10 August 2011

Meteor/Meteorite News 10AUG2011

Scoping out the stars, sun and space from Powell
KC Community News

... from looking through telescopes, going on the planet walk and taking a break from the humidity and cooling down inside where a presentation on the history of Powell was given, as well as an astrophotography exhibit and a meteor display. ...



Kuwait News AgencyAl-Jamaan attributed these meteor showers to the presence of grains of dust and rocks and small ice in the form of belt left by comet in its orbit when they came closer to the sun. "When comets spin around the sun, these waste to enter the atmosphere...

Meteor shower to light the sky
Alberta Daily Herald Tribune
By AARON HINKS Herald-Tribune staff The Grande Prairie Astronomy Club hopes to see some new faces at the up-and-coming Perseid meteor shower, Friday. The club typically gets together when there's a big event, such as a comet passing or more regularly, ...



Perseid meteor shower illuminates island skies - Hawaii News ...Meteor showers are caused when the Earth wanders into leftover comet debris. As a comet approaches the sun in its orbit, the comet leaves a trail of dust ...www.staradvertiser.com/.../20110731_Perseid_meteor_shower...


Australian meteorite behind 'space DNA' discoveryHerald Sun
By Claire Connelly NASA says researchers have found that some of the building blocks of DNA found on meteorites actually came from space. Picture: NASA Source: Supplied A METEORITE which crashed in Australia more than four decades ago has led to a ...


Meteorites Carried Life's Building Block to Earth
Discovery News
The Geminid meteor shower, as photographed in Dec. 2004 by Jason AC Brock of Roundtimber, Texas. Click to enlarge this image. A new analysis of carbon meteorites suggests that they likely carried some of the building blocks needed for DNA to the Earth, ...


Meteor shower expected on August 13, viewing party hosted at Cormier WoodsNorthbridgeTimes.com
The moon is expected will be joined by a Perseid Meteor Shower on Saturday night, and should be visible in the Northeast around 11 pm For those looking to get a great view of the sky on August 13, a shower viewing is being held at the Cormier Barn, ...


Largest Meteor Shower This Friday, Aug 12, Says NASA; Best Time To ...By News Desk 2 Writers
The largest meteor shower of the year, The Perseids, will peak this Friday, August 12th says NASA. The full moon that will be present will wash out all but the brightest meteors, but we should still be able to see 20-30 per hour, ...The Florida News Journal :|: TFNJ


DNA building blocks can be made in space, NASA evidence suggests
Science Daily 
Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:22 PM PDT

NASA-funded researchers have evidence that some building blocks of DNA, the molecule that carries the genetic instructions for life, found inmeteorites were likely created in space. The research gives support to the theory that a "kit" of ready-made parts created in space and delivered to Earth by meteorite...


Into orbit
BCLocalNews
Saturn is low in the southwest after sunset. Jupiter rises around midnight and Mars about 2 am The Moon will be full on the 18th. Look for the Perseid Meteor shower on the night of 12-13 August. E-mail: ken.tapping@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca.


Less than perfect Perseid meteor shower still worth watching ...The best meteor shower of the year will sadly get light-blasted by a full moon. The annual Perseid shower, which can produce 80-100 meteors per hour from a ...
astrobob.areavoices.com/.../less-than-perfect-perseid-meteor-s...




Burbank Leader
13, from 10 AM-12 PM, for Lunar and Meteorite Sample Certification at the Columbia Memorial Space Center, 12400 Columbia Way Downey, Calif. NASA makes actual lunar samples from the historic Apollo missions available to lend to teachers. ...


abc7.com
NASA cameras set up at a California vineyard are tracking meteor showers and comets in the night sky. (KABC Photo) LODI, Calif. (KABC) -- NASA cameras set up at a California vineyard are tracking meteor showers and comets in the night sky. ...


LiveScience.com
Is it a meteor shower? No. No more hints. See the full image and a description below… These are star trails created in a long-exposure photograph. The image was made at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. Star trails are created as Earth rotates (once...

Meteor Activity Outlook for August 6-12, 2011 | American Meteor ...It must be remembered that meteor activity is rarely seen at the radiant position. Rather they shoot outwards from the radiant so it is best to center your ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-august-6-...



A Perseid Meteor over Mount Hood | KATU.com - Portland News ...A Perseid Meteor over Mount Hood at Trillium Lake. This is a 30 minute exposure. Gary Randall photographer.
www.katu.com/younews/127095588.html






2 min
The Science Chanel has Meteorite Men, Griffith Observatory has ASTEROID MAN! Mr. Dave Pinsky talks about his extraordinary ...youtube.com




 2011 The Year of Meteors!