26 January 2017

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 26JAN2017

Massive meteor came close to Earth...undetected
WTSP.com
TAMPA, FLA. - Just a few days ago, a meteor the size of a bus came close to the planet Earth. It was actually between the Earth and the moon!

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AGU - Wiley
Research Letter Altitudinal dependence of meteor radio afterglows ... Research Article Rates, flux densities, and spectral indices of meteor radio ...

Meteor breakup causes a boom
Astronomy Forums
Mount Holly meteor: Explanation offered for fireball caught on cam, 'sonic booms' in Mt. Holly | WSOC-TV I never knew meteors could cause.

Explanation offered for fireball caught on cam, 'sonic booms' in Mt. Holly
WSOC Charlotte
Channel 9 showed Craig video captured by a home security camera in Huntersville that captured a bright fireball in the night sky early Wednesday ...

WATCH: Fireball meteor streaks across sky over Huntersville
WCNC.com
A fireball meteor was caught on a security camera early Wednesday morning as it streaked across the sky in Huntersville. (Video: Rob Swanson).

Security camera captures meteor fireball lighting up the sky in Huntersville, North Carolina
Sott
Not sure what my security cam captured last night, but maybe there is a cute alien living in my neighbors backyard now! Huntersville, NC.

An Early Morning Fireball Over Yuma, Arizona
seattlepi.com (blog)
Today's subject: An Early Morning Fireball Over Yuma, Arizona… This blog was first published in January, 2014… Yesterday morning was a totally ...

'Meteor' spotted over Leeds school
Yorkshire Evening Post
A meteor, often called a shooting star, is the visible passage of a glowing meteoroid, micrometeoroid, comet or asteroid through Earth's atmosphere, ...

'I'm into rocks ... rocks from space!' says Chatham collector
CBC.ca
"We look for strange-looking objects that respond to our metal detectors ... and go from there," said the Chatham retiree, also known as Meteor Mick.

Fireball lights up sky over eastern US
The Watchers
A bright meteor streaked through the sky over the eastern United States around 09:08 UTC (04:08 local time) on January 25, 2017. The event lasted a ...

Did meteor cause the boom?
Gaston Gazette
Mysterious loud "booms" in Mount Holly have the townspeople talking, with little explanation of the culprit until Wednesday. The latest loud noise ...

sonic booms
WSOC-TV
The latest “sonic boom” heard all across Mount Holly almost certainly came from a meteor breaking up in the atmosphere, according to Jim Craig, the ...

Ancient meteor shower did not cause 'explosion of life' in ocean
Earth.com
For years, scientists thought the event was set in motion when the Earth was pelted by an ancient meteor shower. New information has caused them ...

Austin resident says she spotted UFO's
FOX 7 Austin
The American Meteor Society also received sighting reports Monday night. They say a fireball was seen by at least five people over Louisiana and ...

A Brilliant Green Meteor Lights Up India's 'Sky Islands'
Reddit
Dec 2016 transparency report. A place to share photographs and pictures. Feel free to post your own, but please read the rules first (see below), and ...

Fireball lights up sky over eastern US
The Watchers
By 17:27 UTC, the American Meteor Society received 12 reports about the fireball. It was seen from Kentucky, Tennessee, South Carolina, North ...

Large Meteor Fireball Lights Up Skies Over North Carolina Jan. 25
Conspiracy Outpost
They just keep coming… Large Meteor Fireball Lights Up Skies Over North Carolina Jan. 25 (49 seconds)

Meteor or UFO? Over Austin
Texas UFO Sightings
Although Fox 7 News linked the sighting to meteor reports in the area, and even included a photo of a streak of light over Downtown Austin ...

Event 270-2017
Fireball event
AMS received 12 reports about a fireball seen over SC, NC, VA, TN and KY on Wednesday, January 25th 2017 around 09:08 UT.

2017 The FOURTH Year of "CERTAIN Uncertainty" ™ / Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!

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