brightest planets in our sky, and a 'bolide' is a fireball that burns so ...
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Asteroid Miners Ponder Potential Clients...
Wed, 29 May, 2013 08:03 AM PDT
Commercial asteroid miners may find an initial market amongmeteorite collectors but the long...Continue reading

Iron in Egyptian relics came from space
Wed, 29 May, 2013 03:53 PM PDT
Meteorite impacts thousands of years ago may have helped to inspire ancient religion.
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Asteroid miners ponder who'll want a piece of a rock
Wed, 29 May, 2013 03:37 PM PDT
By: Robert Z. Pearlman Published: 05/29/2013 08:03 AM PDT on SPACE.comCCommercial asteroid miners may find an initial market amongmeteorite collectors but the long-haul customers for returning space rock samples to Earth are more likely to be scientists, deep-space entrepreneurs say.The suggestion tha...
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Meteorite hits car in Quebec, 21 May 2013 - YouTube
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In the following excerpt from radio-canada.ca TV news, a man describes his car windshield ...
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Iowa Meteorite Crater: Long-Hidden 'Decorah ...
3 min
Buried beneath the rocks, dirt, buildings and roads of the city of Decorah, Iowa, lies a 470 ...
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North American Nickel to redouble Greenland exploration efforts
Creamer Media's Mining Weekly
TORONTO (miningweekly.com) – TSX-V-listed explorer North American Nickel (NAN) plans to step up its exploration efforts in Greenland this summer, as it continues to scour the remains of the world's oldest meteor impact site for nickel deposits. NAN ...

NM scientists to ID asteroid to capture
KRQE
SOCORRO, N.M. (KRQE) - You might remember the meteor that exploded in the air over Russia back in February. It was about 17 meters in diameter. Now, New Mexico scientists are looking for an asteroid about half that size for a new mission NASA is ...

2013 THE Year of Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

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