How JPL Guys Hunt for Space Rocks
Peter Willis and his team of researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., had a problem. Actually, more like they had a solution that…
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Bright Fireball Seen Over Ireland and the UK
A spectacular fireball crossed the sky over Scotland, Wales and Ireland around 11pm local time on Friday, September 21st. A group of amateur astronomers were at…
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Perseid Meteors to Peak Tonight
The Perseids are the best-known of the year’s meteor showers, and are usually the most popular as the nights do not get as cold as the…
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Did Rare Earth Elements Arrive in a Meteorite Bombardment 200 Million Years Ago?
In 2011, a University of Bristol (UK) study determined that the Earth’s reserve of rare earth metals came from a meteorite bombardment that happened 200 million…
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Spectacular Sierra Fireball Was Not a Lyrid Meteor
An explosion over California that rattled homes across at least two states on Sunday, April 22nd, has been analyzed by NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office: According to…
Read the articleKeep an Eye Out for the Quadrantid Meteor Shower Tonight
The annual Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on Wednesday morning, Jan. 4th, when Earth passes through a narrow stream of debris from a comet thought to have…
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Today Earth is entering a stream of debris from Halley’s comet, source of the annual Orionid meteor shower. Forecasters expect the shower to peak on Saturday…
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On October 8th Earth is going to plow through a stream of dust from Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, and the result could be an outburst of Draconid meteors.…
Read the articleThe Perseids 2011 – the Meteor Shower Is Underway
Bright moonlight streams through your window. A nugget of space debris disintegrates in a sparkling fireball. A huge spaceship glides silently overhead. By itself, any one…
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Bright fireballs appear somewhere on Earth every day. Â Most are caused by rocky asteroids. On Friday, May 20th, however, a less common object struck. Â Sky…
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