The meteor's size is now thought to be slightly larger, about 17 m wide with the power of the blast estimate of about 500 kilotons, 30 kilotons higher than before, NASA officials said in a statement.

In case you are wondering, meteoroids enter the atmosphere at speeds between 25,000 and 160,000 mph. However, like a bullet hitting water, the earth's thick air quickly slows them (rapid ...

Science: A 1-meter asteroid has just struck Yakutsk , Russia. The fireball lit up the whole sky. The glittering asteroid was caught on camera. Asteroid Hitting Yakutsk In Russia Nasa had earlier ...