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Asteroid burns up before hitting Earth creating 'fireball in the sky': See video
Though the space agency issued an alert at 4:27 a.m. ET, it also said that the impact would be "harmless." Instead, residents in the Russian republic of Yakutia witnessed a "nice fireball in the sky over northern Siberia" at 5:15 p.
Asteroid Nearly Hits Earth in Siberian Fireball
This asteroid, named 2024 XA1, is only the 11th object we have ever managed to detect before it entered our planet's atmosphere.
Asteroid Explodes In Earth’s Atmosphere — What To Know
XA1, struck Earth on Dec. 3, 2024, burning up over Siberia. It's the 11th detected before impact. No damage was reported.
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.
Asteroid on 'collision course' with Earth burns up above Russia
The asteroid impacted Earth’s atmosphere on Tuesday and created a fireball over eastern Russia, according to NASA.
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.
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.
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…
Small 'imminent impactor' asteroid targeting Earth expected to produce 'nice fireball'
On Tuesday, a tiny, harmless asteroid was detected early before it was expected to burn up in Earth's atmosphere over Siberia.
Asteroid lights up the Russian sky, producing a fireball
According to officials, an asteroid lit up the sky in Russia, near the far eastern region of Yakutia. It produced a fireball before burning up in the atmosphere.
Impact of Massive Asteroid That Hit the US Revealed
Research shows that some of Earth's largest asteroid impacts, despite their destruction, had minimal long-term climate ...
An asteroid the size of a football stadium isn’t hitting Earth, but it’ll come closer than ever: Watch live tonight
The massive space rock is large enough to wipe out a small city, and it's moving toward Earth at about 27,500 miles per hour, ...
Terrifying simulation shows what would happen if asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs hit earth today
A terrifying simulation has revealed what would happen if the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs hit Earth now.