Wednesday, January 27, 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 28JAN2016


Fake meteors could probe mysterious layers of upper atmosphereNew ScientistIt's also unclear how well the upper atmosphere protects us frommeteor strikes and space debris. When meteors or other debris burn up, they give off ...Fireball burns through S. Ga. skiesValdosta Daily TimesMore than 50 reports of an "extremely bright daytime fireball" around 10:25 a.m. have been submitted to the American

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 27JAN2016

NASA's new defense roleCharleston Post CourierNASA estimates that the Chelyabinsk meteor was about 65 feet wide, and it released energy equivalent to at least 20 atomic bomb explosions.Lviv, Ukraine Fireball Meteor 23JAN2016 with VideosPosted: 25 Jan 2016 03:06 PM PSTLviv, Ukraine Fireball Meteor 23JAN2016 with Videos Screen Capture from Video Lviv, Ukraine Fireball Meteor 23JAN2016 M20160123

Monday, January 25, 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 26JAN2016

Lviv, Ukraine Fireball Meteor 23JAN2016 with Videos
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News

The man who could save the planet
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If even a 164-foot long meteor were to strike Minneapolis, it would vaporize everything within a three-mile kill zone. A seven-mile burn zone would ...

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Lviv, Ukraine Fireball Meteor 23JAN2016 with Videos

Lviv, Ukraine Fireball Meteor 23JAN2016  with Videos



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Lviv, Ukraine Fireball Meteor 23JAN2016




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M20160123 184834 Lviv BrPosted to YouTube by Yaroslav Kurivchak 581 views
Fireball meteor disintegrates over Lviv, Ukraine

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 25JAN2016

Finland Fireball Meteor 23JAN2016Posted: 24 Jan 2016 12:11 PM PSTFinland Fireball Meteor 23JAN2016 MeteorRats Scramble for Meteorites! Kirkas tulipallo leimahti Etelä-Suomen yllä lauantai-iltana The bright fireball blazed above southern Finland on Saturday night....Japan Meteor 08JAN2016 - 2016年1月8日20時10分21秒アースグレージングの可能性のあるしぶんぎ群流星Posted: 24 Jan 2016 09:53 AM PSTJapan Meteor 2010 JST 08JAN2016 -

Sunday, January 24, 2016

Finland Fireball Meteor 23JAN2016 w/ Video

Finland Fireball Meteor 20:12 Local 23JAN2016 w/ Video
MeteorRats Scramble for Meteorites!



Fireball or meteorite - 23/01/2016 at 20:12:38
Posted to YouTube by Davetti 47,248 views
Kirkas tulipallo leimahti Etelä-Suomen yllä lauantai-iltana

The bright fireball blazed above southern Finland on Saturday night

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Japan Meteor 08JAN2016 - 2016年1月8日20時10分21秒アースグレージングの可能性のあるしぶんぎ群流星

Japan Meteor 2010 JST 08JAN2016 -
2016年1月8日20時10分21秒アースグレージングの可能性のあるしぶんぎ群流星



Click on image to enlarge.Japan Meteor 2010 JST 08JAN2016 - 2016年1月8日20時10分21秒アースグレージングの可能性のあるしぶんぎ群流星c2016 H.Yamakawa


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Japan Fireball Meteor 07JAN2016 Video - 富山湾?火球1月7日0時39分41秒

Japan Fireball Meteor 0039 JST 07JAN2016 Video
富山湾?火球 1月7日0時39分41秒
This event may have produced meteorites. - LunarMeteoriteHunter








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Japan Fireball Meteor 0039 JST 07JAN2016
富山湾?火球 1月7日0時39分41秒
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Japan Fireball Meteor 02JAN2016 - 2016年01月02日04時47分22秒 伊豆半島南海上の火球

Japan Fireball Meteor 0447 JST 02JAN2016
2016年01月02日04時47分22秒 伊豆半島南海上の火球



Click on Image to EnlargeJapan Fireball Meteor 0447 JST 02JAN20162016年01月02日04時47分22秒 伊豆半島南海上の火球c2016 Inoue

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Oman - World Largest Urelite Found by Polish Team - Video

Oman - World Largest Urelite Found - Video



World largest urelite
Posted to YouTube by meteoryty.pl 312 views

Published on Jan 12, 2016
Polish team found world largest urelite in Oman desert.

