I've been told recently that collecting micrometeorites is as easy, basically, as placing a clean surface outside and picking through the debris you collect because thousands of tons of space dust and debris fall to Earth every day. That can't be all there is to it, can it? How do you know whether you're looking at Earth dust or space dust?
[more inside]
posted by Sleeper
on Feb 27, 2013 -
4 answers
What are some reasonably-realistic scientific scenarios in which, assuming all the current technology we have at the moment was in working order, scientists might miss seeing a potentially catastrophic meteorite on a collision course with Earth until it was actually entering the atmosphere?
I assume that astrophysicists see potentially threatening asteroids/meteors coming months, if not years, in advance. But could there be a circumstance in which that might not be the case? Thanks!
posted by np312
on Feb 6, 2013 -
18 answers
Where is the best place to view the 2012 Geminids meteor shower (Dec 13/14) in the SF Bay Area..... where there will NOT be any chance of fog?
[more inside]
posted by *phoenix*
on Aug 26, 2012 -
11 answers
My housemate and I just saw a bright pinpoint flash (approx intensity and size of Rigel) in the sky, lasting about an eighth of a second, what's it likely to have been?
[more inside]
posted by Ahab
on Apr 14, 2012 -
10 answers
Astronomy Filter. I have a friend who has seen (what I think to be) several meteors this year. Trouble is, they were green. Also, they weren't the usual streak across the sky, more like a Roman Candle, with no tail. What are they?
[more inside]
posted by IvanKalinin
on Oct 5, 2010 -
8 answers
Where's the best place to watch meteors within driving distance of Brooklyn?
[more inside]
posted by pollex
on Aug 11, 2010 -
5 answers
I've searched here, there, and everywhere for information on the optimal time/date for viewing this year's Leonid meteor shower from my little corner of central Japan. Has anyone else out there been able to find something with a world clock style of interface or am I reaching? I checked the IMO, but found their schedule unwieldy....
[more inside]
posted by squasha
on Nov 16, 2009 -
6 answers
There was a huge fireball in the sky; looking southwest from my back yard this morning. How do I find out what it was, or where it landed?
[more inside]
posted by dejah420
on Feb 15, 2009 -
17 answers
philly-philter: The
Perseids Meteor Shower is coming! Where should I drive to outside of the city to get a good view?
[more inside]
posted by nayten
on Aug 10, 2008 -
9 answers
Anyone get the license plate of that potentially Earth-destroying meteor? (Long, needlessly detailed yet interesting story inside.)
[more inside]
posted by Vavuzi
on May 20, 2008 -
28 answers
What hand tools would be needed to remove a chunk of iron from an iron meteorite you've discovered in the field?
[more inside]
posted by Naberius
on Mar 24, 2008 -
11 answers
I want to watch the Leonid Meteor shower (November 17/18) near Manchester, England.
[more inside]
posted by summit
on Nov 7, 2007 -
3 answers
Meteor Filter: On sunday or monday night I was hoping to take my special lady out to the middle of nowhere and watch the
Perseid meteor shower, which is supposed to be quite a show this year. Where should we go to escape Chicago's light pollution?
[more inside]
posted by buriednexttoyou
on Aug 10, 2007 -
11 answers
I'm fairly new to the area and looking for good places to see the Perseid meteor shower this weekend near Seattle. I have a car, so having to drive to the location is fine. Any recommendations?
posted by jengineer
on Aug 10, 2006 -
7 answers
