Residents in the Russian republic of Yakutia were treated to a light show as the asteroid harmlessly burned up.
An asteroid streaked past northern Siberia in the middle of the night Tuesday before burning up in Earth's atmosphere, ...
The asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere at 11:15 a.m. ET over Yakutia in northeastern Siberia, creating a massive fireball.
Designated as COWECP5, the asteroid burned up in the atmosphere as it streaked across the Eastern Siberia sky around 11:14 a.m. ET on Tuesday.