Scientists NASA presented a map of the falling asteroids in the Earth's atmosphere. The map shows the period from 1994 to 2013. The largest was the meteor in Chelyabinsk".
Forecast studies of outer space held in the scope of the project Near Earth Object ("near Earth object"). The project exists to detect potentially dangerous celestial bodies that threaten the Earth. In the scope of the project scientists presented a map on which over a period of 19 years is shown 556 asteroids caught in the Earth's atmosphere.
Most asteroids burn up in the atmosphere, but some reach the surface. The solid meteorite (an asteroid that fell to Earth) was "Chelyabinsk". He collapsed on February 13, 2013 in Chelyabinsk region, where it was found about 50 of his pieces. The largest piece is lifted from the bottom of lake Chebarkul. Its weight exceeded 600 kg.
The mission of the research asteroid-comet danger so important that over the past 5 years funding programs Near Earth Object has increased in 10 times. As informs NASA, to prevent disasters national Directorate collaborates with partners around the world. In Russia such tasks are dealt with under the control of the Director of the Institute of astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences Boris Shustov.
Earlier Days.Ru wrote that NASA has recognized the existence of UFOs. National aeronautic and space published a sensational video. The footage shows how in the process of working on the ISS behind the 1st astronaut flies an object, which in NASA approved as a UFO.
In the Internet posted a video from NASA showing unidentified flying object elongated in shape. Entry was created 7 October during the release of 2 astronauts into space to repair the ISS. According to The Daily Mail, work carried out flight engineers reed Weisman of NASA and Alexander Gerst of the ESA.
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