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Denis Vida Jan 26, 2024

The UK Meteor Network Jan 26, 2024

#Meteorites from #2024BX1 - We've just heard that the meteorites reported yesterday have been confirmed as rare #Eucrite or #Aubrite type.
Further finds today by Hungarian, German and other teams. The unusual grey rocks were probably being ignored by earlier hunters. Mark says "i know Id have missed them...!"
At least 200g recovered now... (pics of two separate finds below)
Pictures taken from twitter/X streams of @NicosPanoptikum and @meteordoc

Denis Vida Jan 31, 2023

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only one more week left to apply for planetary science PhD projects in our group @[email protected] find out more at https://www.ees.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/doctoral-training/planetary-science/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Katie_H_Joy/status/1620364600817647617

Isotope geochemistry, cosmochemistry and planetary science opportunities - Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences - The University of Manchester

Denis Vida Jan 22, 2023

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Yes! #Winchcombe #Meteorite https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-leicestershire-64223820

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/BBCAmos/status/1617127171323236362

Is this the UK's most important fireball?

The meteorite crashed in England in 2021, containing water that was a near-perfect match for that on Earth.

BBC News

Denis Vida Jan 18, 2023

This is how meteor showers get formed.
You can see why we sometimes get outbursts - there is a higher concentration of meteoroids in certain areas that we intersect in different years.

RT @[email protected]

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Komet123Jager/status/1615724633084370944

Michael Jäger on Twitter

“https://t.co/06cBIjAJBA”

Twitter

Denis Vida Jan 12, 2023

Amazing story behind the discovery of #asteroid 2022 WJ1 which made the news and dropped #meteorites in Niagara a few months ago:
https://catalina.lpl.arizona.edu/news/once-again-catalina-sky-survey-discovers-earth-impacting-asteroid

Once Again the Catalina Sky Survey Discovers an Earth-Impacting Asteroid | Catalina Sky Survey

Catalina Sky Survey astronomer David Rankin discovers a near-Earth asteroid a few short hours before its fiery, yet harmless impact into the Earth’s atmosphere.

Denis Vida Jan 11, 2023

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David Boehnlein explains how meteorites are analyzed, studied and can tell us a lot about the early days of the solar system. Check out his article published on @[email protected]:
https://astronomy.com/news/2022/12/how-do-scientists-study-meteorites
#asteroid

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AsteroidDay/status/1613240487611097106

How do scientists study meteorites?

With the right tools at their disposal, meteoriticists can learn a lot about ancient space rocks that fall to Earth.

Astronomy.com

Denis Vida Jan 10, 2023

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Bright fireball seen to the north from Hampshire last night (2023-01-09 20:01 UT).

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/nova_foresta/status/1612752763242397697

Richard on Twitter

“Bright fireball seen to the north from Hampshire last night (2023-01-09 20:01 UT).”

Twitter

Denis Vida Jan 10, 2023

RT @[email protected]

Another #Winchcombe meteorite paper hits the shelves!

It's full of ET amino acids & PAHs - organic molecules formed during the early history of the Solar System.

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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.13936#.Y70uo9FSAK8.twitter

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AshleyJKing85/status/1612743959100678144

Denis Vida Jan 7, 2023

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Tune into @[email protected] this Saturday at noon to hear @[email protected] meteor group member @[email protected] describe how one Alberta fireball is changing our notion of early solar system formation. #meteors #fireballs https://twitter.com/meteordoc/status/1602410859866869760

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/pgbrown/status/1611450114102403072

Denis Vida on Twitter

“(1/14) Why is the fireball we talk about in our @NatureAstronomy paper (https://t.co/oqKI1m1wBp) so important? It has to do with the fundamental understanding of the formation of our solar system.”

Twitter

Denis Vida Jan 4, 2023

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"Fast forward to what is deemed the best #meteor shower of the year. The #Perseids, which run from the middle of July to the beginning of September, peak on the night of Aug. 12–13 this year." - Peter Brown, @[email protected] Professor
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/2023-space-moonshots-meteors-planets-1.6692889

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/westernuSpace/status/1610653637633515520

Moonshots, meteors and planets: Here are just a few things to look forward to in space in 2023 | CBC News

A lot happened in space news in 2022 — from the James Webb Space Telescope providing us with stunning images and data from exoplanets, to the first launch of the Artemis moon program, beautiful lunar eclipses and planet-viewing. The action will continue in 2023. Here are just some things to look forward to.

CBC