A ball of light that may have been a meteor streaking across the night sky sparked reports of sightings up and down the eastern U.S. seaboard, officials say. Continue reading
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Meteor Explosion Heard Halfway Around the World
The shock wave from Friday’s meteor explosion over Russia was massive enough to have been detected halfway across the planet.
Sensors in Greenland and Africa were among the distant locations that picked up the low-frequency sound waves from the blast. The sensors are part of a network designed to pick up shockwaves from a nuclear blast. Continue reading
Fireballs reported in skies above Cuba and California
Fireballs have been reported above Cuba and California in the same week that a meteor streaked across the skies over Russia.
In Cuba on Tuesday, residents reported seeing a bright light in the sky and a loud explosion that shook windows and walls, although there were no reports of any injuries or damage. Continue reading
Another Meteor Flashes Across Bay Area Skies
On the heels of a close fly-by of an asteroid 17,000 miles from Earth on Friday morning and a devastating meteor that landed in Russia, Bay Area stargazers caught a glimpse of another meteor Friday night. Continue reading
On heels of Russia meteor explosion, San Francisco Bay area residents report fireball sighting
Hours after a meteor exploded over Russia and injured more than 1,000 people and an asteroid passed relatively close to Earth, residents in Northern California reported seeing an unusual flash of light over the San Francisco Bay area that left many startled and thrilled. Continue reading
Meteor Streaks Across Russian Urals, Leaves Nearly 1000 Injured
With a blinding flash and a booming shock wave, a meteor blazed across the sky over Russia’s Ural Mountains region Friday and exploded with the force of an atomic bomb, injuring more than 1,000 people as it blasted out windows and spread panic in a city of 1 million. Continue reading
Meteor explosion injuries will run the gamut from superficial to blunt trauma, experts say
As more than 1,000 people seek medical attention for injuries caused by a meteor explosion over Russia’s Ural Mountains Friday, experts say these injuries could range from minor eye scratches to blunt force trauma. Continue reading
About 1,100 injured as meteorite hits Russia with force of atomic bomb
A meteor streaked across the sky and exploded over Russia’s Ural Mountains with the power of an atomic bomb Friday, its sonic blasts shattering countless windows and injuring about 1,100 people.
The spectacle deeply frightened many Russians, with some elderly women declaring that the world was coming to an end. Many of the injured were cut by flying glass as they flocked to windows, curious about what had produced such a blinding flash of light. Continue reading
Meteorites Strike Russia; 1100 Injured
A meteor raced across the sky in southern Russia, causing a sonic boom that blew out windows and caused the collapse of buildings.
The shockwave from the explosion of the meteorite caused over 1100 injuries in the area around Chebarkul. Children made 82 of the injuries and two are in intensive care. Continue reading
Meteor Damage Photos
Sources are reporting over 3,000 buildings have sustained damage.
