Earth, Asteroid

Asteroid nearly hits Earth in Siberia, with a 2nd massive asteroid passing this week
The asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere at 11:15 a.m. ET over Yakutia in northeastern Siberia, creating a massive fireball.
Did an asteroid hit Earth last night? Where did NASA track it to?
If you happened to be in Russia’s far eastern Yakutia region on Tuesday night and glanced up at the sky, you might have caught an unexpected cosmic show. Residents there reported a brilliant fireball lighting up the night – an asteroid blazing into Earth’s atmosphere. The big question: Did it make it to the ground, and if so, where?
A small asteroid struck Earth today. Here's what it looked like.
A tiny asteroid struck Earth this morning, lighting up the dark sky over northern Siberia as it burned up. Measuring around 27 inches wide, the asteroid—temporarily designated C0WEPC5—was detected by astronomers just hours before it entered Earth's atmosphere over Yakutia as a "harmless fireball" around 10:15 a.m. CT.
Dramatic video shows bicycle tire-sized asteroid nearly hit Earth as ‘nice fireball in the sky’ illuminates Siberia
An asteroid streaked past northern Siberia in the middle of the night Tuesday before burning up in Earth’s atmosphere, lighting up the skies with a blinding flash, dramatic video shows.
Asteroid hits Earth's atmosphere with spectacular fireball - and there's a bigger one on the way
The asteroid whizzed above the skies in Russia's Siberia region and dispite its tiny size of 27 inches managed to put on a dazzling display as it burned up in the atmosphere
Small asteroid is on the way to strike Earth today
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…
‘Very small asteroid’ entered Earth’s atmosphere on Tuesday
A "very small asteroid" entered Earth’s atmosphere just over Eastern Siberia on Tuesday morning. Astronomers only discovered the asteroid while observing the skies this morning before it disintegrated in Earth’s atmosphere.
Fourth asteroid of the year hits Earth's atmosphere. Here's what to know
Designated as COWECP5, the asteroid burned up in the atmosphere as it streaked across the Eastern Siberia sky around 11:14 a.m. ET on Tuesday.
NASA engineer reflects on asteroid that burned over Russia
A small asteroid moved toward Earth before burning out above far northeastern Russia. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz speaks to NASA Engineer Davide Farnocchia about the asteroid detection and impact.
Asteroid on collision course with Russia burns up in spectacular fireball
The asteroid was the fourth space rock detected this year only hours before its collision with the Earth, and only the eleventh overall spotted imminently before impacting the pla
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