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06 May 2010
Antarctic Micrometeorites Provide Clues to Solar System Formation
Researchers sifting through the pristine, cold snow in Antarctica have found micrometeorites that contain a bit of a surprise. The two micrometeorites, known as particles 19 and 119, contain extremely large amounts of carbon as well as excesses of deuterium. While this high organic content usually comes from distant interstellar space [...]
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16 April 2010
Meteorite Recovered from April 14 Fireball
Via the Astro Bob and Rocks From Space websites comes news that the first meteorite has been recovered from the spectacular fireball that was seen over seven states on April 14, 2010. Brothers Christopher and Evan Boudreaux from southern Wisconsin located a piece of what was likely a meter-wide space rock, according to [...]
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15 February 2010
Meteorite Holds Millions of Unidentified Organic Compounds
New analysis of the famous Murchison meteorite that crash-landed in Australia over 40 years ago shows the space rock contains millions of previously unidentified organic compounds. Researchers say the meteorite, which is over 4.65 billion old – and likely older than our Sun — offers evidence that the early solar system likely had a higher [...]
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11 February 2010
Possible Meteorite Impact Near Puebla and Hidalgo, Mexico
Reports of a possible meteorite impact in Mexico are popping up on various places around the net. Via Twitter, this translated article said a bright light "accompanied by a roar which swayed buildings and houses" was reported in towns in the bordering states of Puebla and Hidalgo, at about 18:30 local time on [...]
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05 February 2010
Video, Images of Ireland Fireball?
So far, no images or video have surfaced of the huge fireball that was reported in the skies over Ireland on February 3, 2010. The Daily Mail posted a video, but it appears to be one from a year ago, maybe earlier. They write that meteorite hunters are on the look-out for fallen [...]
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03 February 2010
Huge Fireball Reported Over Ireland
We're seeing reports popping up on the internet of a huge fireball spotted over Ireland at around 6pm local time on Feb. 3, 2010, and this video was just posted to You Tube. Any Irish readers out there see anything? The Irish Times said members of the public throughout the country have been [...]
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21 January 2010
Meteorite Smashes Through Roof of Doctor's Office (Video)
A meteorite came through the roof of a doctor's office in Lorton, Virginia, USA. No one was hurt, but a hole was punched through the roof and ceiling. "It came through the roof, through the fire wall through the ceiling and hit the floor," said Dr. Frank Ciampi in this video from WUSA [...]
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20 November 2009
Video of Utah Fireball
Early Nov. 18th, eyewitnesses reported an explosion in the atmosphere above Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Idaho in the western United States. Some said the fireball "turned night into day" and produced shock waves that shook the ground when it exploded just after midnight Mountain Standard Time. Infrasound recordings of the blast suggest a small asteroid [...]
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09 November 2009
Camera Network Spies Anomalous Meteorite
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 [...]
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07 November 2009
One Strange Mars Rock
Opportunity has come upon another big rock on Mars. But what is it? Another meteorite? A big clump of ejecta from an old impact? There's lots of other debris scattered around this area as well. The rock has been named "Marquette Island," staying with the island theme for the other meteorites Oppy [...]
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26 October 2009
Meteorite Impact in Latvia Creates 20-Meter Crater
A meteorite fell near in northern Latvia on Sunday, leaving a crater approximately 20 meters (66 feet) in diameter and 10 meters (33 feet) deep. No one was injured, as the impact occurred outside the small town of Mazsalaca, although houses were nearby. Early reports said it was not clear whether it was [...]
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22 October 2009
More Chunks of SUV-Smashing Meteorite Found
Three golf ball-sized fragments have been found from a meteorite that created a brilliant fireball seen over Ontario, Canada on September 25, 2009. The first meteorite fragment recovered did some damage to the windshield of a Nissan Pathfinder, and now two other fragments have been found on nearby properties. The meteor made headlines [...]
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07 October 2009
Pictures and Videos Capture Canadian Fireball from Sept. 25, 2009
A brilliant fireball seen over Ontario, Canada on September 25, 2009 was captured by seven all-sky cameras of the University of Western Ontario's Southern Ontario Meteor Network (SOMN.) The fireball was seen widely by observers throughout southern Ontario and adjacent areas. The fireball was first detected by Western's camera systems at an altitude of [...]
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05 October 2009
Understanding 2008 TC3 a Year After Impact
The first asteroid to have been spotted before hitting Earth, 2008 TC3, crashed in northern Sudan one year ago on October 6. Several astronomers have been trying to piece together a profile of this asteroid, pulling together information from from meteorites found at the impact site and the images captured of the object [...]
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02 October 2009
Opportunity Finds Another Big Meteorite
It's amazing what a rover can find laying by the side of the road. The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has found a rock that apparently is another meteorite. Less than three weeks ago, Opportunity drove away from a larger meteorite called "Block Island" that the rover examined for six weeks. Now, this new [...]
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