The idea of Earth's destruction has been a source of apprehension and distress for humans. In the news, we often hear about ...

An 18-meter-diameter Chelyabinsk meteor exploded over Russia in 2013, injuring 1,500 people and causing extensive shockwave damage. Impact reminded us yet again of the deadly potential of ...

A 2013 paper in Science confirmed the damage. After emitting a blinding flash, the blazing rock’s explosion rattled buildings, shattered windows, and hospitalized roughly 1,500 civilians with the ...

While most NEOs are harmless, larger ones can cause significant damage, such as the 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor explosion over Russia that injured nearly 1,500 people. How would scientists know that ...

Another notable event involved the 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor, which was 66 feet in diameter. Chelyabinsk caused minimal damage to the area where it crash-landed, but its entry created an air burst.

Another notable event involved the 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor, which was 66 feet in diameter. Chelyabinsk caused minimal damage to the area where it crash-landed, but its entry created an air burst.

Even if it does hit Earth, experts cautioned that it’s unlikely to cause much damage on a large-scale ... Siegel referenced the Chelyabinsk meteor, which entered Earth's atmosphere over ...

Another notable event involved the 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor, which was 66 feet in diameter. Chelyabinsk caused minimal damage to the area where it crash-landed, but its entry created an air burst.

It could cause considerable localized damage were it to impact a populated ... By comparison, the meteor that hit Chelyabinsk, Russia on Feb. 15, 2013, was estimated to be about half that size ...