Did a Leonid meteor crash into the Moon, leaving a crater like this one?
Click on image for full size
Courtesy of NASA
Highlights of the Leonid Meteor Shower
News story originally written on November 23, 1999
The Leonid meteor shower is over! But scientists saw all kinds of neat things on November 18, 1999. One scientist videotaped a meteorite crashing into the Moon!
People living in Europe had the best view. They saw over 70 meteors an hour! Those of us in North America saw 20 to 40 per hour.
NASA scientists also flew a weather balloon during the shower. They are hoping that one of the meteoroids was caught by their instrument. A meteoroid is smaller than a grain of sand, but travels really fast. That's why they look so bright!
You might also be interested in:
It was another exciting and frustrating year for the space science program. It seemed that every step forward led to one backwards. Either way, NASA led the way to a great century of discovery. Unfortunately,
...more
The Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on October 29th at 2:19 p.m. EST. The sky was clear and the weather was great. This was the America's 123rd manned space mission. A huge
...more
Scientists found a satellite orbiting the asteroid, Eugenia. This is the second one ever! A special telescope allows scientists to look through Earth's atmosphere. The first satellite found was Dactyl.
...more
The United States wants Russia to put the service module in orbit! The module is part of the International Space Station. It was supposed to be in space over 2 years ago. Russia just sent supplies to the
...more
A coronal mass ejection (CME) happened on the Sun last month. The material that was thrown out from this explosion passed the ACE spacecraft. ACE measured some exciting things as the CME material passed
...more
Trees and plants are a very important part of this Earth. Trees and plants are nature's air conditioning because they help keep our Earth cool. On a summer day, walking bare-foot on the sidewalk burns,
...more
There is something special happening in the night sky. Through mid-May, you will be able to see five planets at the same time! This doesn't happen very often, so you won't want to miss this. Use the links
...more
