Big Boss of the Day Oct 13, 2009
In order to accomplish his goal, Sephiroth aims to summon Meteor to wound the planet ... Rather than being harnessed by Sephiroth the Lifestream emerges and destroys Meteor ... Sephiroth came within moments of succeeding in his plan to summon the creature Meteor to scar the planet and merge with the resulting surge of Lifestream. (IGN PS2)
Lunar prospecting: Probe ready to touch Moon water Oct 12, 2009
The high concentrations were centered on permanently shadowed craters, lightless meteor impact sites that are unimagineably cold. "And by cold, I mean cold," says Tony Colaprete, the mission's principal investigator from Ames. (Astronomy Now Online)
Even the Maya are getting sick of 2012 hype Oct 11, 2009
Next month, Hollywood's "2012" opens in cinemas, featuring earthquakes, meteor showers and a tsunami dumping an aircraft carrier on the White House ... But most archaeologists, astronomers and Maya Indians say the only thing likely to hit Earth is a meteor shower of New Age philosophy, pop astronomy, Internet doomsday rumors and TV specials such as one on the History Channel that mixes predictions from Nostradamus and the Maya and asks: "Is 2012 the year the cosmic clock finally winds down... (MSNBC -- Environment)
2012 isn't the end of the world, Mayans insist Oct 11, 2009
Archaeologists, astronomers and modern-day Mayas shrug off the popular frenzy over the date of 2012, predicting it will bring nothing more than a meteor shower of new-age "consciousness," pseudo-science and alarmist television specials ... Next month Hollywood's "2012" opens in cinemas, featuring earthquakes, meteor showers and a tsunami dumping an aircraft carrier on the White House ... But most archaeologists, astronomers and Maya say the only thing likely to hit Earth is a meteor shower of... (USA Today)
Scientists spot massive ring around Saturn Oct 8, 2009
Ring material may come from comet, meteor collisions with moon Phoebe. (CNN) -- Scientists at NASA have discovered a nearly invisible ring around Saturn -- one so large that it would take 1 billion Earths to fill it. (CNN -- Tech)
End-of-the-world feature film that critics say is disaster all by itself. See the hilarious trailer here... Oct 5, 2009
The world ravaged by fires, earthquakes, meteor showers and floods and a heroic struggle for survivors ... Seconds later, his words come back to haunt him as hundreds of giant meteor balls of fire rain down on the planet. (The Drudge Report)
Quick Rebound From Marine Mass Extinction Oct 3, 2009
24, 2006) There's growing evidence that the dinosaurs and most their contemporaries were not wiped out by the famed Chicxulub meteor impact, according to a paleontologist who says multiple meteor impacts. . (Science Daily)
NYC's famed Four Seasons restaurant gets new chef Oct 2, 2009
"Meteor": The NBC mini- series is a throwback to 1950s disaster movies. "Desperate Housewives: The Complete Fifth Season": You can get caught up with the antics on Wisteria Lane. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Meteors, traffic jeopardize Atlantis launch Oct 2, 2009
CAPE CANAVERAL -- Two planned rocket launches, short shuttle launch windows, traffic congestion at the International Space Station and two meteor showers could conspire to push space shuttle Atlantis' planned November flight into the new year ... The annual Leonids meteor shower will peak on Nov. 17; the Geminids will peak Dec. 13 and Dec. 14 ... The showers will produce hundreds of meteoroids per hour. (Florida Today)
LOOKING UP: Autumns stars are in view Sep 30, 2009
In mid-October, a strong meteor shower known as the Orionids sends bright streaks across the fall heavens. This year, brilliant planet Jupiter prevails like a champion reigning in the southern sky. (Medfield Press, MA)
Water Found on Moon, Probes Report Sep 25, 2009
One theory that is fairly widely accepted is that when the earth was forming, it was hit by a gigantic meteor. This caused a huge ring around the earth of particles blown into space which eventually coelesced and formed our moon. (CBS News)
Did comet crashes help spark Earth life? Sep 25, 2009
There is evidence from meteorite studies that amino acids may have been from space ... One way to get around this is to make the amino acids in space and have them come crashing down on-board meteorites and comets ... There is ample evidence that meteorites carry amino acids. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Ice discovery points to wet past on Mars Sep 25, 2009
Cameras orbiting Mars have uncovered ice inside meteor craters, halfway between the north pole and the equator, a finding that gives scientists more clues about climate changes on the Red Planet ... Then, in early 2008, meteorites hit Mars. (AZCentral)
October skywatch: Meteor shower Sep 23, 2009
Although the Orionid meteor shower is spread over several nights, it peaks between 2 a.m. and dawn on Oct. 21. You might see 20 or more meteors an hour if the weather is clear and you're observing away from the glare of urban light pollution ... To tell if a meteor is an Orionid, trace its path backward. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Jupiter Turned Comet Into "Moon" for 12 Years Sep 15, 2009
