21 March 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 21MAR2012

Lorton Meteorite stars at Smithsonian appropriations hearing
Washington Post Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:36 PM PDT
The Lorton meteorite , the one that crashed into a doctorâs office in 2010, made a surprise appearance Tuesday at the Smithsonian Institutionâs appropriations hearing. Bringing a rare artifact out of a locked warehouse or protective glass case is always bold evidence that few people collect, study and preserve items to the extent the Smithsonian does. Read full article >>

Satellites Spot Hidden Layers of Ancient Towns
Fox News Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:01 AM PDT
Scientists find 9,500 possible 'lived in' human settlements in Middle East after looking for mounds, soil activity Go-to Meteorite Guy Reveals Out-of-This-World Finds

Harvard experts debunk meteorite discovery in Exeter
Exeter News-Letter Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:19 PM PDT
EXETER â The town's recent out-of-this-world discovery may not be from out of this world after all.

Fossils will fuel museum's birthday blast
Philadelphia Inquirer
A meteorite, an extinct Irish elk, and the general public's first peek at rare collections of bird skins, snakes in jars, and bugs on pins help drive home what a treasure the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is, as the nation's oldest ...

Asteroid lands in Hamilton garden
The Scottish Sun
By NICK SHARPE, Chief Reporter STUNNED Emilie Rennie found a space rock in her flowerbed — two days after a monster meteor blazed through Scotland's skies. Mum Emilie, 56, of Hamilton, stumbled on the golfball-sized debris in her back garden. (Looks like another meteorite-find hoax!)

Man offers £20000 for piece of meteor that blazed trail over Cumbria
News & Star
By Phil Coleman Anyone who finds a chunk of the meteor which streaked over Cumbria could be in line for £20000 – but their chances are pie in the sky. A self-confessed full-time meteorite hunter, Rob Elliott, from Fife, is offering the cash for anyone ...