A small asteroid hurtled towards Earth on Tuesday night before burning up over Russia's far northeast, creating a natural light show for residents of the Earth's remote areas, officials said.
The flying space rock, less than 70 centimeters (27.5 inches) wide, was “discovered on a collision course” with Earth. european space agency said earlier Tuesday, predicting the impact would be “harmless.”
A “spectacular fireball in the skies over northern Siberia” was reportedly spotted by residents of the Russian republic of Yakutia at 5:15 pm CET (11:15 am ET), ESA said.
Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Sakha, via Reuters
NASA callede A “harmless fireball” occurs. He acknowledged that the Bok Telescope at the University of Arizona was the first to discover the approach.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the asteroid, named C0WEPC5.
“Thanks to observations by astronomers around the world, our warning system was able to predict this impact to within ±10 seconds,” the agency said.
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