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Signs of the Times for Mon, 04 Dec 2006

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, December 4 (RIA Novosti)
The Karymsky volcano on the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's Far East has increased its activity, spewing ash up to an altitude of 6,900 meters (22,637 feet), the local emergencies center said Monday.

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By Lucy Sherriff ? More by this author
Published Monday 4th December 2006 10:22 GMT
Scientists have found evidence that the seeds of life may indeed have fallen from the sky.

Analysis of a meteorite that fell onto the frozen Tagish Lake in Canada in 2000 has shown the space rock to be riddled with organic material that is at least as old as the solar system itself. Researchers speculate that this kind of matter could have played a vital role in the development of early life on Earth.

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By: Spaceweather.com
Published: Dec 4, 2006 at 07:03
Have you ever stepped outside after dinner to walk the dog--just in time to see a bright fireball streak across the sky? It makes you wonder, how often does that happen?

Pretty often, according to astronomer Bill Cooke of the Marshall Space Flight Center. Using a computer model of Earth's meteoroid environment, he made this plot showing the global number of fireballs per day vs. the brightness of the fireball:

Fireball frequency Chart



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Comment: So all of the reports in the newspapers? Furgettaboutit. Nothing important here, folks. Move along.

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