Asteroid hitting Earth

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Fourth asteroid of the year hits Earth's atmosphere. Here's what to ... (Pensacola News Journal)

Designated as COWECP5, the asteroid burned up in the atmosphere as it streaked across the Eastern Siberia sky around 11:14 a.m. ET on Tuesday.

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Tiny asteroid detected hours before hitting Earth to become 4th ... (Space.com)

A tiny asteroid measuring some 27 inches (70 cm) wide was detected on a collision course with Earth above Siberia. It is expected to burn up harmlessly on ...

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Asteroid nearly hits Earth in Siberia, with a 2nd massive asteroid ... (ABC News)

The asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere at 11:15 a.m. ET over Yakutia in northeastern Siberia, creating a massive fireball.

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Small 'imminent impactor' asteroid targeting Earth expected to ... (USA TODAY)

On Tuesday, a tiny, harmless asteroid was detected early before it was expected to burn up in Earth's atmosphere over Siberia.

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A small asteroid hit Earth and burned up over Siberia (New Scientist)

Astronomers spotted a 70-centimetre asteroid hours before it hit the atmosphere above northern Siberia, making a fireball in the sky.

Small asteroid hit Earth's atmosphere over Siberia today (EarthSky)

… with the University of Arizona's Bok telescope by the NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey and Spacewatch. The impact prediction was made by the Scout system at ...

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Dramatic video shows bicycle tire-sized asteroid nearly hit Earth as ... (New York Post)

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 ...

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Tiny Asteroid To Hit Earth Over Siberia Today – Here's What To Know (IFLScience)

In a matter of hours, a small asteroid will burn over the Siberian skies. This is only the 11th time that an asteroid has been predicted to hit our planet ...

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'Very small asteroid' entered Earth's atmosphere on Tuesday (FOX 10 News Phoenix)

The asteroid was traveling at about a velocity of 9.6 miles per second and measured between 1.6 and 4 feet.

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Asteroid nearly hits Earth in Siberia, with a 2nd massive asteroid ... (ABC7 Los Angeles)

A small asteroid was visible in northern Siberia on Tuesday, as it closed in on its collision course with Earth.

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Did an asteroid hit Earth last night? Where did NASA track it to? (AS English)

If you happened to be in Russia's far eastern Yakutia region on Tuesday night and glanced up at the sky, you might have caught an unexpected cosmic show.

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Asteroid nearly hits Earth in Siberian fireball (Newsweek)

This asteroid, named 2024 XA1, is only the 11th object we have ever managed to detect before it entered our planet's atmosphere.

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Asteroid burns up before hitting Earth creating 'fireball in the sky ... (USA TODAY)

A "harmless" asteroid burned up Tuesday night above northern Siberia in Russia, creating a blazing fireball in the sky witnessed across the region.

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