Russians Wade Into the Snow to Seek Treasure From the Sky

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.

Scientists said Monday they had discovered fragments of the meteor that spectacularly plunged over Russia's Ural Mountains creating a shockwave that injured 1,200 people and damaged thousands of homes. The giant

(CNN) -- What was in that meteor that exploded spectacularly over Russia's Urals region last week? Radioactive spores? Tiny Martians? Kryptonite? Nope, just rock and a bit of iron, according to Russian scientists who tracked fragments of the meteor to

Scientists said Monday they had discovered fragments of the meteor that spectacularly plunged over Russia's Ural Mountains creating a shockwave that injured 1,200 people and damaged thousands of homes. The giant

It might well be that Bill Nye has explained fully about the meteorite that showered a Russian city, but others have darker explanations. Read this article by Chris Matyszczyk on CNET News.