All Articles Tagged As: meteor

Researchers find clues to planets' birth (11/1/2008)

Magnetic fields record the early histories of planets ...> Full Article

Cameras capture 'fireball' (10/27/2008)

Meteor may have crashed near Guelph, Ontario ...> Full Article

Cosmic connections: Scientist locates the origin of cosmic dust (9/3/2008)

The origin of the microscopic meteorites that make up cosmic dust has been revealed for the first time ...> Full Article

Researchers solve puzzle of meteorite-asteroid link (8/16/2008)

New analysis makes it possible to 'know our enemy' ...> Full Article

Discovery of the source of the most common meteorites (7/15/2008)

When observing with the GEMINI telescopes, two astronomers from Brazil and the United States discovered for the first time asteroids that are similar to "ordinary chondrites", the most common meteorites found on Earth. ...> Full Article

Chemical clues point to dusty origin for Earth-like planets (6/22/2008)

Higher than expected levels of sodium found in a 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite suggest that the dust clouds from which the building blocks of the Earth and neighboring planets formed were much denser than previously supposed. ...> Full Article

Cracks In The Foundation: Fundamental Geological Assumption Relating To Planet Earth Not Quite True (5/2/2008)

Chondritic meteorites have a similar chemical composition to the sun and are therefore reliable witnesses as to what the solar nebula, from which the planets formed, was composed of ...> Full Article

New Organic Molecule in Space (3/27/2008)

Scientists detect amino acetonitrile near the centre of our Milky Way ...> Full Article

Mars, Earth and Moon from 'unique planetary nursery' (3/26/2008)

A study of meteorites suggests that Mars, the Earth and the Moon share a common composition from 'growing up' in a unique planetary nursery in the inner solar system. ...> Full Article

Team finds ancient asteroids formed at solar system's start (3/23/2008)

Using visible and infrared data collected from telescopes on Hawaii's Mauna Kea, a team of scientists, led by the University of Maryland's Jessica Sunshine, have identified three asteroids that appear to be among our Solar System's oldest objects. ...> Full Article

Meteorites are rich in the building blocks of life, claims new research (3/15/2008)

Amino acids that are the building blocks of life have been found in their highest ever concentration ...> Full Article

Scientist Answers How Peruvian Meteorite Made It to Earth (3/13/2008)

Professor's study of the Peruvian meteorite has yielded some interesting conclusions that could upend the conventional wisdom about the size and type of meteorites that can strike Earth. ...> Full Article

Canadian astronomers on hunt for meteor (3/11/2008)

Astronomers from The University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, have captured rare video of a meteor falling to Earth. ...> Full Article

Meteor molecules mirror those on Earth (3/2/2008)

An important discovery has been made with respect to the mystery of "handedness" in biomolecules. Researchers led by Sandra Pizzarello, a research professor at Arizona State University, found that some of the possible abiotic precursors to the origin of life on Earth have been shown to carry "handedness" in a larger number than previously thought. ...> Full Article

Spitzer's Eyes Perfect For Spotting Diamonds In The Sky (3/2/2008)

Diamonds may be rare on Earth, but surprisingly common in space -- and the super-sensitive infrared eyes of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope are perfect for scouting them, say scientists at the NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif. ...> Full Article

It came from outer space - and likely disintegrated over northeastern Oregon (2/23/2008)

People in at least four states and a Canadian province saw a bright fireball streaking across the Pacific Northwest sky in the early hours Tuesday but, contrary to some reports, there was no collision with the ground, University of Washington scientists said. ...> Full Article

Geminid meteors adorn December sky (12/3/2007)

The annual Geminid meteor shower will peak on the night of Dec. 13-14. The Geminids usually offer the best show of the year, outperforming even the better-known Perseid meteor shower of August. But watching the Perseids is a pleasant way to spend a warm summer evening, while waiting outdoors on a winter night for Geminids is a bit like sitting in a refrigerator and trying to think about global warming. It can be hard to concentrate. ...> Full Article

Observing the Leonid Meteor Shower (11/18/2007)

The annual Leonid meteor shower will peak early Sunday morning, Nov. 18. This reliable, but sparse, annual shower usually produces about five to 15 meteors per hour under dark skies. ...> Full Article

Congressional Hearing on Asteroid Threat (11/13/2007)

UC Davis physics professor J. Anthony Tyson will testify before Congress on Thursday, Nov. 8, on near-Earth asteroids. Tyson will talk about the potential role of the proposed Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) in surveying the sky for objects that might eventually strike our planet. The hearing of the House Committee on Science and Technology will begin at 10 a.m. in room 2318 of the Rayburn Office Building. ...> Full Article

Mars makes a special appearance (11/2/2007)

All five of the planets visible with the unaided eye will be on display during November nights, but the special attraction will be Mars. The red planet is approaching Earth in its orbit, and it won't appear as large again for another nine years. ...> Full Article

Venus, Saturn and Regulus cluster before dawn in October (10/2/2007)

Venus, Saturn and Regulus will dance a pas de trois low in the eastern sky an hour before sunrise during October, with the crescent moon joining them on Oct 7. ...> Full Article

Dealing with threatening space rocks (9/24/2007)

Every now and then a space rock hits the world's media - sometimes almost literally. Threatening asteroids that zoom past the Earth, fireballs in the sky seen by hundreds of people and mysterious craters which may have been caused by impacting meteorites; all make ESA's studies on the Don Quijote mission look increasingly timely. ...> Full Article

First glimpses from the Perseid meteor shower (8/15/2007)

Enthusiastic observers were rewarded by a nice display of the Perseid meteor shower that was visible at its best in the night between 12 and 13 August 2007. We present glimpses of the spectacle and the scientific rewards of staying up all night. ...> Full Article

Natural Fireworks, Courtesy Of The Perseid Meteor Shower (8/9/2007)

As the Perseid meteor shower becomes visible in all its glory on 13 August, natural fireworks will fill the sky. ...> Full Article

Researchers Discover Clues To Early Solar System (8/6/2007)

Crystals on meteorite hold a key to understanding building blocks of planets ...> Full Article