Russian Meteor: Chelyabinsk Cleaning Up After Meteor Blast

Russian Meteor: Chelyabinsk Cleaning Up After Meteor Blast

Authorities in a Russian city say more than half of the acres of windows smashed in the city by an exploding meteor's shock wave have been replaced. Friday's explosion, estimated to be equivalent to several atomic bombs, shattered glass in more than 4

N. And from russia this evening, the fall-out from the massive meteor. Tonight we learned it was traveling 46,000 miles per hour when it crashed. And this evening, people on the internet looking to See More. N. And from russia this evening, the fall

The meteor that exploded over Russia Friday was slightly larger than previously thought and more powerful, too, NASA scientists say. The Russian meteor explosion over the city of Chelyabinsk, on Friday (Feb. 15), injured more than 1,000 people and blew

“When I saw some white narrow cloud moving outside the window, I ran up to it and saw a huge blinding flash,” Nadezhda Golovko, deputy head of Chelyabinsk Secondary School No. 130, said in a phone interview.

If a meteor was heading toward California, would residents have any warning? It all depends on the size of the space rock and the time of day. At night, astronomers can see an object hurtling toward Earth through a telescope.