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The meteorite was found by a Polish team in 2015.  The team was detained and the meteorites that they found were confiscated by authorities. Meteorite hunting in Oman is strictly forbidden and  

Spain, Mediterranean Sea Fireball Meteor 19JAN2016 with video

Spain, Mediterranean Sea Fireball Meteor 19JAN2016 with video


Meteorite fall (19 January 2016)
Posted to YouTube by Meteors 82 views
Published on Jan 24, 2016
   Meteorite-producing fireball observed on 19 Jan 2016 (at about 23h59m UT). The event took place over the Mediterranean Sea. It was recorded by the meteor-observing stations operated by the University of Huelva at Calar Alto, La Hita

NEO Asteroids Close Approaches January 2016

NEO Asteroids Close Approaches January 2016
January we will likely have a large meteorite fall/s so MeteorRats be on standby! 
Updates Pending!
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Saturday, January 23, 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 24JAN2016

'Spawn of the Comet': 1930s pulps story and glimpse of science that wasExaminer.comThe evil “fire ants” that spawn from the meteor-eggs are made of some new substance more radioactive than radium. It fog negatives so even the Army ...The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 23JAN2016The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite NewsNo, that's not the Death Star on a Dorset beach. Bournemouth Echo IS it

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 23JAN2016

No, that's not the Death Star on a Dorset beachBournemouth EchoIS it a meteor or maybe a mini Death Star? Coastguards are called out to mystery object on Dorset beach. The huge spherical structure, resembling a ...Meteor Activity Outlook for January 23-29, 2016American Meteor SocietyThe estimated total hourly meteor rates for evening observers this week is near 3 as seen from mid-northern

Friday, January 22, 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 22JAN2016

Lowell ready to pounce on meteoritesArizona Daily SunApproximately four years ago, astronomer Peter Jenniskens of California began work on the Cameras for All-Sky Meteor Surveillance (CAMS) network ...MeteorSpaceweather.com Realtime Image GalleryMeteor Taken by Victor Koontz on January 20, 2016 @ orange park,FLA. ...Researching Unusual Quadrantid Meteor Shower, Leads To Startling Conclusion...

Thursday, January 21, 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 21JAN2016

TWO monster asteroids - one of which nearly killed woman - heading this way from TODAYExpress.co.ukA giant potentially deadly asteroid, measuring up to 2.4 miles and which is believed to have been the source of a meteor which hit and nearly killed a ...Mysterious streak of light spotted in sky over CalgaryCTV NewsWas it a UFO or maybe a rocket or a meteor? That's the question a number of

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 20JAN2016

Researchers find first meteorite - 20-Jan-2016 Patrick GloverThe Monitor Roxby DownsThe 1.7kg meteorite is the first to be recovered as part of Curtin University's new Desert Fireball Network, which consists of 32 cameras positioned at ...Stargazer Spots Comet Catalina, Meteor and Venus Together (Photo)Space.comComet Catalina is sporting two tails as it begins its journey away from the Sun and

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 19JAN2016

An alarm system for Earth crashersScience News for StudentsConsider the Chelyabinsk meteor that exploded over Russia in 2013. The rock was only about 17 meters (56 feet) across. But it damaged buildings ...Meteor showers for 2016Sydney ObservatorySilvia Choi is an astronomy guide at Sydney Observatory and avid meteor chaser! Below she discuss upcoming meteor showers for 2016. You may ...2016 The

Monday, January 18, 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 18JAN2016

EU, Russia may nuke asteroidsTelegraph.co.ukMore recently, nearly 1,500 people were injured and 7000 buildings damaged when a 20 meter wide meteor exploded over the Russian city of ...Atomic bombs to destroy killer asteroids EU funded Russian researchMarket Business NewsThe Chelyabinsk Event The Chelyabinsk meteor was just 17 metres wide, but caused damage to 7,000 buildings and injured nearly

