In asteroid's aftermath, a sigh of relief
Henry Fountain, The New York Times | Tuesday March 26, 2013
Using an eclectic mix of crowd-sourced video, information from Google Earth and data from nuclear test-ban sensors, scientists have gotten a much more accurate picture of the small asteroid that exploded near the Russian city of Chelyabinsk last mont...
Large asteroid heading to Earth? Pray, says NASA
Reuters | Wednesday March 20, 2013
That's about all the United States - or anyone for that matter - could do at this point about unknown asteroids and meteors that may be on a collision course with Earth, Bolden told lawmakers at a US House of Representatives Science Committee hearing...
Russia mulls beacons and the bomb to thwart asteroids
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday March 12, 2013
Russian officials on Tuesday proposed ideas ranging from planting beacon transmitters on asteroids to megaton-sized nuclear strikes to avert the threat from meteor collisions with the Earth.
Russians wade into the snow to seek treasure from the sky
Andrew E. Kramer, The New York Times | Tuesday February 19, 2013
Ever since the meteor exploded somewhere over this impoverished Siberian town, Larisa V. Briyukova wondered what to do with the fist-size stone she found under a hole in the roof tiles of her woodshed.
Russia asks: How do you stop space objects hitting Earth?
Reuters | Tuesday February 19, 2013
Russia has found, to its cost, that it has no answers. But United States and European experts may be able to help with a few ideas that at first glance seem straight out of science fiction, including smashing spacecraft into asteroids, using the sun'...
In Russia, ruins and property spared by meteor, side by side
Andrew E. Kramer, The New York Times | Monday February 18, 2013
NASA scientists say a meteor of this size strikes the Earth about once every hundred years.
Russian meteor damage estimated at over $30 million
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday February 18, 2013
Russian authorities estimate that the meteor that entered the Earth's atmosphere and exploded in the sky over the Ural Mountains region caused more than $30 million in damage.
Scientists discover Russian meteor fragments: report
Agence France-Presse | Monday February 18, 2013
Scientists have discovered fragments of the meteor that spectacularly plunged over Russia's Ural Mountains creating a shockwave that injured 1,200 people and damaged thousands of homes, RIA Novosti reported Monday.
Russian meteor exploded with force of 30 Hiroshima bombs
Press Trust of India | Sunday February 17, 2013
The meteor that streaked across the Russian skies on Friday, injuring around 1,200 people, exploded with a force 30 times greater than the Hiroshima nuclear bomb, NASA scientists say.
Russian region begins recovery from meteor fall
Associated Press | Saturday February 16, 2013
A small army of workers set to work on Saturday to replace the estimated 200,000 square meters (50 acres) of windows shattered by the shock wave from a meteor that exploded over Russia's Chelyabinsk region.
Divers scour Russian lake after meteor strike injures 1,200 Russians
Agence France-Presse | Saturday February 16, 2013
Divers scoured the bottom of a Russian lake on Saturday for fragments of a meteorite that plunged to Earth in a blinding fireball whose shock-waves injured 1,200 people and damaged thousands of homes.
In a rarity, a meteor hit and an asteroid near-miss on same day
Reuters | Saturday February 16, 2013
An asteroid half the size of a football field passed closer to Earth than any other known object of its size on Friday, the same day an unrelated and much smaller space rock blazed over central Russia, creating shock waves that shattered windows and ...
Asteroid will buzz, miss Earth, unlike meteor
Associated Press | Friday February 15, 2013
A 150-foot asteroid hurtled toward Earth's backyard, destined on Friday to make the closest known flyby for a rock of its size. In a chilling coincidence, a meteor exploded above Russia's Ural Mountains just hours before the asteroid was due to zoom ...
Meteor explodes over Russia; about 1,100 injured
Associated Press | Saturday February 16, 2013
A meteor streaked across the sky and exploded over Russia's Ural Mountains with the power of an atomic bomb on Friday, its sonic blasts shattering countless windows and injuring about 1,100 people.
Around 950 injured in Russia meteor strike
Agence France-Presse | Friday February 15, 2013
Around 950 people were injured on Friday when a meteor burned up above the central Russian city of Chelyabinsk, unleashing a shockwave that shattered panes of glass, the regional governor said.
