The meteor that exploded over Russia Friday was slightly larger than previously thought and more powerful, too, NASA scientists say. The explosion over the city of Chelyabinsk, on Friday injured ...

On Friday, a meteor exploded 32,000 feet above the Chelyabinsk region of Russia, lighting up the sky and producing a shockwave that shook buildings and shattered windows. At least 1,000 people ...

Chelyabinsk meteorite (diameter ~4 cm) is showing shock veins. For more information, please see Figure 4 in the manuscript. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the 31 Oct ...

Meteorite debris have been found in three areas of Russia’s Chelyabinsk region, the press centre of the Russian Interior Ministry reports. “At the present moment the emergency response centre ...

Chelyabinsk is where an asteroid struck the atmosphere over the Ural Mountains in Russia at a speed of more than 11 miles per hour. The rock exploded in the atmosphere at a distance of 18 miles ...

in 1908 an asteroid in Russia exploded in the sky with enough force to flatten some 80 million trees, and in 2013 the Chelyabinsk meteor blew up with the force of as much as 500 kilotonnes of TNT.

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Asteroids hiding in the Sun’s glare, some large enough to destroy cities, pose a hidden threat. New infrared telescopes aim ...