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New Meteor Shower in the Constellation Cassiopeia

09/09/2024 Reading 1 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
New Meteor Shower In The Constellation Cassiopeia
In the early morning of September 4, there was a brief meteor shower outburst visible over California and Arizona with a radiant in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was recorded by low-light video cameras in the CAMS networks led by Peter Jenniskens (SETI Institute) and Nick Moskovitz (Lowell Observatory). The outburst revealed a weak annual shower that had not been mapped before, with a possible earlier outburst in 2014. The shower was caused by the crumbs of a yet-to-be discovered comet in a …
Cassiopeia Lowell Observatory Meteor shower outburst Nick Moskovitz Peter Jenniskens low-light video
Meteor Showers Shed Light on Where Comets Formed in the Early Solar System

22/08/2024 Reading 6 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Meteor Showers Shed Light On Where Comets Formed In The Early Solar System
Jupiter-family Oort Cloud Peter Jenniskens Sun comet meteoroid
New Meteor Shower During This Year’s Perseids

20/08/2024 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
New Meteor Shower During This Year’S Perseids
Hanke T. Peter Jenniskens Scott J. deg meteor
Asteroid that impacted near Berlin identified as a rare Aubrite

05/02/2024 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Asteroid That Impacted Near Berlin Identified As A Rare Aubrite
 
Berlin Naturkunde Dominik Dieter Lutz Hecht Pavel Spurný Peter Jenniskens SETI Institute
Asteroid 2024 BX1 Successfully Recovered After Berlin Impact

30/01/2024 Reading 2 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Asteroid 2024 Bx1 Successfully Recovered After Berlin Impact
The asteroid that made its impact near Berlin last Sunday has now been successfully recovered. In a significant find, our team, including Dr. Peter Jenniskens from the SETI Institute, located two samples of the asteroid 2024 BX1 this afternoon. This discovery brings the total number of recovered meteorites from this event to four. Polish meteorite enthusiasts Filip Samuel Nikodem, Michal Nebelski, Kryspin Kmieciak, and Kazimierz Magneto had made headlines yesterday with their recovery of an ast…
BX1 Berlin Impact Filip Samuel Nikodem Michal Nebelski Peter Jenniskens asteroid
The First ‘Birder’s Guide’ to Meteor Showers

31/10/2023 Reading 5 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
The First ‘Birder’S Guide’ To Meteor Showers
October 31, 2023, Mountain View, CA – The SETI Institute is proud to announce a new book by SETI Institute meteor astronomer Dr. Peter Jenniskens. Called "Atlas of Earth's Meteor Showers," this comprehensive guide describes over 500 meteor showers that appear in our night skies and adds a wealth of detail to the tapestry of our solar system.
Earth Meteor Peter Jenniskens SETI Institute book meteoroids
OSIRIS-REx to Deliver Bennu’s Parcel Sunday!

22/09/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Osiris-Rex To Deliver Bennu’S Parcel Sunday!
In 2016, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer) spacecraft embarked on a mission to the asteroid Bennu to collect a sample from the asteroid’s surface and return it to Earth. The successful collection took place in 2020, stowing the sample in a specially designed return capsule and setting up the first asteroid sample return managed by NASA.
Asteroid sample return Bennu Dante Lauretta Earth Peter Jenniskens capsule