At 11:14am EST, a very small (#asteroid will impact Earth's atmosphere and create a harmless fireball over eastern Russia's Olyokminsky District. The asteroid was first observed with the University of Arizona's Bok telescope by the @NASA funded Catalina Sky Survey and…

Astronomers spotted a 70-centimetre asteroid hours before it hit the atmosphere above northern Siberia, making a fireball in the sky

Astronomers have spotted a 70-centimetre asteroid that is set to hit the atmosphere above northern Siberia at 4.15 pm GMT, making a fireball in the sky

NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System found the asteroid, with the European Space Agency projecting where it'll enter the atmosphere

A small asteroid, approximately 70 cm in diameter, is set to enter Earth's atmosphere over northern Siberia tonight at around 9:45 pm IST.

NASA has confirmed an asteroid is inbound and set to hit Earth’s atmosphere in a matter of hours. The space rock was spotted by NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, which gives scientists up to a week’s notice on earth-bound projectiles.

On Tuesday, a tiny, harmless asteroid was detected early before it was expected to burn up in Earth's atmosphere over Siberia.

A tiny asteroid measuring some 27 inches (70 cm) wide was detected on a collision course with Earth above Siberia. It is expected to burn up harmlessly on the morning of Dec. 3, 2024.

Thankfully, the asteroid was small in size, estimated to be a mere 27 inches in diameter. Scientists expected it to be no match for the layers of gas surrounding earth, meaning it wouldn't pose a risk to humans.

In a matter of hours, a small asteroid will burn over the Siberian skies. This is only the 11th time that an asteroid has been predicted to hit our planet before it actually happened, but it shows that the system of planetary defense is working!