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• Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 20:14:16 +0100
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For your information,

Best regards,

John


NASA Science News for November 26, 2001

For centuries scientists have regarded reports of sounds from meteors with
skepticism.  Edmund Halley himself in the 18th century said they were
little more than "pure fantasy."   Yet earlier this month plenty of sky
watchers heard strange hissing and sizzling noises during the Leonid
meteor storm.  Was it a hallucination?  Read this story and find out!

FULL STORY at

http://science.nasadot gov/headlines/y2001/ast26nov_1.htm?list106719




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