A Russian emergencies official says at least 1 meteorite has fallen in Chelyabinsk region

[ConservativeMan55]

MOSCOW — A Russian emergencies official says at least one meteorite has fallen in Chelyabinsk region.

[LibertyRocks]

Thank you! :) Have you seen any that would be from the opposite view? (an overlay for position of the Earth’s rotation as it passes?) I would be looking myself, but my internet access at this moment is through our Nintendo WII.

[penelopesire]

I would just have a heart attack if I saw that flying over my head. Game over...lol!

[ConservativeMan55]

WOW!!!!

[penelopesire]

Just want all you great patriots to know I love you all before the world possibly ends tomorrow. (Half joking on the world ending part).

Hmmm...wasn’t Obama leaving for somewhere tomorrow? Where...a bunker?

[LibertyRocks]

I’m actually glad it’s 2013 and not the 80s. Can you imagine this happening during the cold war? Still, I agree regarding our media.

[penelopesire]

http://politsovet.ru/40990-v-sverdlovskoy-oblasti-ot-meteorita-nikto-ne-postradal.html

This link apparently says more meteor falls are expected tomorrow. Cannot verify, read it on Twitter.

[LifePath]

Where is the debris around the rim? Are we sure this is an impact crater?

[maggief]

[LibertyRocks]

Right back at ya! Tomorrow should be interesting to say the least.

[penelopesire]

We all think alike now...was thinking the same thing I.E. Cold War a minute ago. Wow! Can you imagine? Could have sparked a nuclear exchange.

[stormer]

Probably won’t be able to see it from North America without a fairly serious scope. At its brightest and viewed from Europe it’ll only be Mag 7.4, i.e. not visible to the naked eye...

[Stonewall Jackson]

I read a short story about 10-12 years ago where that happened. A meteorite strikes Moscow, destroying most of the city. The Russians think it was the US launching a preemptive strike, so they launch a "retaliatory" strike against the West. The story dealt mainly with the post-strike world, but it is scary to imagine What if? scenarios like that.

Remember the shock of 9-11? Now multiply that by a thousand, throw in the fear of the unknown (we at least partially knew what was hitting us) along with a century of animosity, and you have a recipe for disaster.

[piytar]

“Unsubstantiated” rumor: The Russians tagged a 1 to 3 meter diameter asteroid fragment with an air launched tactical nuke. That’s what caused the flash and the broken windows.

The asteroid grazed the atmosphere and broke up. There are many more chunks now in orbit. Some may of those orbits may decay.

PS Aren’t we so blessed that Obama has turned NASA into a Muslim outreach program and is gutting our military?

[maggief]

MSM will be covering the cruise ship. :o/

[MestaMachine]

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2013/13feb_asteroidcoverage/

NASA Television will provide commentary starting at 2 p.m. EST (11 a.m. PST) on Friday, Feb. 15, during the close, but safe, flyby of a small near-Earth asteroid named “2012 DA14.” NASA places a high priority on tracking asteroids and protecting our home planet from them. This flyby will provide a unique opportunity for researchers to study a near-Earth object up close.

The half-hour broadcast from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., will incorporate real-time animation to show the location of the asteroid in relation to Earth, along with live or near real-time views of the asteroid from observatories in Australia, weather permitting.

At the time of its closest approach to Earth at approximately 2:25 p.m. EST (11:25 a.m. PST/ 19:25 UTC), the asteroid will be about 17,150 miles (27,600 kilometers) above Earth’s surface. Measuring approximately 50 meters wide, 2012 DA14 is about half the size of a football field. Since regular sky surveys began in the 1990s, astronomers have never seen an object this big come so close to our planet. The asteroid will actually pass closer to Earth than many manmade satellites.

The commentary will be available via NASA TV and streamed live online at http://www.nasa.gov/ntv and http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2

In addition to the commentary, near real-time imagery of the asteroid’s flyby before and after closest approach, made available to NASA by astronomers in Australia and Europe, weather permitting, will be streamed beginning at about noon EST (9 a.m. PST) and continuing through the afternoon at http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2

Also, a Ustream feed of the flyby from a telescope at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., will be streamed for three hours starting at 9 p.m. EST (8 p.m. CST). To view the feed and ask researchers questions about the flyby via Twitter, visit http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-msfc

For more information, including graphics and animations showing the flyby of 2012 DA14, visit
http://www.nasa.gov/asteroidflyby

[ConservativeMan55]

Oh wow that would make sense! Do you think it’s credible?

[piytar]

Oops, “Some may of those orbits may decay” should be “Some of those orbits may decay.” Posting on an iPhone. Sigh.

[Michael Barnes]

Whoa..chilling post right there.

[PastorBooks]

Google translation:

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[billys kid]

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