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Russian Meteor Hit Atmosphere With A Force Of 40 Hiroshima Bombs
The meteor that streaked across the skies over Russia in a blinding fireball on Friday struck Earth's atmosphere with a force about 40 times greater than the Hiroshima bomb, Nasa scientists have...
View ArticleAnother Meteor Spotted, This Time Over California
What a week it's been for space-fans!A fireball was spotted streaking across the skies above the Bay Area on Friday evening, within 24 hours of a meteorite strike in Russia and a record-close asteroid...
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BY THE NUMBERS: The Destructive Power Of The Russian Meteor
The bus-sized meteor that streaked overhead in Russia had a blast equivalent of approximately 20 atomic bombs, injured more than 1,000 people, and struck panic throughout Moscow, a city of more than...
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Russian Meteor Sets Off Massive 'Gold Rush'
The hunt is on to find fragments of a 55-foot meteor that bust through Earth's atmosphere last week and broke up in the skies above Chelyabinsk, Russia. The meteor's fiery explosion, which released...
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Russians Thought The Meteor Was A Bomb Or Terrorist Attack
A meteor that exploded in the skies above the Russian city of Chelyabinsk alarmed villagers last Friday morning. As the meteor burned up in the Earth's atmosphere, it sent down a shockwave that broke...
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JON STEWART: The US Might Be Screwed, But At Least We Don't Have Meteors And...
Promising he would "get to the [Chuck] Hagel stuff tomorrow,"Jon Stewart soothed Americans tuning into the Daily Show Tuesday night by reminding them that as bad as things might seem, at least the U.S....
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Every Meteorite That's Slammed Into Earth Since 2300 BC [MAP]
Meteor mania has taken over all corners of the Internet, following a string of close encounters and sightings of flying space rocks. Fragments from a bus-sized meteor that exploded in Earth's...
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Researchers Found A 40 Pound Meteorite In Antarctica
Meteorite hunters at the bottom of the world bagged a rare find this southern summer: a 40-pound (18 kilogram) chunk of extraterrestrial rock.A team from Belgium and Japan discovered the hefty...
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The Russian City That Was Slammed By A Meteor Wants To Build 'Meteor Disneyland'
The 10,000-ton meteor entered the Earth's atmosphere producing a sonic boom. It shattered into pieces between 18 and 32 miles above Chelyabinsk, to the east of the Ural Mountains in southern...
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Possible Meteor Streaks Over Eastern Seaboard
Shortly before 8 p.m. EST Twitter began lighting up with reports of a bright streak in the sky, which many believe was a meteor. Bloomberg News tweeted: "Reports of a possible seen on U.S. Eastern...
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NASA: Flash Streaking Across East Coast Sky Friday Night Likely A Meteor
NASA official says flash of light reported across East Coast sky likely a 'meteor event'NEW YORK (AP) — East Coast residents were buzzing on social media sites and elsewhere Friday night after a brief...
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Green Space Rock May Be The First From Mercury
Scientists may have discovered the first meteorite from Mercury.The green rock found in Morocco last year may be the first known visitor from the solar system's innermost planet, according to meteorite...
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This Is The Biggest Explosion Scientists Have Ever Seen On The Moon
NASA scientists watching the moon saw an amazing sight two months ago: An 88-pound boulder slammed into our satellite, causing a visible explosion that was 10 times bigger than any they had ever seen...
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Minnesota Couple Found A 33-Pound Meteorite In Their Corn Field
For 40 years, University of Minnesota professor Calvin Alexander has been contacted by people who think they've found meteorites.They call, write, and come in to the lab of the curator of meteorites...
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Mapping The World's Meteorite Strikes Reveals That Virtually Nowhere On Earth...
More meteorites have crashed into Earth than you expect, probably.This interactive infographic, from designer Sebastian Sadowski, charts 100 years of meteorites, mapping them by where they fell and...
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Amazing Pictures Show The Russian Meteor Hitting Earth From Space
The amazing picture below shows the meteor that hit Chelyabinsk, Russia, on February 15. It was captured by the Meteosat Second Generation satellites and dug up from the archives by Simon R. Proud from...
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A Brilliant Meteor Shower And Comet Will Grace The Sky This August
August could be a banner month for skywatchers, weather permitting.The August night sky stars the return of the potentially spectacular Comet ISON, as well as the annual Perseid meteor shower. The...
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Dazzling Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend
Every August, just when many people go vacationing in the country where skies are dark, the best-known meteor shower, makes its appearance.This year, the Perseid meteor shower is expected to reach its...
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Researchers Believe Russian Meteorite Part Of Larger Threat
That Chelyabinsk meteorite from earlier this year might have been a warning shot from space, astronomers this week warned. Scientists studying the dramatic event from earlier this year believe the...
View ArticleHow To Watch The Perseid Meteor Shower
The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak on the morning of Monday, Aug. 12, between 3 and 5 a.m. The shower happens as Earth passes through a stream of debris from the comet Swift-Tuttle....
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