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Meteorite? Satellite? Something else? Whatever it was, the area has been buzzing about something in the sky near Culbertson, Montana, US around 10 p.m. Monday. "The only thing that we saw was a flash of light. There were several small flashes, then a large one. It sounded like a jet, like a j...

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Meteor shower sparks calls to police A meteor shower was visible throughout New Zealand last night, prompting calls to police about distress flares. Inspector Kristy Meates said 10 calls were logged between 7pm and 7.40pm in the central and lower North Island. More calls were repor...

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A new Canadian crater Position: Latitude 76.628177° Longitude -109.037557°

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On Saturday night, an unidentified object was sent hurtling through the roof at Steven Gleicher's workplace. Was the football-sized object a meteor or perhaps something more common? And perhaps just as puzzling: How could it rip through a thick pane of fibreglass strong enough to hold a hum...

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It was a pretty typical Saturday evening for Dan and Jean Ciechanowski as they worked the barbecue and chatted with neighbours this past weekend. Then it happened. Dan Ciechanowski heard a noise that he described as the sound a missile makes and saw something moving across the sky at a 45-degr...

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The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) is monitoring a mysterious situation on the KZN south coast. "Numerous" eye-witnesses reported an unidentified flying object crashing into the sea on Saturday. NSRI Shelley Beach station commander, Eddie Noyons, said eye-witnesses had reporte...

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Mjølnir Crater is a recently discovered ringed structure about 24 miles wide on the floor of the Barents Sea. It is the result of the impact, roughly 142.0 ± 2.6 million years ago (Lower Cretaceous), of a 1 -3 Km wide asteroid-like body. N 73° 48' E 29° 40' [img]http://static.f...

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A white fireball with a reddish orange tail was seen over LaSalle county, Illinois, at about 9:30 pm on May 22nd. The sight was accompanied by a whistling sound.

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A suspected meteorite has brightened up the night for people across eastern Australia. A large green ball of light was seen in many parts of Queensland at about 6:30pm AEST. Peter Hall from the Astronomical Association of Queensland says he has been inundated with calls. He says it can of...

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The University of Tuebingen has cleared out their cellars and found some forgotten meteorites. The Tuebingen meteorite collection had been on display before, but the museum is now planning to build a new extension to house them in. The University currently has 1000 meteorite specimens fro...

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The Watson iron meteorite (93kg) was found in 1972 in the Nullarbor Plain, near Watson, South Australia (30° 30` S, 131° 33` E). It was first cut in 1990. The second slice (19 x 24 cm) revealed a large mass of silicate rock (achondritic stone) embedded in the metal, an estimated...

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Maverick entrepreneur Datuk Jaafar Jamaludin loves chasing shooting stars and now, he has a collection of meteorites worth some RM40 million. Jaafar, who is a collector and astronomy enthusiast, said many Malaysians are unfamiliar with meteorites or their potential in being turned into money-...

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A very large sonic boom was heard in Tucson, Arizona, US, last night at 9 pm local time. Hundreds of people called the police and news stations. It seems that the weather was windy and cloudy outside, and a sonic boom from a military jet has not been discounted.

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A large bright green fireball was spotted at 21:44 MTD near El Paso, US, last night. Witnesses reported a loud "boom" and windows were shaken. The fireball was seen heading in a southerly direction. As yet, it is not known if anything landed.

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The small (~30 metre) asteroid 2006 HX57 which was discovered by LINEAR on 30 April is calculated to pass the Earth by about 3.0 lunar distances on May 6th, 2006. At magnitude 16 it is beyond the range of most amateur scopes. e = 0.497174991343023 i = 0.18215496...

