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| Where major asteroids have hit from 3.5 million years ago till 2013 - Daily Mail Illustration |
Nasa experts have found evidence that large-scale asteroids have struck Earth three to ten times more often over the past decade than previously thought. The evidence, which will presented by three former Nasa employees, including two astronauts, will reveal the full extent of the explosions which they claim have shaken countries across the world. At the event, experts will announce that the only thing 'preventing a city-killer size asteroid is blind luck'.
The group says that since 2001 it has detected 26 explosions, which it claims are down to asteroids hitting the planet. The only reason, the group claims, that the explosions have not been in the public eye is because they have taken place in remote locations. Phys.org revealed that the group, named B612 Foundation, will present its findings at Seattle's Museum of Flight.
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Footage has emerged from Russia showing a meteor exploding as it enters the atmosphere and lighting up the night sky. In the short clip, recorded on a car's dash camera, a bright object can be seen streaking across the sky before breaking into pieces and disappearing. The scenes are reminiscent of the 2013 Russian meteor which exploded in the sky over Chelyabinsk, shattering glass in nearby buildings and injuring 1,200 people.
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