<![CDATA[io9: Meteor]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Meteor]]> http://io9.com/tag/meteor http://io9.com/tag/meteor <![CDATA[Where in the solar system do these colorful meteorites come from?]]> Of course, much of the color in these images isn't natural, but instead the result of analysis by a polarizing microscope. But thanks to such analysis we know exactly where these space rocks came from: the solar system's weirdest asteroid. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5866985&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Did "DNA tool kits" from meteorites make life on Earth possible?]]> We've often found trace evidence of DNA on meteorites, but it wasn't clear whether these DNA pieces originated in space, or were accidental byproducts of contamination by scientists. Now we have our best evidence yet that they actually come from space. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5828902&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Triceratops horn suggests a meteor really did kill off all the dinosaurs]]> We're almost certain that a giant meteor hit Earth 65 million years ago. But a mysterious "three-meter gap" in the fossil record might mean dinosaurs were already dying off. Now a newly discovered fossil might finally reveal the whole story. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5820264&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Martian crater gets hit by meteorites again...and again...and again]]> Most of the craters created by meteorite and asteroid impacts are round, nothing like this strangely elongated, oval-shaped crater recently discovered on Mars. This crater just might be the trendiest meteorite landing spot on all of Mars. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5777714&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Why a massive meteorite strike could be the best thing to happen to us]]> Meteorites killed the dinosaurs and have nearly wiped out humanity in multiple Hollywood blockbusters, but have these deadly space rocks actually gotten a bad rap? One geologist argues we should actually be thankful for all meteorites have done for us. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5723654&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sean Connery's chest hair vs. a rogue meteorite fragment — to the death!]]> Sean Connery, shirt unbuttoned halfway to his navel, plays chicken with a meteor fragment heading straight for his base, while Natalie Wood and Martin Landau watch. Will it strike before he can launch his missiles to destroy the big meteor? More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5683034&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Eureka And Warehouse 13, Plus Another Meteor TV Movie]]> Finally, some interesting new television! Syfy is premiering the new series Warehouse 13 (think of it as a G-rated X-Files) and Eureka is back for a new season. Also Jason Alexander and Christopher Lloyd team up for NBC's Meteor movie. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5307997&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Giant Fireball Blazes to Earth in Texas]]> Experts have been scratching their heads over a huge, bright fireball that zoomed out of the sky over Texas yesterday. Reporters and the FAA claimed it was satellite debris, but astronomers say they're wrong. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5154602&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Firey Scandinavian Meteor "Turned the Sky Blue"]]> Last weekend, a meteor hit the atmosphere over Scandinavia with a huge boom, filling the sky with blue light. Hundreds of Danish and Swedish people saw it, many of them from their cars as they drove home in the early evening. No one was hurt, and the video footage is amazing. Using eyewitness reports and satellite photos, Dutch meteorologist Jacob Kuiper created this map of the fireball's trajectory through the atmosphere. Eyewitness Toby Rutland summed up the experience:
I'm about 50km north of Gothenburg and saw the bright blue flash through the living room window. It was almost definitely to the south and was at least as bright as close lightning but I didn't notice any sound. Wish I'd seen more!
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]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5139729&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Watch a Fiery Meteorite Burn Up the Sky]]> Thursday night, a meteorite fell in Western Canada, burning up as hit the Earth’s atmosphere and creating a brilliant flash over Alberta and Saskatchewan. Witnesses got to experience the brightest fireball the country has seen in over a decade. Fortunately for us non-Canadians, several video cameras captured the meteorite’s luminous fall. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5096560&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Earth-Bashers]]> Mars isn't the only planet with awe-inspiring craters. Here on Earth, we've been pummeled by space rocks in the not-so-distant past, and our planet has the scars to prove it. A new photo essay in National Geographic by Stephen Alvarez tells the story of planetary impacts like this one (above) in Arizona, U.S., called simply Meteor Crater. It's almost a mile wide. Check out an even more awesome one below. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5026138&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Meteor Man: Biggest Waste Of Talent Ever]]> If you've been browsing the cable airwaves, you might have noticed the 1993 film The Meteor Man has been playing on Showtime, usually as late-night filler material. Although it's 15 years old, it didn't even stand up for 15 minutes at the box office, grossing only $8 million dollars despite a wealth of talented actors. If you really want to torture yourself, strap yourself in Clockwork Orange-style and try watching it. We dare you. Or just check out the full story behind the movie that makes Blankman seem bearable by comparison. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=372526&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[James Bond Fails To Stop New York From Getting Atomized]]> Long before there was Armageddon or Deep Impact, or even the fear of our own falling spy satellites, there was Meteor. Sean Connery goes into full science mode as he tries to stop a huge meteor named Orpheus from crashing into the Earth. The good news: he's partially successful. The bad news: Oops, sorry about that Hong Kong and New York. The opening scene, where astronauts watch the cosmic ballet of a comet striking an asteroid just before it obliterates them and their ship, is worth the price of admission alone. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=357841&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Siberian Doomsday Supercrater Finally Located]]> A team of scientists has finally located the impact crater from a "Doomsday" 1908 meteor strike that was one thousand times more powerful than the blast that leveled Hiroshima. You wouldn't think looking for something that size would be like trying to find a needle in a haystack, but it's gone undetected for nearly 100 years. Mainly because it was sneaky and hiding under a lake. More »
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