Meteorites

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Perseids
In Depth | Perseids
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Fast Facts Comet of Origin 109P/Swift-Tuttle Radiant Constellation Perseus Active July 14 - August 24 Peak Activity Meteor Count Up to 100 meteors per …
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Radio Astronomy
Radio astronomy: connecting the visually-impaired to the cosmos
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NLSI and LADEE Education and Public Outreach teams are developing a program of radio astronomy that will support LADEE science and enable amateur …
Netherlands
Meteors, Blood Moons and Eclipses in the Netherlands: Sights to see in 2019
dutchreview.com - Emma Brown
Meteors, blood moons and eclipses in the Netherlands Space is fascinating and we all love to see what on earth (if you pardon the pun) is going on up …
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Meteor Showers
Japanese Start-Up To Offer ‘Shooting Stars’ Services On Demand; First Artificial Meteor Shower In Tokyo By 2020
swarajyamag.com - Swarajya Staff
On Friday, January 18, a rocket carrying a satellite to deliver the world’s first artificial meteor shower took off, scientists in Japan said. The …
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Meteor Showers
Japanese Satellite Soars To The Sky To Deliver Shooting Stars ‘On Demand’
The Inquisitr - Alexandra Lozovschi
The world’s first artificial meteor shower will soon light up the sky over Hiroshima. Last year, the Inquisitr reported on an original initiative to …
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Lifestyle (UK)
Japan launches satellite to create artificial meteor shower
independent.co.uk - Anthony Cuthbertson
1/30 Striking Africa 2/30 Favourite Reef 3/30 Russia's north-east coast 4/30 Hello London 5/30 Bahamas 6/30 Yinchuan 7/30 Rocket flames in Africa 8/30 …
Science
Learning Earth’s Impact History With Lunar Craters
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Our moon is nearly as old as the universe itself. It formed about 4.51 billion years ago and it’s been pummeled by meteorites ever since, leaving …
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Science
Mystery of New Jersey 'meteorite’ found in crater on beach solved by astronomer
Fox News - Jennifer Earl
A pair of New Jersey sisters were convinced they stumbled upon something "out of this world" during a stroll along the beach last week. Nora and Jean Muchanic were at Silver Beach in Toms River when they
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Time Capsules
What the moon's craters reveal about the Earth's history
theconversation.com - Sara Mazrouei
Most scientists believe the rate at which the moon and Earth have been bombarded by meteorites has remained constant for the past two to three …
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Cape Town
Explosive #Meteor was rare flashy occurrence for Cape residents | Cape Argus
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Cape Town - While residents of Cape Town, Franschhoek and Hermanus were concerned about the loud sound and massive flash of light in the air on …
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Technology
This company wants to illuminate our skies with artificial shooting stars
Mashable - Maria Dermentzi
Bored of regular fireworks? ALE, a Japanese "space entertainment" company, is working on making artificial meteor showers an option. ALE has already …
News (South Africa)
'Who else just saw that?' - 'Small meteor' lights up th...
dailymaverick.co.za - Kevin Bloom
Social media users reacted with awe at a meteor that passed over the Western Cape on Wednesday night in loud, fiery fashion. People from Hermanus to …
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Film Festivals
A blockbuster-free film guide to 2019
livemint.com - Uday Bhatia
Our pick of arthouse, indie and world cinema to watch out for this year Let’s face it: you won’t need any help finding your way to the theatre to see …
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New Jersey
Suspected meteorite turns out to be just a big lump of coal
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Top StoriesTop StoriesMore>> New Jersey is expected to see back-to-back winter storms over the next several days, which could create dangerous, icy …
Johnson Space Center
Meteorites: Rocks from Space! Why Study Meteorites?
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Meteorites: Rocks from Space! Why Study Meteorites? NTRS Full-Text: View Document [PDF Size: 6.8 MB] Author and Affiliation: Graff, Paige V. (Jacobs …
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Chard
The Daily Bucket - January 2019 Yard Report
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The Daily Bucket is a regular feature of the Backyard Science group. It is a place to note any observations you have made of the world around you. …
Western Cape
Meteorite sighted in the Western Cape
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CAPE TOWN - Many people in the Western Cape were stunned on Wednesday evening at the sight of a meteorite in the sky. It appears to have burnt up in …
News (China)
Brazil's National Museum to open first exhibition after fire - Xinhua
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The National Museum of Brazil will host its first exhibition on Thursday after it was devastated by fire in …
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Human Interest
New Jersey Man Posts Video of Fireball Flying Over Lower Manhattan
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Did a meteorite fly over New York City recently? Jeremy Settle of New Jersey tweeted stunning footage on Jan. 9 of a fireball over lower Manhattan. The …
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Geek
Artificial Meteor Showers Are the Atmospheric Spectacles No One Asked For
Gizmodo - George Dvorsky
Tomorrow morning, an Epsilon-4 rocket will blast off from the JAXA Uchinoura Space Center in Japan. Onboard is a satellite capable of generating …
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Live Music
9 Reasons This Colonial Mexican Town Should Be on Your Bucket List
oyster.com - Kristin Hanes
The colonial town of Merida is a far cry from the tourist-clogged beaches of Cancun. There are no midday body shots, reveling spring breakers, or …
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Meteor Showers
Did a rock these sisters found on a Jersey Shore beach actually come from outer space? We want to believe.
nj.com - Sophie Nieto-Munoz
Two sisters were on a walk on a Toms River beach Friday when they spotted a five-foot wide hole that looked a lot like a crater. One reached in, …
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University of Toronto
Moon craters reveal surprise rise in asteroid shrapnel pelting Earth
newscientist.com - Leah Crane
Earth and the moon are two peas in a pod, at least when it comes to being pummelled by space rocks. A new analysis has found that impacts causing …
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Cape Town
Meteor 'explodes' over Cape
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A meteor illuminated the skies of Hermanus and its surrounds on Wednesday evening, with many residents of the small town reporting that they …
Cyber-attacks
These are the top five risks facing Africa
cnbcafrica.com - Chris Bishop
By Chris Bishop Look left, look right, look upwards before you go out in 2019 because the biggest threat could come from the skies. We’re not talking …
Meteor Showers
Did Supernovas Kill Off the Megalodon?
realclearscience.com - Rebecca Boyle
Even though Earth is floating in the void, it does not exist in a vacuum. The planet is constantly bombarded by stuff from space, including a daily …
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Cape Town
NSRI called upon as concerned public mistake meteorite for flare sighting | Cape Argus
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CAPE TOWN - From just after 20h15 NSRI received multiple reports of a suspected flare sighting from multiple locations around the greater Cape …
California
Survival Stories
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Dylan “Flip” Zitawi, 25, and Colton “Rook” Lulfs, 21, spent 60 hours in a snow pit near Indian Pass, Washington, when a blizzard struck in 2017. When …
New England
Dozens report seeing meteor over Maine, northern New England
newscentermaine.com - Author: Liam Nee
A meteor almost surely traveled across the sky over northern New England early Wednesday night, substantiated by numerous reports in the area. At …
Detroit, MI
One year ago: Meteor lights up Michigan sky, shaking the earth
clickondetroit.com - By Ken Haddad
The night of Jan. 16, 2018 was a night many will remember forever. Just after 8 p.m., many Michiganders started reporting a loud noise and bright …