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Science & Tech News tagged with meteor

UFO's Spotted Over East Coast Recently
Science & Tech  (tags: u.s., government, usaf, u.s. air force, news, humans, ufo, aerial phenomena, unidentified flying objects, science, research, tech, technology, sonic booms, environment, phenomena, paranormal, energy, speculation, russia, meteor, space, interesting )

SirRobert
- 240 days ago - firefox.org
It's too soon to be an April Fool's Day prank, but the U.S. Air Force said that a series of reported flashing lights and sonic booms - sighted and heard over the east coast of Virginia recently must be a UFO! (???)
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Solar System 'Bounce' May Send Comets Our Way! - (Archive)
Science & Tech  (tags: galactic plane, Milky Way Galaxy, galaxy, Universe, Solar System, Earth, comet, asteroid, meteor, mega-disaster, galactic alignment, 2012, astronomy, archaeology, computer, concept, discovery, energy, humans, interesting, science, world, technology, space )

SirRobert
- 319 days ago - newscientist.com
Computer-generated model simulations of our Solar System, as it travels through the galactic plane of the Milky Way Galaxy, reveals the cometary bombardment of Earth and the inner Solar System. (See comment-line for additional url information).
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A Peruvian Mystery
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- 620 days ago - astronomy.com
A small space rock crashed in the Peruvian Andes last September, smashing scientists' ideas about what objects are capable of producing impact craters.
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The Tunguska Meteorite As A Warning From Outer Space
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- 623 days ago - spacedaily.com
Almost a century ago, on June 17 (30), 1908, a massive explosion occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River, in what is now Russia's Krasnoyarsk Territory, Central Siberia.
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Utah Crater Mystery Cracked
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Ingrid
- 624 days ago - dsc.discovery.com
One of the longest-running mysteries in the U.S. National Parks has been solved: The crater-like Upheaval Dome in Utah's Canyonlands National Park was caused by a meteor impact, say German researchers.
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Astronomers Capture Rare Video Of Meteor Falling To Earth; Hunt For Meteorite
Science & Tech  (tags: meteor, astronomy, space, scientists, news, interesting, media )

John
- 627 days ago - sciencedaily.com
ScienceDaily (Mar. 8, 2008) -- Astronomers from The University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, have captured rare video of a meteor falling to Earth.
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Giant Meteor Fireball Explodes Over Northwest U.S.
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Ingrid
- 643 days ago - news.nationalgeographic.com
A meteor zipped across the U.S. Pacific Northwest sky early Tuesday morning before exploding, possibly littering eastern Oregon with marble- to basketball-size space rocks, an expert says.
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Raw Video: Meteor Streaks Across Idaho Sky
Science & Tech  (tags: washington state, skies, meteor, science, astronomy, interesting )

Jacquelin
- 646 days ago - komotv.com
An Idaho Air National Guard camera facing north captured this view of the meteor. (Note: the video clip repeats 3 times.) The meteor exploded over the night sky early Tuesday morning and was visible throughout Washington and even reported by pilots in Id
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The Quadrantid Meteor Shower - Dazzling Event From An Extinct Constellation
Science & Tech  (tags: quadrantid, meteor, shower, dazzling, event, constellation, SETI, NASA, scientists, research, instrument, planet, brilliant )

Jean
- 693 days ago - dailygalaxy.com
SETI Institute and NASA scientists will take their research instruments for a 10 hour continuous flight to map The Quadrantid -the planet's most brilliant meteor shower of 2008, regularly producing 50 to 120 meteors per hour.
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New Theory For Mass Extinction Is Offered
Science & Tech  (tags: Earth, mass extinction, meteor, environmental stress )

Eduardo
- 758 days ago - postchronicle.com
The great mass extinction of 250 million years ago might not have been caused by a meteor strike, but, rather, by environmental stresses. The decline began millions of years before the disappearance of 90 percent of Earth's species.
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Minnesota and Iowa Residents Report Seeing a Flaming Object Shooting Through the Sky
Science & Tech  (tags: meteor, daylight, explosion )

Ralph
- 784 days ago - centralkansas.cox.net
MINNEAPOLIS (Associated Press) -- Residents from the Twin Cities to the southwestern corner of Minnesota and into Iowa reported seeing a flaming object shooting through the sky Wednesday, and
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