In 1949 the massive planet's gravity pulled in comet 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu and held it in orbit until 1961, according to an international team led by Katsuhito Ohtsuka of the Tokyo Meteor Network. SHARE RELATED. (National Geographic)
Gotcha! Jupiter turned comet into a moon Sep 15, 2009
An international team led by Katsuhito Ohtsuka of the Tokyo Meteor Network modeled the trajectories of 18 "quasi-Hilda comets," objects with the potential to go through a temporary satellite capture by Jupiter that results in them either leaving or joining the "Hilda" group of objects in the asteroid belt. Most of the cases of temporary capture were flybys, where the comets did not complete a full orbit. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Astronomers gather in Millbrae Sep 11, 2009
Inside the hotel, speakers such as Peter Jenniskens, a noted meteor expert, will describe his recent asteroid-hunting expedition to Sudan. Jenniskens is an astronomer at the SETI Institute and NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Observatory sets fall viewing nights Sep 6, 2009
The University of Georgia Observatory will start its fall season of free public viewing nights at 9 p.m. Sept. 18, and this year will hold an open house on a Monday night to view a meteor shower ... The Nov. 16 date falls on Monday, right in the middle of the Leonid Meteor Shower. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Lindgren travels to Houston for NASA program Sep 5, 2009
During his July trip to NASA, Lindgren said he got a thrill with he ran into a man he called one of my heroes, in a nearby Wendy s restaurant David McKay, a scientist who found evidence of fossilized bacteria life on a meteor that had come from Mars. He started a whole now revolution on how small a bacteria can be and still be alive, Lindgren said. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Seeking Warning Signs for Catastrophic Tipping Points Sep 4, 2009
So IMHO it looks pretty ugly, forecast or no forecast - I ll take Ye Big Whipeout (be it comet, meteor, planetary heads on collision, black hole, Big Bang II) anyday. Posted by: NoahB416 09/3/09 11:24 am. (Newsmax)
Perseids light up the sky (12) Aug 30, 2009
FACING NORTHEAST, this map shows Perseus, the constellation from which the the Perseid Meteor Shower appears to radiate ... Amateur astronomers and anyone who enjoys stargazing should plan to spend some time with eyes fixed toward the heavens this week, when the Perseid Meteor Shower will be most visible in North America ... Scientists say during that timeframe, the earth will be passing the densest area of the shower where dozens of meteors could be visible each hour. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
* Mad for Mars Aug 25, 2009
The place was Canadas Devon Island, which hasnt made much news outside musk oxen circles since a meteor fell on it 20 million years ago. Their assignment: Pretend theyre on Mars. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Study of extremes Aug 24, 2009
Charles O'Rear / CorbisIts believed that the massive Barringer Crater in the Arizona desert some 4,000 feet across, and nearly 600 feet deep was formed by a meteor impact 50,000 years ago. Fortunately, thanks to the work of conservationists and the National Parks Service, the dramatic landscapes of all the top wonders have been preserved, along with the lesser-known national treasures, like the shimmering shores of the Great Salt Lake or the subterranean marvels of The Lost Sea. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Summertime and the living is (un)easy Aug 17, 2009
At the Denver airport, I discovered that I was returning home at the moment of the annual Perseid meteor shower. So as soon as I had washed up my little plate and fork, I gathered a blanket and pillow and drove out north of Bismarck to an undisclosed meteor-viewing location and lay flat on my back on the prairie I love more than Paris, Alaska, Santorini, London or Montana ... It turned out to be a mediocre meteor shower (a modest burst every 10 minutes or so and a few spectacular strikes in two... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Meteor shower tonight (78) Aug 16, 2009
Meteor shower tonight ... News Featured Sections Meteor shower tonight ... (0) Meteor shower tonight Saturday, August 15, 2009 Every year in mid-August, the Perseid meteor shower peaks with a dazzling show of fiery falling stars. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Joe Orso: Finding our health care in the sky Aug 16, 2009
Although my companions and I had gone out to see the meteor showers and not the moon that night, we admired her majesty, too ... I confused a firefly for a meteor, and my fianc; noted how the bugs must be especially delighted to see themselves reflected by the sky like that. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
LOOKING UP: Meteors raining down this week Aug 15, 2009
This artist illustration depicts the unusually strong display of meteors seen in 1833, from the Leonid Meteor Shower. Great amounts of meteors are seen on rare occasions from this shower, which peaks in November ... Perseid meteor time is upon us. (Medfield Press, MA)
