Falling Meteor Explodes Over Russia

On the same day that the world's scientists were polishing their telescopes in anticipation of asteroid 2012 DA124, a meteor broke apart over the Ural Mountains in Russia and rained down fire and debris -- reportedly injuring nearly 1,000 people. So

The space rock that lit up the skies over Russia also crushed the Internet as funny folks scrambled to craft meteor memes.

No sooner do we write about the conspiracy theories flourishing on Russian social media about the meteor, which sailed over central Russia on Friday, than an actual member of the Russian government weighs in with his own. Or so the Moscow-sponsored

This terrifying video of a meteor explosion over Chelyabinsk, Russia, is one of many angles of the fiery event captured by amateurs Friday. This particularly dramatic angle of the explosion over a highway shows a bright flash

The space rock that lit up the skies over Russia also crushed the Internet as funny folks scrambled to craft meteor memes.