Monday, February 18, 2013

Russian Meteor: Chelyabinsk Cleaning Up After Meteor Blast

NASA Goddard published a photo of the vapor trail from the meteor that crashed into Russia this morning.

Russia's Meteorite Explosion Was "Heard" Half-Way Around the World A big ol' meteroite exploded over Russia last Friday, and while the shock waves that shot across the Internet were definitely strong, the ones that shot through the atmosphere were

CHEBARKUL, Russia — After a brilliant flash illuminated the sky on Friday morning like a second sun, Alyona V. Borchininova and several others in this run-down little town in the Siberian wilderness wandered outside, confused and curious.

If a meteor was heading toward California, would residents have any warning? It all depends on the size of the space rock and the time of day. At night, astronomers can see an object hurtling toward Earth through a telescope.

By now, you're probably familiar with the Russian meteor that exploded in the earth's atmosphere on Friday. But what really happened?

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