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	Culbertson Meteorites? (Preview) Meteorite? Satellite? Something else? Whatever it was, the area has been buzzing about something in the sky near Culbertson, Montana, US around 10 p.m. Monday. "The only thing that we saw was a flash of light. There were several small flashes, then a large one. It sounded like a jet, like a j...	Blobrana	0	Jun 13 17:06 2006 by Blobrana
	New Zealand meteor shower (Preview) Meteor shower sparks calls to police A meteor shower was visible throughout New Zealand last night, prompting calls to police about distress flares. Inspector Kristy Meates said 10 calls were logged between 7pm and 7.40pm in the central and lower North Island. More calls were repor...	Blobrana	2	Jun 8 20:07 2006 by Blobrana
	Canadian crater Crater (Preview) A new Canadian crater Position: Latitude 76.628177° Longitude -109.037557°	Blobrana	1	Jun 3 18:05 2006 by Blobrana
	Nevada Mystery Rock (Preview) On Saturday night, an unidentified object was sent hurtling through the roof at Steven Gleicher's workplace. Was the football-sized object a meteor or perhaps something more common? And perhaps just as puzzling: How could it rip through a thick pane of fibreglass strong enough to hold a hum...	Blobrana	1	May 27 01:24 2006 by Blobrana
	Brigantine Ice Fall (Preview) It was a pretty typical Saturday evening for Dan and Jean Ciechanowski as they worked the barbecue and chatted with neighbours this past weekend. Then it happened. Dan Ciechanowski heard a noise that he described as the sound a missile makes and saw something moving across the sky at a 45-degr...	Blobrana	1	May 23 23:32 2006 by Blobrana
	KZN UFO Crash (Preview) The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) is monitoring a mysterious situation on the KZN south coast. "Numerous" eye-witnesses reported an unidentified flying object crashing into the sea on Saturday. NSRI Shelley Beach station commander, Eddie Noyons, said eye-witnesses had reporte...	Blobrana	3	May 23 23:23 2006 by Blobrana
	Mjølnir Crater Crater (Preview) Mjølnir Crater is a recently discovered ringed structure about 24 miles wide on the floor of the Barents Sea. It is the result of the impact, roughly 142.0 ± 2.6 million years ago (Lower Cretaceous), of a 1 -3 Km wide asteroid-like body. N 73° 48' E 29° 40' [img]http://static.f...	Blobrana	1	May 23 18:38 2006 by Blobrana
	Illinois fireball (Preview) A white fireball with a reddish orange tail was seen over LaSalle county, Illinois, at about 9:30 pm on May 22nd. The sight was accompanied by a whistling sound.	Anonymous	0	May 23 18:23 2006 by Anonymous
	Queensland Meteorite (Preview) A suspected meteorite has brightened up the night for people across eastern Australia. A large green ball of light was seen in many parts of Queensland at about 6:30pm AEST. Peter Hall from the Astronomical Association of Queensland says he has been inundated with calls. He says it can of...	Blobrana	4	May 23 10:53 2006 by Blobrana
	Tuebingen meteorite collection (Preview) The University of Tuebingen has cleared out their cellars and found some forgotten meteorites. The Tuebingen meteorite collection had been on display before, but the museum is now planning to build a new extension to house them in. The University currently has 1000 meteorite specimens fro...	Blobrana	0	May 20 19:25 2006 by Blobrana
	Watson iron meteorite (Preview) The Watson iron meteorite (93kg) was found in 1972 in the Nullarbor Plain, near Watson, South Australia (30° 30` S, 131° 33` E). It was first cut in 1990. The second slice (19 x 24 cm) revealed a large mass of silicate rock (achondritic stone) embedded in the metal, an estimated...	Blobrana	0	May 16 12:48 2006 by Blobrana
	Meteorite Collector (Preview) Maverick entrepreneur Datuk Jaafar Jamaludin loves chasing shooting stars and now, he has a collection of meteorites worth some RM40 million. Jaafar, who is a collector and astronomy enthusiast, said many Malaysians are unfamiliar with meteorites or their potential in being turned into money-...	Blobrana	0	May 8 05:56 2006 by Blobrana
	Tucson sonic boom (Preview) A very large sonic boom was heard in Tucson, Arizona, US, last night at 9 pm local time. Hundreds of people called the police and news stations. It seems that the weather was windy and cloudy outside, and a sonic boom from a military jet has not been discounted.	Blobrana	3	May 8 05:49 2006 by Blobrana
	El Paso Fireball (Preview) A large bright green fireball was spotted at 21:44 MTD near El Paso, US, last night. Witnesses reported a loud "boom" and windows were shaken. The fireball was seen heading in a southerly direction. As yet, it is not known if anything landed.	Blobrana	1	May 7 10:19 2006 by Blobrana
	2006 HX57 (Preview) The small (~30 metre) asteroid 2006 HX57 which was discovered by LINEAR on 30 April is calculated to pass the Earth by about 3.0 lunar distances on May 6th, 2006. At magnitude 16 it is beyond the range of most amateur scopes. e = 0.497174991343023 i = 0.18215496...	Blobrana	0	May 5 17:16 2006 by Blobrana
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