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Small asteroid creates spectacular light show over Russia just hours after discovery

Mark Frauenfelder
Dec 03, 2024
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A 70-centimeter (27-inch) asteroid lit up the sky over Yakutia, Russia a few minutes ago as it burned up in the atmosphere. Here's a video.

Alan Fitzsimmons, a professor who specializes in asteroid and cometary science at Queen's University in Belfast, spoke to New Scientist shortly before the asteroid arrived. "It's a smal…

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