Asteroid explodes over English Channel after hurtling towards Earth
2 years, 1 month ago

Asteroid explodes over English Channel after hurtling towards Earth

The Independent  

An asteroid exploded over the English Channel in the early hours of Monday after entering Earth's atmosphere. “Airbursts of this size happen somewhere several times per year… rarely discovered in advance,” he told Wales Online. The agency had earlier said that the asteroid was expected to "safely strike" the earth's atmosphere near Rouen in France. In addition, the Belgium-based International Meteor Organisation predicted it would enter around 4.5m from the French coast and would create a “fireball” effect. The European Space Agency also remarked that the object hit the Earth’s atmosphere at the ten-year anniversary of the Chelyabinsk explosion over Russia - which created a shockwave that broke windows in several cities on February 15, 2013.

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Asteroid on collision course with Russia burns up in spectacular fireball
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Asteroid on collision course with Russia burns up in spectacular fireball

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The asteroid, measuring just about 70cm in diameter, was spotted “on a collision course” with the Earth …

Falling asteroid lights up sky in rural Russia, locals see comet-like fireball racing towards Earth
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Falling asteroid lights up sky in rural Russia, locals see comet-like fireball racing towards Earth

Live Mint  

Locals in Russia's remote region of Yakutia witnessed a comet-like fireball falling to the earth early on December 4, according to a Reuters report citing an official statement and scientists' reports on the phenomenon. The asteroid, which burned up the atmosphere and lit up the sky, was visible to residents in the Lensk and Olekminsk districts of Russia's remote eastern …

Asteroid collides with Earth, turns into fireball over Russia | WATCH
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Asteroid collides with Earth, turns into fireball over Russia | WATCH

India TV News  

An asteroid measuring approximately 70 cm in diameter collided with the Earth on Tuesday. At around ~70 cm in diameter, the impact will be harmless, likely producing a nice fireball in the sky over northern Siberia around seven hours from now at ~16:15 +/-." The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft rocketed away on a two-year journey to the small, harmless …

Incredible moment asteroid crashes into Earth's atmosphere
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Incredible moment asteroid crashes into Earth's atmosphere

Daily Mail  

Incredible footage has captured the moment an asteroid smashed through Earth's atmosphere over Siberia. The space rock, designated COWECP5, appeared in the night sky at 11:14pm local time hours after NASA's asteroid detection system put out the warning. Astronomers predicted the space rock would hit Earth's atmosphere at 11:14am ET The small size meant that it would likely burn up …

Asteroid on collision course with Earth, set to crash tonight
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Asteroid on collision course with Earth, set to crash tonight

India Today  

A small asteroid, approximately 70 cm in diameter, has been detected on a collision course with Earth, expected to enter the atmosphere over northern Siberia today. At around ~70 cm in diameter, the impact will be harmless, likely producing a nice fireball in the sky over northern Siberia around seven hours from now at ~16:15 +/- 05 min UTC December …

Asteroid will strike Earth later today, astronomers say
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Asteroid will strike Earth later today, astronomers say

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Earth will be hit by a tiny asteroid today, astronomers have said. …

Tiny asteroid enters Earth's atmosphere, explodes over Germany. Watch
1 year, 2 months ago

Tiny asteroid enters Earth's atmosphere, explodes over Germany. Watch

Hindustan Times  

In the early hours of January 21, a small asteroid hurtled through the sky and into Earth's atmosphere near Berlin, Germany. After it entered the atmosphere, the asteroid exploded mid-air and created a harmless but bright fireball that could be seen for miles. According to Live Science, the asteroid, identified as 2024 BXI, was initially found by astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky, …

Asteroid detected just hours before it exploded over Berlin
1 year, 2 months ago

Asteroid detected just hours before it exploded over Berlin

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A small asteroid detected only hours before entering the Earth’s atmosphere burned up …

Asteroid that crashed into Earth was spotted just seven hours earlier
2 years, 1 month ago

Asteroid that crashed into Earth was spotted just seven hours earlier

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. That is a “sign of the rapid advancements in global asteroid detection capabilities”, said the European Space …

Stunning video: Asteroid lights up night sky above English channel
2 years, 1 month ago

Stunning video: Asteroid lights up night sky above English channel

Hindustan Times  

A small asteroid which entered the Earth's atmosphere was seen lighting up the sky above the English Channel. The small asteroid, currently designated as Sar2667, exploded after entering the Earth's atmosphere and was visible from across most of southern England and Wales - and as far south as Paris, the report added. International Meteor Organisation, a Belgium-based non-profit organisation, predicted …

Asteroids to enter Earth's atmosphere, will mid air explosion cause damage?
5 years, 5 months ago

Asteroids to enter Earth's atmosphere, will mid air explosion cause damage?

India TV News  

A direct asteroid hit wiped dinosaurs off the face of the planet. NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies has set its eyes on three asteroids who are likely to intersect Earth's orbit. All of these asteroids are hurtling through space towards the earth at a breathtaking speed of thousands of miles per hour. It has a diameter of just …

Airplane-sized asteroid detected at 11th hour sneaks up close, whizzes past Earth
5 years, 8 months ago

Airplane-sized asteroid detected at 11th hour sneaks up close, whizzes past Earth

Firstpost  

On Thursday, 25 July, an asteroid about the size of an airplane passed really close to the Earth. Michael Brown, Melbourne-based observational astronomer and associate professor at Monash University told The Washington Post, “It snuck up on us pretty quickly. Asteroid 2019 OK also has an elongated orbit that stretches from Venus to Mars, which means that it is not …

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