20,000 Pound Meteor Explodes over Russia, Injuring Hundreds | Common Dreams

20,000 Pound Meteor Explodes over Russia, Injuring Hundreds | Common Dreams
"The dramatic footage captured by a dashboard video camera in the Chelyabinsk region of Russia in the nation's south-central shows what scientists say was a more than 10 ton meteor entering the atmosphere at over 33,000 miles per hour"

Meteorite Explodes Over Russia, More Than 700 Injured

Meteorite Explodes Over Russia, More Than 700 Injured
"More than 700 people were injured when a meteorite shot across the sky and exploded over central Russia on Friday, sending fireballs crashing to Earth, shattering windows and damaging buildings"

The Russian Meteor Exposes The Dangers Of Cutting Space Funding

The Russian Meteor Exposes The Dangers Of Cutting Space Funding: It seems a little late to talk about the potential dangers from above as an asteroid 150 feet across flies by closer than the moon and more than 400 people have been injured by a meteor in Russia. But if there is one thing that today’s headlines highlight, it’s that we do not have the [...]/p