Sunday, January 17, 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 16-17JAN2016

Meteor fireball filmed over HungarySigns of the TimesMeteor fireball over Hungary 15.01.2016. ... Comment: NASA space data supports citizens' observations: Meteor fireballs are increasing dramatically ...Webcam Captures Meteor Passing Over AustraliaEnd Time HeadlinesA Brisbane webcam set up to monitor the weather has snapped the moment a meteor blazed over the city.The Australian Weathercam

Thursday, January 14, 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 15JAN2016

Finders not keepers as meteor hunters strike a mother lodeThe Australian (blog)Researchers from Perth's Curtin University will be forced to hand over to the South Australian Museum a 1.7kg meteorite retrieved from a remote bed ...Asteroid defence team do protect Earth from impact set up by NASAMarket Business NewsChelyabinsk meteor, a superbolide caused by a near-Earth asteroid, entered Earth's

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 14JAN2016

NASA Opens Planetary Defense Office To Save Earth From Cosmic DestructionIndiatimes.comThree years ago, a meteor traveling at a speed of over 60,000 kilometers per hour entered the earth's atmosphere and exploded some 23 kilometers ...NASA Has Opened a Planetary Defense Office to Protect Earth from Cosmic CollisionsVICE NewsThree years ago, a meteor flew into Earth's atmosphere at around 41,600

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 13JAN2016

Planetary geologist Phil Bland explains how to find a meteorite that's...Australian GeographicA BRIGHT FIREBALL lit up the night sky around Kati Thanda (Lake Eyre South) in South Australia on 27 November 2015. But how to find the impact ...Dogs heard meteor over Sunshine CoastZinc 96.1A local astronomer says Monday night's meteor would have been travelling at up to 70 kilometres a second as it

Monday, January 11, 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 12JAN2016

Brisbane weather webcam snaps meteor passing over south east QueenslandABC OnlineA Brisbane webcam set up to monitor the weather has snapped the moment a meteor blazed over the city. The Australian Weathercam Network's ...This Week in History: Entire city alight with radiance from meteor's flightmessenger-inquirerThe meteor itself appeared to be a giant ball of fire shedding a soft radiance that

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11JAN2016

Huge meteor fireball lights up sky over Argentina
Signs of the Times
Further research into increased meteor fireball activity - including its causes, effects, and role in human history - can be found in Earth Changes and ...

NASA space data supports citizens' observations
Signs of the Times
SOTT.net last looked in detail at the frequency of meteor fireballs in 2013, using the data garnered by

Sunday, January 10, 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 10JAN2016

Meteorite dug from Australian desert offers window into early solar systemAmes TribuneOn Nov. 27, a network of high-tech cameras glimpsed it falling from the sky: a shining meteorite zipping through the earth's atmosphere and landing ...Meteorite older than Earth found in Australian outbackYahoo!A team of researchers from Curtin University in Australia, led by geologist Phil Bland, discovered a

Saturday, January 9, 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 09JAN2016

Comet Catalina and a bright rotating meteorSky & TelescopeWhile photographing Comet Catalina a bright meteor traversed the scene and was captured. This random meteor was captured tumbling/rotating as it ...Meteor fireball filmed in Blanchester, OhioSigns of the TimesMeteor fireball filmed in Blanchester, Ohio. daveolej. Youtube Thu, 07 Jan 2016 20:10 UTC. Map. Meteor 1/7/16 Blanchester, OH ...

Friday, January 8, 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 08JAN2016

ABC News WA - Ancient meteorite 'older than Earth' found at Lake EyreYouTubeABC News WA - Ancient meteorite 'older than Earth' found at Lake Eyre. Laura Gartry. ...Geologists Found A Rock That's 'Older Than Earth' In The Australian OutbackGizmodo AustraliaImportantly, the rock's descent was also tracked by Desert Fireball Network cameras, an array of 32 remote camera observatories stationed

Thursday, January 7, 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 07JAN2016

Footage of 4.5 billion-year-old meteor discovery much ado about nothing9news.com.auIt could rate as one of the most anti-climactic scientific discoveries ever caught on camera, but try telling that to a team of joyous Perth researchers.Meteorite could hold clues to solar system creationStuff.co.nzCurtin University's Desert Fireball Network team has brought in the New Year by successfully

