Overture.

[greygirlbeast]

I've been so preoccupied, with one thing and another, that this rather spectacular news item entirely slipped by me, unnoticed:

OSLO, Norway, June 9 (UPI) — A large meteorite struck in northern Norway this week, landing with an impact an astronomer compared to the atomic bomb used at Hiroshima.

Of course, it would be rather premature to allow the Immaculate Order of the Falling Sky to take credit for any of this. Our telekinetic "magnet" is still little more than a thought experiment. Still...

Here'a story at physorg.com: Large meteorite hits northern Norway. There's not much detail just yet.

Comments

[styggian.livejournal.com]

I must thank you for the new website.

[mellawyrden.livejournal.com]

I want to see a satellite photo of the meteorite strike, but there aren't any yet this morning.
I did find this article: http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1346411.ece
which shows it streaking through the sky, and a map of where it hit

[sovay]

There's not much detail just yet.

That's still very neat.

So Cool....

[darkfascination.livejournal.com]

I dig stories about visiting space objects from our Solar System, Galaxy and Universe... Would luv to witness something like this although not to close up. ;)
Al

[seph-ski.livejournal.com]

This one gives me hope:

XMM-Newton spots the greatest of great balls of fire (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMWD1AATME_index_0.html)

(Drats! Got that link backwards the first time.)

[oohbloodymurder.livejournal.com]

I used to live near the impact area.

Nifty.