Category Archives: Space Collecting

Space Collecting, Space Policy

The Chelyabinsk meteorite birth certificate + NEO politics

The meteorites found in and around will be among the few that can be directly associated with an observed meteor/fireball: Russian Meteorite Bound to Become the 20th Meteorite with a “Birth Certificate” – Space Safety Magazine.

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Meanwhile, Jeff Foust reports on moves in Congress to address the NEO threat: More Congressional interest in near Earth objects – Space Politics.

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Update Feb.23.13: Some possible ways to prevent big NEOs from whacking earth: What Can We Do About Big Rocks From Space? – Innovations.

Space Collecting, The Moon

The Moon on your wrist

Danielle Signor has posted a collection of gorgeous looking Moon-themed mechanical wrist watches: Moon Watching — Silver Rockets.

For example, there is the Cyrus Klepcys Watch

 

Space Collecting

Meteorite collecting – the risks and rewards

Here’s a good overview of the risks and rewards involved in meteorite collecting:  Meteorites: Risky Investments From Space – ABC News.

Find more at HobbySpace about collecting meteorites and other space memorabilia and collectables.

Astronomy, Space Collecting, Space Science

Meteorite collecting + Sutter Mill fireball + Meteor/Fireball notices

Meteorite collecting has become a popular hobby and a big business worldwide. The pieces of the Ural fireball will no doubt become highly sought after by both collectors and scientists : Meteorites Could be Worth Big Bucks – RIA Novosti.

Find lots of information and web resources on meteorites in the Space Collectables section.

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A fireball  occurred above northern California on April 22, 2012 and meteorite hunters soon began combing the area. Now referred to as the Sutter Mill fragments after the local historical site, nearly 80 fragments were collected by volunteers for scientific analysis within a couple of days of the event.  The quick collection effort meant that there was less time for contamination of the samples, which was important since the object turned out to be a rare type of asteroid called a carbonaceous chondrite:

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Smaller scale fireballs and meteor trails happen somewhere in the world daily. There are various web sites and blogs devoted to reporting on the latest sightings. See, for example:

 

Space Collecting, Space Models

collectSpace review of Papafoxtrot spacecraft models

Robert Pearlman of collectSpace reviews the about spacecraft models from the company Papafoxtrot mentioned here earlier: Desktop Dragon, scale Cygnus: Toy maker models NASA’s commercial spacecraft – collectSPACE.