DRAMATIC footage shows the moment people fled as a huge fireball explosion ripped through a major Russian oil refinery.

A small asteroid sped toward Earth before burning out above far northeastern Russia on Tuesday night, sparking a natural light show for residents in that remote corner of the planet, officials said.

An asteroid about 70 centimeters (27 inches) in diameter recently hit the Earth's atmosphere and exploded above Siberia, Russia. However, the celestial body did not damage the Earth's surface and ...

A small asteroid burned up in a spectacular fireball over northeastern Russia on Wednesday, barely hours after it was detected. The asteroid, measuring just about 70cm in diameter, was spotted ...

Residents of the town of Olekminsk posted videos on social media showing a comet-like object lighting up the night sky as it passed over Russia ... on alert as the asteroid approached, but ...

A small asteroid moved toward Earth before burning out above far northeastern Russia. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz speaks to NASA Engineer Davide Farnocchia about the asteroid detection and impact.

The asteroid, temporarily designated C0WEPC5, was about 70 cm (27.5 inches) in diameter. Discovered only 12 hours before its descent, it was predicted to burn harmlessly upon atmospheric entry ...

On Friday, a meteor exploded 32,000 feet above the Chelyabinsk region of Russia, lighting up the sky and producing a shockwave that shook buildings and shattered windows. At least 1,000 people ...

(Reuters) - An asteroid lit up the sky in Russia's remote far eastern region of Yakutia early on Wednesday, producing a fireball before likely burning up in the atmosphere, officials and scientists ...

TASS/. Russia’s state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, has launched a research into technologies that would allow to protect the planet from the asteroid and meteorite threat, a senior Russian ...

A small asteroid sped toward Earth before it burned out above far northeastern Russia on Tuesday night, sparking a natural light show for residents in the remote corner of the planet, officials said.