Leonids News


Mission Press Releases

  • Air Force gives NASA scientists a lift for Leonid mission
    Air Force News Service - Sunday, November 17, 2002
    Posted on: 11/17/2002 3:27:06 PM PDT

  • NASA Prepares for "Last Chance" Meteor Shower
    Marshall Space Flight Center - Friday, November 15, 2002
    Posted on: 11/15/2002 4:01:35 AM PDT

  • 'Catch a shooting star!' NASA engineers to scan for Leonid meteor shower Nov. 18-19
    Marshall Space Flight Center - Wednesday, November 13, 2002
    Posted on: 11/13/2002 2:30:11 PM PDT

  • Largest Meteor Shower of the 21st Century to Light Up Mid-November Sky
    Astronomy Magazine - Wednesday, November 6, 2002
    Posted on: 11/6/2002 6:05:22 PM PDT

  • Leonid Meteor Spectacle Coming back
    Sky and Telescope - Friday, November 1, 2002
    Posted on: 11/1/2002 12:10:27 PM PDT

  • Explosions on the Moon - NASA Science News
    Marshall Space Flight Center - Monday, December 3, 2001
    Posted on: 12/2/2001 8:04:21 PM PDT

  • Listening to Leonids
    Marshall Space Flight Center - Monday, November 26, 2001
    Posted on: 11/26/2001 6:20:12 PM PDT

  • Leonid Meteoroids - ISRO to Take Precautionary Measures
    Indian Space Research Organisation - Friday, November 16, 2001
    Posted on: 11/26/2001 6:09:11 PM PDT

  • Edwards AFB lends NASA a hand in capturing Leonid data
    Dryden Flight Research Center - Wednesday, November 21, 2001
    Posted on: 11/23/2001 5:47:44 PM PDT

  • The Leonids meteor shower -- best one yet?
    European Space Agency - Friday, November 16, 2001
    Posted on: 11/16/2001 7:02:28 PM PDT

  • Operation Leonids Meteor Storm: ESA Scientists Search For Shooting Stars In The Southern Hemisphere
    European Space Agency - Thursday, November 15, 2001
    Posted on: 11/15/2001 7:00:21 AM PDT

  • Comet Dust Showers World with Light
    University of Western Ontario - Wednesday, November 14, 2001
    Posted on: 11/14/2001 9:50:50 PM PDT

  • NASA Leonids Activities: Sleepyheads May Miss Spectacular Display
    NASA HQ - Wednesday, November 14, 2001
    Posted on: 11/14/2001 3:46:59 PM PDT

  • Across the globe and around the clock, NASA engineers to track and share Leonids data
    Marshall Space Flight Center - Tuesday, November 13, 2001
    Posted on: 11/14/2001 9:48:42 AM PDT

  • Leonids are coming! The 2001 meteor shower could be a huge show with peak meteor rates of up to 1,400 per hour
    Marshall Space Flight Center - Sunday, November 11, 2001
    Posted on: 11/11/2001 11:59:37 AM PDT

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  • Chandra Digest (Nov 15) Special Leonids Update!
    Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics - November 15, 2001
    Posted on: 11/15/2001 7:45:06 PM PDT

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