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already seen it has been posted, my apologies 
until now between 400-500 ppl injured.
A meteor streaked across the sky in eastern Russia Friday (Feb. 15), unleashing a powerful blast that shattered windows, damaged buildings and may have caused injuries, according to Russian officials and news reports.
The surprising celestial sight occurred in the Russian region of the Ural Mountains and is initially being attributed to a meteor explosion in the atmosphere by authorities, according to a Reuters report. Up to 100 injuries have been reported, as well as the discovery of a meteorite from the event, according to the Associated Press.
Translations of updates on the Russian Emergency Ministry website suggest that some damage to buildings was caused by the meteor blast, and that meteorite fragments from the event were expected to be recovered.
Broken windows were found at at least 10 schools and three health facilities in the Chelyabinsk region, ministry officials wrote in an update. The shock wave from the meteor explosion also partially collapsed the warehouse of a zinc plant, they added.
Reuters cited a report by the Russian news agency RIA-Novosti, which stated that officials had detected a mid-air blast at an altitude of about 32,800 feet (10,000 meters). It was reportedly widely seen across Russia's eastern Chelyabinsk and Sverdovsk regions, Reuters reported.
A report by the Russian television news agency Russia Today showed video of the possible meteor, which included what appears to be a fireball streaking across the sky from several vantage points. At times the object is so bright it casts shadows.
The strange event has reportedly sparked theories of a potential military intervention in meteor fall, and even UFOs, according to Russia Today.
In 1908, a fireball exploded over the Tunguska River in Siberia, Russia, flattening hundreds of square miles of land during a massive blast. That fireball was created by the explosion of an object about 150 feet (45 meters) across, NASA scientists have said.
A similarly sized object, the asteroid 2012 DA14, will fly extremely close to Earth on Friday, but will not hit the planet. The asteroid will approach within 17,200 miles (27,000 kilometers) of the Earth —about 5,000 miles (8,046 km) closer than geosynchronous satellites —during the close shave.
According to Russia Today, there has been some speculation that the apparent meteor explosion could be somehow related to the upcoming flyby of asteroid 2012 DA14.
However, NASA astronomer Don Yeomans, who leads the space agency's Near-Earth Object Program Office, has repeatedly said that asteroid 2012 DA14 poses no threat to the Earth no, or in the foreseeable future.
Asteroid 2012 DA14 was discovered in February 2012 and is being closely tracked by NASA and astronomers around the world. The asteroid is about half the size of a football field, but will not be visible to the naked eye when it flies by on Friday. A small telescope or binoculars, very dark skies and good timing will be needed to see the fast-moving asteroid.
SPACE.com will provide updates on the apparent Russia meteor event as details unfold.
This story was updated at 3:01 a.m. ET.
until now between 400-500 ppl injured.
A meteor streaked across the sky in eastern Russia Friday (Feb. 15), unleashing a powerful blast that shattered windows, damaged buildings and may have caused injuries, according to Russian officials and news reports.
The surprising celestial sight occurred in the Russian region of the Ural Mountains and is initially being attributed to a meteor explosion in the atmosphere by authorities, according to a Reuters report. Up to 100 injuries have been reported, as well as the discovery of a meteorite from the event, according to the Associated Press.
Translations of updates on the Russian Emergency Ministry website suggest that some damage to buildings was caused by the meteor blast, and that meteorite fragments from the event were expected to be recovered.
Broken windows were found at at least 10 schools and three health facilities in the Chelyabinsk region, ministry officials wrote in an update. The shock wave from the meteor explosion also partially collapsed the warehouse of a zinc plant, they added.
Reuters cited a report by the Russian news agency RIA-Novosti, which stated that officials had detected a mid-air blast at an altitude of about 32,800 feet (10,000 meters). It was reportedly widely seen across Russia's eastern Chelyabinsk and Sverdovsk regions, Reuters reported.
A report by the Russian television news agency Russia Today showed video of the possible meteor, which included what appears to be a fireball streaking across the sky from several vantage points. At times the object is so bright it casts shadows.
The strange event has reportedly sparked theories of a potential military intervention in meteor fall, and even UFOs, according to Russia Today.
In 1908, a fireball exploded over the Tunguska River in Siberia, Russia, flattening hundreds of square miles of land during a massive blast. That fireball was created by the explosion of an object about 150 feet (45 meters) across, NASA scientists have said.
