Out There stories relating to "meteor" Wednesday, February 27,
2013 Within two weeks, substantial meteors have now been
reported from Russia, the US and New Zealand. This one came down
Sunday in Queenstown, and was large enough to be seen during the
day. Clearly, it was not as large as the Russian meteor, but
nevertheless, it's unusual for so many significant meteors to
appear over such a short time. There is no known large meteor
shower due until April, when the Lyrids are expected to appear.
Do these meteors pose a danger? So far, one of them has caused
significant damage and injuries from its shock wave, but there
is no way to determine if any others as large or larger are
heading toward Earth. Sunday, November 25, 2012 The descriptions
of this event suggest that it was a large meteor breaking up
over the region on the night of November 24. The Leonid Meteor
Shower took place between November 17 and 20, but the shower was
exceptionally weak this year. Most of the Leonids are no larger
than a grain of sand,