Chris Peterson Aug 14, 2009
This year saw an excellent Perseid meteor shower peak on the evening of Aug 11/12 ... This very slow meteor occurred at 2:28 am MDT. See about this fireball, featuring a video of the event ... This year saw a fairly nice Lyrid meteor shower display. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Meteor show reaches dazzling peak Aug 13, 2009
Skygazers have observed a dazzling sky show, as the annual Perseid meteor shower reached its peak ... PERSEID METEOR SHOWER ... The meteors appear to come from a point called a "radiant" in the constellation of Perseus - hence the name Perseid. (BBC News -- Science)
Perseids Dazzle, But Don't Endanger, Astronauts Aug 13, 2009
Millions of people might be looking up at the tonight, but a privileged few will have a chance to look down on the meteor shower ... The yearly light show, created when passes through the rocky debris stream of the comet Swift-Tuttle, is also visible to the six astronauts currently aboard the , said meteoroid expert Bill Cooke of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama () ... Like their earthbound counterparts, astronauts can't see the tiny Perseids until the meteoroids hit... (National Geographic)
Another chance to catch Perseid meteor shower Aug 13, 2009
GEORGE TOWN: Malaysians who missed catching the peak of the Perseid meteor shower in the early hours this morning can catch the shower again after midnight tomorrow. Universiti Sains Malaysias Astronomy Atmospheric Science Unit lecturer Assoc Prof Dr Chong Hon Yew said the meteor shower would be at its best between 1 ... He also said that according to the International Meteor Organisation (IMO), the shower could have started from July 24 and is expected to be observed until around Aug 17. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Perseids: What They Are, How to Watch the Meteors, More Aug 13, 2009
The Perseid meteor shower peaks this week, and in the Northern Hemisphere the Perseids may be the best or at least most convenient meteor-watching event of the year () ... What's a Meteor Shower ... Like all meteor showers, the Perseids are set in motion when a comet leaves behind a trail of rocky debris, or meteoroids, as the icy orbiter circles the sun (). (National Geographic)
It's not too late to watch the Perseid meteor shower Aug 13, 2009
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Tweeting Shooting Stars: World's First Mass Participation Meteor Star Party Aug 12, 2009
11, 2009) Amateur astronomers across the UK are preparing to tweet the world s first mass participation meteor star party, as part of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009). Led by Newbury Astronomical Society, the Twitter Meteorwatch will take place from the evening of Tuesday August 11th until the morning of August 13th, 2009, covering the peak of the Perseids meteor shower ... Meteors (popularly known as shooting stars ) are the visible streaks of light that result from the... (Science Daily)
The Sky is Falling! Meteor Shower Tonight Aug 12, 2009
Meteor Shower August 2009: The Perseids - ABC News ... Perseid Meteor Shower 2009: Cosmic Show Tonight ... A Perseid meteor streaks across the sky early August 12, 2008 near Rogers Spring in the Lake Mead. (ABC News)
Skywatchers to see streaking meteors Aug 12, 2009
Skywatchers behold streaking meteors. The annual Perseid meteor shower is promising to put on a dazzling sky show ... Astronomers say up to 100 meteors per hour are expected to streak across the sky during the shower's peak. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Perseid meteor shower to light up sky tonight Aug 12, 2009
Although the Perseid meteors can appear in any part of the sky, all of their tails will point back to the radiant ... Area residents may get a chance to see the Perseid Meteor Shower, which will peak tonight, though a thunderstorm may end up ruining the view ... Though the annual Perseid Meteor Shower can include dozens of meteors per hour during its peak viewing time, the National Weather Service predicts that there will be isolated thunderstorms tonight through tomorrow morning. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Training for those who reach for the stars Aug 12, 2009
The cylindrical habitat is situated on the rim of a 25-kilometer-wide meteor crater in a cold region without snow cover in the summer, making it similar to Martian terrain. "Nothing on Earth is as extreme as Mars, but Devon Island is a cold desert and there are not many cold deserts on Earth," Ms. Ferrone said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Meteor shower's visibility clear in Tucson Aug 12, 2009
Clear skies are in store for what s considered the best meteor shower of the year. The forecast for the Geminid meteor shower this year is excellent due to the lack of moonlight ... More information about the meteor shower and the night sky is available on Flandrau's "Astronomy News and Skywatcher's Guide" on the Internet at http://www. (FOX 11, AZ)
Perseid meteor showers heading your way Aug 12, 2009
