Thursday, November 19, 2009

Video of hugh fireball

Some think this brilliant fireball may have been a small asteroid.

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=8714738

Monday, November 16, 2009

A new type of cloud has been discovered

It doesn't happen very often that new clouds are discovered. But this one is new one for the weather record books

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undulatus_asperatus

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Famous Leonid meteor show morning of Nov 17

Most likely the weather here in Kansas/Missouri will be rainy and cloudy. Maybe there will be some clearings.

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/10nov_leonids2009.htm?list1285438

Another good article by Joe Rao whom I was with in 1998 during the Caribbean eclipse is here.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33589356

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Mars changed from a warm planet into a colder one, now some news

Long ago, something bad happened to Mars, transforming a warm and hospitable world into the cold, seemingly lifeless desert we view today. Many scientists believe the Red Planet lost most of its atmospher. A new NASA mission named MAVEN is specifically designed to answer some questions about the series of events.

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/06nov_maven.htm?list1285438