12 August 2009

Meteor/Meteorite News- 12AUG09

Shooting Stars Created Tonight by Comet Debris Burning Up in ...

ABC News
By RACHEL COURTLAND Sky watchers could catch a dazzling treat on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower. ...

Reaching for the Moon, Mars and beyond

Examiner.com
And if you want to make a day out of it, stop by the ASU Center for Meteorite Studies and the ASU Planetarium. You can view the countries largest meteorite ...
Examiner.com
Italian Kisses: Perseid meteor wishes in love and marriage

Examiner.com
AP Photo (meteorite shower) For anyone who grew up in the countryside, shooting stars were gifts from Mother Earth sent to us so that we could wish for love ...

Vroegere Marsatmosfeer kon stenen remmen

Volkskrant - Amsterdam,Noord Holland,Netherlands
Dat blijkt uit de vondst van een grote meteoriet. De ruimtesteen zou een reis door de huidige ijle Marsatmosfeer nooit overleefd hebben, aldus onderzoekers ...

Stargazers can expect extra shooting stars during meteor shower

SmartBrief
The annual Perseids meteor shower is expected to include more shooting stars than usual this year -- perhaps more than 80 per hour. ...
Falling meteors to light up UAE sky

GulfNews
Al Ain: The UAE's early morning sky will be lit with the light of hundreds of falling meteors on Wednesday. The Dubai Astronomy Group (DAG) has arranged a ...
BBC News
Space collection put up for sale

BBC News
The UK's largest private collection of space artefacts, which includes meteorites and rocks from the Moon and Mars, is being put up for auction. ...


UAE meteor shower to be blinded by the light

Maktoob Business
By Peter Harrison Astronomers are warning star gazers in the United Arab Emirates not to expect to see too much of the meteor shower predicted for early ...
Meteor shower

Heart 103.3
So long as we have a clear night you should be able to see a meteor shower. Colin Pillinger is from the Open University told us that we should see about 50 ...

Castle Drogo best place to marvel at meteors

Western Morning News
THE dark night sky above Castle Drogo is one of the best places to marvel at a meteorite shower this week, according to the National Trust. ...


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