01 July 2010

Meteor/Meteorite News 1JUL2010

Meteor Meets End in Washington Skies

DCist.com
When meteroids hit the Earth's atmosphere and create a visible streak in the sky, they're "meteors" (also what some call "shooting stars," the, ahem, ...


06/22/2010 - Major meteor find - VIEW NEWS: A Neighborhood Newspaper

Jerry Henkel/ViewCount Guido Roberto Deiro recently discovered a 30-pound meteorite near Pahrump. The stone is said to be billions of years old and very ...

Earthsky Tonight—June 30:When is the next meteor shower?

Berthoud Recorder
We get lots of questions about meteor showers. Kathlen in the Bronx wrote, “When is the next meteor shower going to happen? ...

June 30, 1908: A Very Close Encounter of the Second Kind

Wired News
Whatever it was — an exploding fragment from a disintegrating meteorite seems the likeliest explanation — scientists concluded there was no actual impact. ...

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