On February 15, 2013, a 20-metre asteroid disintegrated at 30 km above Chelyabinsk. The spectacular lightning attracted nearly 1,500 inhabitants to the windows, where the shock wave injured them with glass shrapnel. No deaths, but a sudden reminder of our vulnerability to space threats. More
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On February 15, 2013, a 20-metre asteroid disintegrated at 30 km above Chelyabinsk. The spectacular lightning attracted nearly 1,500 inhabitants to the windows, where the shock wave injured them with glass shrapnel. No deaths, but a sudden reminder of our vulnerability to space threats. More