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 06JAN2016

Outback meteorite retrieved by scientistsPerth NowThe November 27th fireball, as photographed by the Desert FireballNetwork observatory at William Creek, South Australia. (Picture: Desert Fireball ...Curtin University meteorite discovery could hold clues to solar system creationWA todayIt was found buried half a metre in the ground at Lake Erye in South Australia by a team from Curtin

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 05JAN2016

Quadrantid Meteor Over North GeorgiaNASA BlogsNASA's All Sky cameras captured this image of a Quadrantid meteor overnight, the meteorwas moving at 93,000 miles per hour. This 1 inch diameter ...The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 03JAN2016The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News2015-074C decay seen from Thailand... Spain Bolide Meteor 31DEC2015 The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News

Sunday, January 3, 2016

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 04JAN2016

When to Watch the Peak of Quadrantid Meteor ShowerABC NewsThis year, the Quadrantid meteor shower will peak Sunday night into Monday morning, NASA said. Meteor rates peak between 3 a.m. and dawn.'I saw meteorite crash to earth in Plymouth on New Year's Eve', says supermarket workerPlymouth HeraldThat's different from a meteor - which is a meteoroid burning up in the Earth's atmosphere – known as

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 03JAN2016

MBIQ Detects Thailand Meteor? or Space Trash Re-entry 02JAN2016
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Posted: 02 Jan 2016 09:53 AM PST
MBIQ Detects Thailand Meteor? or Space Trash Re-entry 02JAN2016 Now confirmed as Space Trash Re-entry! 2015-074C decay seen from Thailand...

Spain Bolide Meteor 31DEC2015
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Spain Bolide Meteor 0731 UTC 31DEC2015 ...

Saturday, January 2, 2016

MBIQ Detects Thailand Meteor? or Space Trash Re-entry 02JAN2016

MBIQ Detects Thailand Meteor? or Space Trash Re-entry 02JAN2016
Now confirmed as Space Trash Re-entry!

2015-074C decay seen from Thailand
Reports are coming in via twitter of sightings (including video) of the decay of
2015-074C, the rb of the Elektro-L 2 launch, on local Saturday morning:

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/813920/mystery-light-likely-space-debris

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Friday, January 1, 2016

Spain Bolide Meteor 31DEC2015

Spain Bolide Meteor 0731 UTC 31DEC2015


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Spain Bolide Meteor 0731 UTC 31DEC2015
© Ebro Observatory (E. Blanch/CSIC-URLl - JMTrigo/CSIC-IEEC)

The bolide was captured in northeast Spain on video through clouds in early daylight.  This object must have been a small asteroid.

Previously reported Spanish newspaper story-

Un bólido atraviesa el cielo de

Ontario, Canada Fireball Meteor 31DEC2015

Ontario, Canada Fireball Meteor 0143 Eastern 31DEC2015



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Ontario, Canada Fireball Meteor 0143 Eastern 31DEC2015
c2015 Rejean Hebert, Longlac Ont.ario




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Ontario, Canada Fireball Meteor 0143 Eastern 31DEC2015Ground Map
c2015 Rejean Hebert, Longlac Ontario


2016 The THIRD Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 02JAN2016

This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 1 – 9Sky & TelescopeThe Quadrantid meteor shower, brief but sometimes rich, is well timed this year for North America. It should reach its peak for several hours late tonight ...The night sky in 2016: Your guide to all this year'smeteor showers
Mirror.co.uk
But now we know that shooting stars are not cause by angry gods or the raging of some other all-powerful

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 01JAN2016

NEO Asteroids Close Approaches January 2016
Posted: 31 Dec 2015 08:46 AM PST
NEO Asteroids Close Approaches January 2016 January we will likely have a large meteorite fall/s so MeteorRats be on standby! Updates Pending!

Quadrantid Meteors Start 2016 with a Bang
Sky & Telescope
The least-observed major meteor shower should be in plain sight when it peaks early on January 4th. Will this be the