Perseid meteors streak across the sky in 2008 ... The light show, called the Perseid meteor shower, kicks off each year in late-July and increases in intensity, peaking a couple of weeks later ... On a clear night in a dark sky "you should see dozens of meteors per hour," notes Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office. (Yahoo! Asia News)
> read more Aug 11, 2009
com - Homepage Observing - Perseid Meteors by Moonlight ... Perseid Meteors by Moonlight ... The little bits of interplanetary grit making up the Perseid meteoroid stream orbit the Sun with a period of about 130 years, like their object of origin, Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Equinox to reveal Saturn secrets Aug 11, 2009
Skywatchers set for meteor shower ... Skywatchers set for meteor shower. (BBC News -- Science)
Here Come the Perseids! Aug 11, 2009
com - Meteors - Here Come the Perseids ... The most familiar annual meteor shower which happens during many people's vacation seasons is best witnessed on a moonless night during prime meteor-watching hours, from about midnight until the first glimmer of dawn ... During those hours the shower's radiant point, located between Perseus and Cassiopeia, will be getting high in the northeast so meteors should flash across all parts of the sky at a rate of about one a minute as seen by a single... (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Meteors will light night sky Aug 11, 2009
The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak tonight and Wednesday night ... The Perseid meteor shower is a good one to catch because it is fairly bright and takes place during warm weather, Dr. Senn said ... "In fact, using an optical device for a meteor shower is limiting," he said, "It's nearly impossible to have binoculars or a telescope pointing at the object when it comes out. Also, they travel a good distance, so your eye is the best optical device to use to see a meteor shower.".... (The Augusta Chronicle)
Skywatchers set for meteor shower Aug 11, 2009
Skygazers are getting ready to watch the annual Perseid meteor shower, which peaks on Wednesday ... "Earth passes through the densest part of the debris stream sometime on 12 August. Then, you could see dozens of meteors per hour," said Bill Cooke of Nasa's meteoroid environment office ... Are you getting ready to watch the Perseid meteor shower. (BBC News)
Meteor shower Aug 11, 2009
Scientists say during that timeframe, the earth will be passing the densest area of the shower where dozens of meteors could be visible each hour. Staff at the Santa Rosa Junior College Planetarium have said optimal viewing will be in the early evening, before the moon rises, between 9 and 11 p.m. The quarter-moon will rise about midnight on Aug. 12, and will cast enough light to make the meteors less visible to the naked eye ... Lie down with your feet pointing northeast, and keeping scanning... (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Stargazers urged to share pictures of Perseid meteor shower Aug 11, 2009
The Perseids meteor show is one of the highlights of the astronomical calendar. Budding astronomers are being urged to take part in the first "Twitter Meteorwatch" by sending in their pictures of the Perseid meteor shower ... " Mr Owen said those wanting to capture the meteor shower do not need a telescopic camera, but could take a shot with a normal digital camera. "Ideally go somewhere darker than the city centre, like a park, where you will see dark skies," he said. "The best thing to bring... (BBC News -- UK)
Perseid Meteor Shower to Yield 80 Meteors an Hour? Aug 11, 2009
Perseid Meteor Shower to Yield 80 Meteors an Hour ... Perseid Meteor Shower to Yield 80 Meteors an Hour ... The Perseid meteor shower will have to fight it out with a bright moon for visibility this year, but astronomers are still predicting a dazzling show. (National Geographic)
Lighting up the night skyTwo events offered in the Basin for viewing the Perseids meteor shower Aug 10, 2009
Two events offered in the Basin for viewing the Perseids meteor shower ... The annual Perseids meteor shower, a phenomenon that humans have observed for about 2,000 years, isn t your conventional step-in-the-tub and turn-on-the-water shower ... Meteor showers are the icy, dusty debris shed by comets orbiting the sun, often called shooting or falling stars. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Perseid Meteor Shower Might Dazzle Aug 10, 2009
Search Type Choose a search type from the items below. Most Viewed - Science. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Perseids meteors to light up skies midweek Aug 9, 2009
They are the Perseids, an annual meteor shower that makes a brilliant show wherever the viewing is good and the night sky is dark and clear. This year, the bright streaks and occasional blazing fireballs of the meteors should reach their peak well before dawn Wednesday and after sunset that night ... The Perseid meteors are the debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle, which flies from deep space into the inner solar system every 130 years on its long, looping orbit around the sun, where it remains for... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
2009: a space oddity in mystery Mars rock Aug 5, 2009
