Recently, scientists observed a meteor exploding over the Bering Sea with the energy adding up to approximately 10 atomic bombs. It is the second largest meteor of its kind and had the third largest impact. Scientists were not expecting this to happen at all. The meteor exploded not even 16 miles above the surface. Military and civilian instruments were able to spot the explosion right after it happened with many monitoring stations around the world. This type of meteor with this size only happens two to three times in a century. The article pointed out the fact that we’re rather lucky the meteor hit the sea rather than land/over a populated area. We need to develop better technology to map out objects in the solar system so we know far in advance when things may hit us.
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