01 March 2013

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 01MAR2013

Russia meteor shower: Listen to the sound of the enormous space rock explode
Mirror.co.uk
The meteor, which exploded a few dozen miles above Earth at 03.22 GMT on February 15, created a shockwave that injured 1,200 people and damaged thousands of homes, with the debris narrowly missing a direct and devastating hit on the industrial city of ...

Meteor caught on camera
KSN-TV
After the Russian meteor exploded across the sky, it prompted scientists to better identify large meteor and asteroid threats. A team at the University of Hawaii is working on the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System or ATLAS with the help of ...

Meteor that slammed into the Urals made the loudest noise ever recorded by ...
Daily Mail
Seventeen listening stations operated across the world by the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) detected the sound wave as it traversed the planet. The furthest station to record the sub-audible sound was more than 9,000 miles...

Russian Meteor Blast 'Heard' from Antarctica to Greenland
TIME
Russia wasn't the only country rattled by the meteor that exploded over Chelyabinsk on Feb. 15. According to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), the blast produced the largest low-frequency sound wave ever picked up by its nuclear


Russian Meteor's Destination To Become Tourist Hot Spot?
Huffington Post
Barely two weeks have passed since a meteor crashed into western Siberia, injuring more than 1,000 people and scaring pretty much everyone everywhere. Now that the Russian town of Chelyabinsk has put out the fires and recovered from the meteor's ...

Russian meteor town in tourism bid
Aysor
Officials in the Russian city where a meteor fell last month now hope to attract tourists to the area, the Telegraph reports. The 10,000-ton meteor entered the Earth's atmosphere producing a sonic boom. It shattered into pieces between 18 and 32 miles ...

Meteor City Sheds Soviet Nuclear Specter in Tourism Push
Businessweek
The meteor explosion over this former secret Soviet nuclear hub two weeks ago was recorded by scores of dashboard cameras and viewed by millions of people, providing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attract international tourists and their money to ...

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Meteor City Sheds Soviet Nuclear Specter in Tourism Push
Bloomberg
The last time a disaster with global impact struck Chelyabinsk, officials covered it up for three decades. This time, they're marketing it to the world. The meteor explosion over this former secret Soviet nuclear hub two weeks ago was recorded by ...

What does a meteor sounds like?
WA today
Infrasonic waves from the meteor that broke up over Russia were the largest ever recorded by the CTBTO's International Monitoring System. 01/03/13. Scientists find large Antarctica meteorite. ...

Planetary Meteor Defense Shield Proposed
Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet
Following the destructive meteor breakup over southern Russia on February 15, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev assigned a deputy, Dmitry Rogozin, to find ways to prevent far worse disasters. Rogozin had proposed in 2011 an “international initiative” to ...

Scientists find large Antarctica meteorite 
Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 03:23 PM PST
A meteorite found in Antarctica has scientists excited.

Researchers Found A 40 Pound Meteorite In Antarctica
Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 02:52 PM PST
Meteorite hunters at the bottom of the world bagged a rare find this southern summer: a 40-pound (18 kilogram) chunk of extraterrestrial rock.

Scientists find one of Antartica's largest meteorites
Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 02:27 PM PST
March 01, 2013 6:05 AM BRUSSELS (AFP) - An international team of scientists at Belgium's Antarctica research station has found the largest meteorite in nearly 25 years, helping them to unlock the secrets of our solar system.

Big Meteorite Discovered in Antarctica
Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 02:20 PM PST
Scientists on skidoos search for space rocks.

Theory Suggests UFO Detonated Russian Meteorite
Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 02:20 PM PST
The meteorite that crashed into Russia on February 15 has sparked UFO rumors, after a few pictures were captured of an unidentified object flying next to it before it exploded. A bizarre theory has been created, which suggests the meteorite was blown up by a UFO in an attempt to protect our planet. It captured the attention of UFO enthusiasts after a tiny “object” could be seen colliding with ...

Scientists find Antarctica meteorite
Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 01:43 PM PST
Scientists at Belgium's Antarctica research station have found the largest meteorite in nearly 25 years.

Rock on! Rare 40-pound meteorite found
Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 01:42 PM PST
Meteorite hunters at the bottom of the world bagged a rare find this southern summer: a 40-pound (18 kilogram) chunk of extraterrestrial rock.

NASA on Russian Meteor: Why No One Saw It Coming
Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 12:00 PM PST
NASA says the meteor that exploded over Russia wasn’t on anyone’s radar because it came from the direction of the Sun, hiding it from view. More About: meteor , meteorite , NASA , russia , space

Big Meteorite Found in Antarctica (Photo Gallery)
Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 11:50 AM PST
SAMBA scientists working at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica discovered the largest meteorite in the region since 1988.

Antarctic scientists find 18kg meteorite
Thu, 28 Feb, 2013 11:20 AM PST
Scientists in Antarctica have discovered an 18kg meteorite embedded in the East Antarctic ice sheet, the largest found in the region since 1988.Belgian and Japanese scientists on the frozen continent for the Search for Antarctic...

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انفجار نيزك على روسيا 2013 وأصيب ما يقرب من 500 شخص بعد انفجار النيزك الضخم بشكل مذهل في سماء مدينة تشيليابينسك الروسية.
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