Asteroid dramatically illuminates night sky over Siberia
An asteroid streaked past northern Siberia in the middle of the night Tuesday before burning up in Earth’s atmosphere, lighting up the skies with a blinding flash, dramatic video shows.
Space agencies around the world continuously monitor the skies for asteroids and other celestial objects on a potential collision course with Earth. The impact site was not examined by scientists until 20 years later, when they discovered the asteroid carved a massive area of destruction of around 830 square miles, according toIn 2016, the United Nations enshrined the celestial happening with its own date, designating June 30 as International Asteroid Day to boost awareness of asteroids and space agencies’ efforts to discover them.
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