asteroid fall on earth in russia yakutia nasa and other space agencies alert video viral on social media

asteroid fall on earth in russia yakutia nasa and other space agencies alert video viral on social media

An Asteroid Lands in Russia : An asteroid has fallen from space on Russian soil. This meteorite fell in Yakutia, Russia on Tuesday (December 3, 2024), just a few hours after its discovery. The radius of this asteroid is about 70 centimeters. Scientists came to know about this asteroid 12 hours before it entered the Earth’s atmosphere. It was like a ball of fire.

Local people saw the meteorite falling to earth

Many local people of Yakutia in Russia saw this meteorite falling on the earth and made a video of it and posted it on social media. Before this meteorite that fell in Yakutia, many meteorites like 2022 WJ, 2023 CX1, and 2024 BX1 have fallen on Earth. Astronomers from different Global Research Centers around the world had made very accurate predictions of this meteorite and as soon as this asteroid entered the Earth’s atmosphere, it broke into many pieces.

Development in the technology of finding meteorites

This incident in Yakutia, Russia, shows the changing nature of our solar system over time and the importance of monitoring Near Earth Objects (NEOs). Space agencies like America’s NASA and the European Space Agency have increased their asteroid tracking capabilities, so that alerts can be received at the right time regarding the impact of meteorites.

Asteroid has fallen in Russia before

Many types of asteroids from space enter the Earth’s atmosphere. However, due to being small in size, they usually burn in the sky. The Chelyabinsk meteorite incident that occurred in Russia is a historical event. On February 15, 2013, an asteroid, whose diameter was about 18 meters, entered the Earth’s atmosphere in the southern Ural region of Russia.

This meteorite fell on the earth at a speed of 18 kilometers per second. At that time, the light of that asteroid appeared brighter than the Sun for some time, whose explosion in the sky had caused huge damage to the Earth.

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