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Archive Home > 2008 > October > 11 > In a first, scientists predict path of an Earth-impacting asteroid

In a first, scientists predict path of an Earth-impacting asteroid

By John Johnson Jr. / The Bulletin
October 11, 2008

Scientists for the first time were able predict the arrival of an asteroid before it entered Earth’s atmosphere.

The asteroid, estimated at 6 to 15 feet in diameter, entered the atmosphere over Sudan on Tuesday morning, providing a brilliant light show in East Africa as it burned up.....

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