A similarly sized object, the asteroid 2012 DA14, will fly extremely close to Earth on Friday, but will not hit the planet. The asteroid will approach within 17,200 miles (27,000 kilometers) of the Earth —about 5,000 miles (8,046 km) closer than geosynchronous satellites —during the close shave.
According to Russia Today, there has been some speculation that the apparent meteor explosion could be somehow related to the upcoming flyby of asteroid 2012 DA14.
However, NASA astronomer Don Yeomans, who leads the space agency's Near-Earth Object Program Office, has repeatedly said that asteroid 2012 DA14 poses no threat to the Earth no, or in the foreseeable future.
Asteroid 2012 DA14 was discovered in February 2012 and is being closely tracked by NASA and astronomers around the world. The asteroid is about half the size of a football field, but will not be visible to the naked eye when it flies by on Friday. A small telescope or binoculars, very dark skies and good timing will be needed to see the fast-moving asteroid.
SPACE.com will provide updates on the apparent Russia meteor event as details unfold.
This story was updated at 3:01 a.m. ET.
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Ivan Drago
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If that had happened in America they would have immediately been at DEFCON 1, unless it was a plane flying into a tall building then it would have been missed. 
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Ivan Drago
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Looks like Bowhaze posted it too so I will just type what I posted in her thread.
If that had happened in America they would have immediately been at DEFCON 1, unless it was a plane flying into a tall building then it would have been missed.
If that had happened in America they would have immediately been at DEFCON 1, unless it was a plane flying into a tall building then it would have been missed.
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Well imagine what you would think if you saw that streaking through the sky and a loud boom, yep you would think you were under attack, I know I would.
yep, exactly, looks like an assault. I was very curios about this, because a friend of mine has called me today, because he wanted to tell about that strange happening. He said, everyone thought at first it was something like a 'terror thing' or the testing of some kind of new weapon. Interesting for me is the fact, that till now, no news about dead people are on top.
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I guess the conspiracy nuts will be out in force over this one too, whatever the powers that be report as to what happened they will say that it's a cover up.
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There was one news report earlier that had one Russian politician claiming it was a US weapons test.I guess the conspiracy nuts will be out in force over this one too, whatever the powers that be report as to what happened they will say that it's a cover up.
http://rt.com/politics/zhirinovsky-meteorite-american-weapon-316/
Just a mention that the conspiracy theories have begun:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...flourishing-in-russia-about-meteor-explosion/
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at 2 pm today a meteor is supposably to pass between our satellites and the earth making it the closest pass by recorded in history.......
last week
At about 8 p.m. on Wednesday, a meteor zipped across the sky over Dallas, then burst into a streaking flame before burning out.
todays asteroid....
Don't worry! Friday's asteroid fly-by won't be a "Deep Impact" event, but it's the closest approach to Earth for an object in space this large.
Asteroid 2012 DA14 will pass close to Earth around 2:24 p.m. ET. At its nearest approach, the 150-foot-wide asteroid will be roughly 17,200 miles above Earth's surface, which is closer than weather and TV satellites.
According to Dr. Don Yeomans, NASA specialist for near-Earth objects, the asteroid will be traveling at 7.8 kilometers per second, roughly eight times the speed of a bullet from a high-speed rifle.
To get a sense of how close the asteroid will be, check out our infographic above to get the distance from Earth to other celestial objects.
last week
At about 8 p.m. on Wednesday, a meteor zipped across the sky over Dallas, then burst into a streaking flame before burning out.
todays asteroid....
Don't worry! Friday's asteroid fly-by won't be a "Deep Impact" event, but it's the closest approach to Earth for an object in space this large.
Asteroid 2012 DA14 will pass close to Earth around 2:24 p.m. ET. At its nearest approach, the 150-foot-wide asteroid will be roughly 17,200 miles above Earth's surface, which is closer than weather and TV satellites.
According to Dr. Don Yeomans, NASA specialist for near-Earth objects, the asteroid will be traveling at 7.8 kilometers per second, roughly eight times the speed of a bullet from a high-speed rifle.
To get a sense of how close the asteroid will be, check out our infographic above to get the distance from Earth to other celestial objects.
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*supposedly
Must've sucked to rush over to the windows to see this incredible event, only to have them be smashed into your face by the shockwave.
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