A meteorite has just exploded over Russia. This doesn't feel good when you know that a 150-foot asteroid is about to fly by Earth—and you read about the actual effects of an impact if astronomers' calculations are wrong.
Meteorite: if a meteor doesn't entirely burn up, a piece of space rock that lands on Earth is called a meteorite. Meteoroid: a space rock that's bigger than a dust grain but smaller than an asteroid. The dividing line between
A meteorite streaked across the sky and exploded over central Russia on Friday, raining fireballs over a vast area and causing a shock wave that smashed windows, damaged buildings and injured 1200 people.
The Ural Mountains were shaken by some pretty dramatic explosions on Friday, as a meteorite burst in midair and showered Russia with the remnants.
'There was panic. People had no idea what was happening'
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