[meteorite-list] Minor planet impactor witnessed over Botswana

Hi All, Catalina Sky Survey has done it again -- discovery of an impacting NEO, this time just 8 1/2 hours prior to impact. CSS discovered the NEO at 8:14 UT today (1:14 am MST), and a bright vapor trail was seen to the north of observer Dhiraj S in Botswana (24° 37' 21'' S, 25° 54' 57'' E) at

[meteorite-list] Aliens Are Real, But Humans Will Probably Kill Them All

Yet another paper about extraterrestrial intelligence and the Fermi paradox. It is interesting to see that the lack of solid evidence does not inhibit writing about a subject. Aliens Are Real, But Humans Will Probably Kill Them All, New Paper Says By Brandon Specktor, Live Science, June 1, 2018

[meteorite-list] Beware the Predatory Journal

I get two to four invitations a month from such dodgy journals. They are titled as to either mimic real scientific journals or sound like legitimate publications. Thirteen ways to spot a ‘predatory journal’ (and why we shouldn’t call them that) Larissa Shamseer and David Moher have taken a close

[meteorite-list] AD: many Pallasite SERICHO Slices and Endcuts start by only $1.99

Dear List Members, today (in around 10 hours !) and tomorrow ending many Full Slices and Endcuts of Pallasite SERICHO with many different surfaces and olivine crystals on eBay. >From light yellow over light green to dark green and black. All mirror polished pieces start by only $1.99 without

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Canyon Diablo Contributed by: Roving Reporter http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=06/02/2018 __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at