A METEORITE, according to the Australian Oxford Dictionary, is a rock or metal fragment formed from a meteor of sufficient size to reach the Earths surface without burning up completely in the atmosphere ... I dont know if anybody has addressed the matter, an Australian meteorite expert, Alex Bevan, said yesterday ... But Dr Bevan, of the Western Australian Museum in Perth, agreed that Opportunitys find looks like a meteorite. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Perseid Meteors by Moonlight Aug 4, 2009
The little bits of interplanetary grit making up the Perseid meteoroid stream orbit the Sun with a period of about 130 years, like their object of origin, Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle ... So the shower's annual sky show has waned of late gone are the great Perseid meteor displays of the early 1990s ... The Perseid meteors appear to stream away from their radiant near the border of Perseus and Cassiopeia. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Aliens in the Attic Aug 4, 2009
It all starts as a meteor shower rockets across the dark galaxy. Four glowing pods sparkle and crackle while hiding behind the meteor show ... A mysterious force makes the meteor shower turn a hard right towards a bright blue ball in the distance - planet Earth. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Looking Up: Counting the stars Aug 1, 2009
That of course is plenty to dazzle your eyes under ideal conditions, adding with them the gray, billowing Milky Way Band, the bright planets and occasional meteor. Star brightness is measured on a scale of magnitude, with the higher the number being the fainter the star. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
- From the Right: Don’t think about it (1) Jul 30, 2009
In March, a meteor called 2009 DD45 came within a few inches, astronomically speaking, of smashing into Earth (about 45,000 miles) ... In 1908, a DD45-sized meteor exploded over Siberia with a force 1,000 times the Hiroshima blast ... Scientists think there are millions of such small near-Earth meteors out there, and more than 1,000 that are at least a kilometer wide. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
What to look for in the sky in August Jul 30, 2009
Aug. skywatch: Perseid meteor shower ... Aug. skywatch: Perseid meteor shower ... While the skies are full of celestial delights - several bright, sprawling constellations and one of the most reliable annual meteor showers - monsoon clouds often limit viewing opportunities. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Planet Bull's Eye Jul 29, 2009
In March, a meteor called 2009 DD45 came within a few inches, astronomically speaking, of smashing into Earth (about 45,000 miles) ... In 1908, a DD45-sized meteor exploded over Siberia with a force 1,000 times the Hiroshima blast. (Townhall.com)
John Kelly: Space destination changeable Jul 28, 2009
It has become accepted that the age of the dinosaurs ended with a great impact of a meteor. If this were to happen again, we couldn't stop it. (Florida Today)
The Impact on Jupiter! Jul 25, 2009
Posted by Stephen M. St. John July 23, 2009 At 12:28 PM PDT Isn't it odd that a comet or meteor large enough to cause such an impact on Jupiter would go unnoticed by the sky watcher community ... Posted by Mike July 24, 2009 At 09:08 AM PDT Stephen, I don't think it's odd we didn't notice a comet or meteor that wasn't a threat to us. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Critic's Corner Weekend Jul 24, 2009
Fresh on the sorry apocalyptic heels of Meteor comes The Storm (Sunday, 9 ET/PT), another disaster flick from. On one side you have a billionaire (Treat Williams) and a general (David James Elliott) who want to control the weather for power and profit. (USA Today -- Life)
Jupiter Collision a Warning to Earth Jul 23, 2009
Estimates put the explosive clout of the air burst from either a meteor or comet fragment at between 10 and 20 megatons ... Some 21 hours later, it entered the atmosphere over northern Sudan sprinkling the Nubian desert with meteorites. (Newsmax)
Has moon trip's power to inspire waned? Jul 19, 2009
" People, students included, always will be interested in space, says Ron Prescott, who teaches science at Jackson County Comprehensive High School. He knows people still are fascinated by the heavens from the questions he gets whenever a meteor shower is visible. Kids seem naturally curious about space and the stars, but something happens between middle and high school, says Justin Schupska, a middle-school science teacher at Kings Bridge Middle School in Jackson County. "When I was teaching... (Athens Banner-Herald)
MOON LANDING FACTS: Apollo 11 at 40 Jul 16, 2009
Geologists didn't know, for example, whether volcanism or meteor impacts were responsible for the moon's pockmarked surface. (Current wisdom says meteors ... In January 1963 Neil Armstrong and four other Apollo astronauts took a field trip to Arizona's Meteor Crater and Sunset Crater, a dormant volcano. (National Geographic)
Hole in Southwest Plane Prompts Probe Jul 15, 2009
There was a large meteor earlier in the day that came in over Colorado. Good job by the crew for getting the plane down without incident. (CBS News)
