A small asteroid hit Earth’s environment and produced a spectacular fireball within the sky throughout the far east of Russia within the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Individuals from the distant Russian republic of Sakha, in northeastern Siberia, stood out within the snow to catch a glimpse of the phenomenon, which astronomers noticed about 12 hours earlier than it arrived, the European House Company (ESA) mentioned.
The asteroid measured an estimated 70cm and entered Earth’s environment at 01:15 native time (16:15 GMT), in keeping with the ESA.
The Sakha emergencies ministry mentioned officers had been positioned on alert however that no harm had been reported after the asteroid’s descent.