Meteors can be pieces of asteroids (which are rocky objects that orbit the Sun) or comets (which are icy bodies with long tails). As comets pass near the Sun, they can leave behind trails of dust and ...
A valuable list of communications on the appearances of luminous meteors has been forwarded to the Committee in the course of the year, as well as regular observations of star showers The heights ...
A large radio beacon, which has already been placed into service, broadcasts a circularly-polarized signal in the six-meter band which is easily reflected back to Earth off of meteors. Specialized ...