Russian authorities claim to have found the impact sites of some of the fragments of the Chelyabinsk meteor, according to the RIA Novosti news agency. Two have been found near Chebarkul Lake—one of ...

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Brightly burning rocks could be seen for hundreds of kilometres as they crashed into the Ural region. Chelyabinsk residents reported the ground shook, windows shattered and car alarms were set off ...

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A meteor that hit a Russian city Friday has sparked conversation among astronomy experts in Southwest Ohio. Bob Connell, president of the Miami Valley Astronomical Society, said it's nearly impossible ...

This video still image shows injuries created by the meteor that exploded over the Chelyabinsk region of Russia on Feb. 15, 2013. An object entered the atmosphere over the Urals early in the morning ...