11 December 2014

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11DEC2014

Rosetta Fuels Debate on Origin of Earth's Oceans
European Space Agency- 10 December 2014
ESA's Rosetta spacecraft has found the water vapour from its target comet
to be significantly different to that found on Earth. The discovery fuels
the debate on the origin of our planet's oceans.

Our 2015 Observing Calendar Is Here!
Sky & Telescope
I wouldn't buy a concert ticket for the night of the Geminids, but no normal calendar lists meteor showers. I definitely want to set my alarm clock if the ...

Last meteor shower of 2014 to light up UAE skies: How to watch
Emirates 24/7
The UAE skies will light up again this weekend, as the last meteorshower of 2014 streaks across the atmosphere in a celestial spectacle on Friday ...

ONT MI Fireball Meteor 10DEC2014
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News -blogspot.com
Initial Meteor Sighting Reports- 10DEC2014 BK Ilderton, Ontario, Canada 21:50 pm est 2-3 sec NE Bright light brighter than the moon no looked cool.

11 December 2014 in News: Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak
Astronomy Now Online
The Geminid meteor shower is now the richest meteor shower of the year, rivalling the summer Perseids in popularity. This year the Geminids are at ...

Geminid Meteor Shower 14-15 December 2014
blogspot.com
The Geminids are a fairly reliable meteor shower and although this year moonlight will interfere a bit, but some decent meteors should be seen. ...

Geminid meteor shower to light up sky this weekend
The Patriot Ledger
QUINCY – Talia Sepersky of the Museum of Science in Boston recommends seeing the annual Geminid meteor shower this weekend from a place as ...

Want to see the Geminid meteor shower?
Fox 5
ATLANTA - Don't be surprised if you look into the night sky this weekend and see a shooting star or two. The Geminid meteorshower is set to peak ...

2014 Meteor Shower: Italian Astronomer To Host Online Geminids Meteor Shower Coverage On ...
International Business Times AU
In some locations, weather and viewing conditions could be a problem to the sky watchers who wish to observe the 2014 Geminids meteor shower ...

NASA slams recent reports of asteroid impact threat
Science Recorder
After a large meteor exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, last year, causing widespread property damage and injuring more than a thousand ...

Geminid meteor shower to peak Dec. 14
Focus Taiwan News Channel
11 (CNA) Stargazers could have an opportunity to catch the Geminidmeteor shower Dec. 14, which is expected to produce about 120 shooting stars ...

Geminids 2014: Where to watch meteor shower in UK, US and live online
IBTimes UK
Best places to watch the Geminid meteor shower 2014.

There's A Mysterious Meteor Shower Happening This Weekend
Business Insider
This weekend is your chance to see an amazing, and equally mysterious, meteor shower called the Geminids meteor shower. "The Geminids are my ...

Space Diamonds in Gold Country: California Meteorite's Secrets Revealed
SPACE.com via Yahoo! News - 8 hours
A meteorite that crashed down in California's gold country is showing off treasures of a different sort: small diamonds that could tell ...

'Mountain-sized' asteroid heading towards earth could be catastrophic
ANI via Yahoo! India News - 17 hours
London, Dec 10 (ANI): Scientists have warned that a gigantic mountain-sized asteroid that is heading towards earth and could be catastrophic. ...

The Best Science Gifts for the Coolest Geeks You Know
Gizmodo - 3 hours
Science geeks can be some of the most finicky people we know. Luckily, we're compiled a list of the best science-themed presents, befitting ...

Research Team Led by CSUSM Assistant Professor Dominguez Publishes Article in Nature CommunicationsPR Newswire via Yahoo! News - 7 hours
SAN MARCOS, Calif., Dec. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the December 2014 issue of the journal Nature Communications, California ...

Mountain-sized asteroid headed towards Earth
The Independent
The rock poses no immediate threat, but if it hit the Earth the impact would be 1000 times as large as a meteor that slipped through the atmosphere by ...

Geminids meteor showers peaks this weekend
Thanh Nien Daily
Geminids meteor shower over Popocatépetl volcano in Mexico on December 14, 2004. Photo credit: VietnamPlus/independent.co.uk ...

Meteor spotted in Morgan County
Morgan Messenger
I thought I was going nuts,” said John Mirra, recalling the huge meteor he saw hurtling through the sky out his northfacing window the evening of ...

Vladimir Lipunov spots mountain sized asteroid heading for Earth
Daily Mail
... the damage an asteroid could cause - in this case an explosion 1,000 times greater than the surprise 2013 impact of a bus-sizedmeteor in Russia.

NASA's new Horizons wakes up for Pluto encounter
Valley morning Star
This week may bring more clouds, which precludes seeing any of the meteor showers that have been happening. It seems as if it has been a long time ...

2014 The Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™; Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

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