Another Meteor of Russia

[LiNuX]

Another meteor over Russia was seen, a little over a year after the one last year. We don't see much of them around here. And the incident is making me consider getting a dashboard cam:

Info: Meteor Over Murmansk: Russian Fireball Caught on Dashcams - NBC News (http://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/meteor-over-murmansk-russian-fireball-caught-dashcams-n84876)

Video: Meteor-like object over Russias Murmansk caught on dash-cams - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EcjeFqxv6Y)

[Ziek88]

On one hand, this would be really cool to have witnessed in person. On the other hand, incredibly terrifying in a "we're all gonna die" kinda way.

[LiNuX]

This is another reason for governments to invest in programs that try to find and monitor asteroids and comets before they become meteors.

[Ziek88]

It does sadden me that the US is no longer very invested in that line of research. I admit my knowledge of the situation is limited but my understanding is that it's cut back heavily if not altogether.

Science has gotten a bad name in the US and it's not getting better.