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Hands-on: Rush'n Attack: Ex-PatriotDestructoidSo Rush'n Attack: Ex Patriot addresses the Russian element by returning to the Tunguska Event in Siberia. Apparently a massive explosion took place in this ...
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Space.comForget Big Asteroids: It's the Smaller Rocks That Sneak In and Blow UpSpace.comWhile smaller than Earth-busting asteroids, these "airbursters" — like the space rock that exploded in 1908 high over Tunguska, Siberia — are more ...'Airburster' Asteroids Are Immediate ThreatsSoftpediaall 2 news articles »
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IGNThe Fall of Assassin's CreedIGN... a Assassin operative who was directly involved with the raid on the Templar research station which caused the devastating Tunguska Event. ...and more »
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Even small asteroids can cause big damageHonolulu Star-AdvertiserIn 1908 an object estimated to be about that size exploded five miles high in the atmosphere over Tunguska, Siberia, with a force equal to 1000 Hiroshima ...and more »
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Times LIVEAliens, we're here to save youTimes LIVEProbably even from before the Area 51 fiasco of the 1950s , or the Russia's Tunguska event of 1908. They've even gamed out hypothetical scenarios, ...and more »
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Daily MailPan-STARRS finds potentially hazardous asteroidAstronomy Now OnlineThe Tunguska event of 1908, which is believed to have resulted from a similarly sized object exploding a few kilometres from the Earth's surface, ...Maui scope spots asteroid that could hit Earth in 2098Honolulu Star-Advertiserall 239 news articles »
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The NJ Underground (blog)Cymbals Eat Guitars post new musicThe NJ Underground (blog)The songs "Wavelengths", "Plainclothes", "Tunguska" and "Definite Darkness" were recorded for Marc Riley on BBC 6 and will appear on their next record. ...
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Astronomy's Amateurs A Boon for ScienceDiscovery News... although the energy released was considerably less (5 to 10 times less) than that of 1908, when the infamous Tunguska meteroid knocked down a huge swath ...
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Download 4 New Cymbals Eat Guitars SongsTwentyFourBitAccording to a news update on their website (via David Greenwald of Rawkblog), “Wavelengths,” “Plainclothes,” “Tunguska,” and “Definite Darkness” will ...
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ABC OnlineAmateurs make an astronomical impactABC OnlineThis is five to 50 times less than the impact that destroyed forests in the Tunguska regio of Siberia in 1908. The August impact is thought to be of similar ...and more »
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...to a 250- to 1,000-kiloton nuclear bomb -- smaller than the violent airburst that decimated trees for 40 kilometers around Tunguska in central Siberia 100 years ago, but similar in its effects. The initial observations, if supplemented by future observations...
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Astrobiology MagazineWatching Fireballs Bombard JupiterAstrobiology MagazineThe energy released by the June 3 fireball as it collided with Jupiter's atmosphere was five to 10 times less than the 1908 Tunguska event on Earth, ...and more »
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Jet Propulsion LaboratoryAmateur astronomers open potential lab in outer space for scientistsSify"That modelling directly translated into understanding the Tunguska explosion of the early 20th century and the mystery of Libyan desert glass," said ...Amateur Astronomers Are First to Detect Objects Impacting JupiterPR Newswire (press release)Space news: Fireballs light up JupiterLake County NewsJupiter took a double wallop as amateurs watchedmsnbc.comJet Propulsion Laboratory -Oneindia -Softpediaall 222 news articles »
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Amateur Astronomers Are First to Detect Objects Impacting JupiterPR Newswire (press release)The June 3 fireball released five to 10 times less energy than the 1908 Tunguska meteoroid, which exploded 4-6 miles above Earth's surface with a powerful ...Jupiter took a double wallop as amateurs watchedmsnbc.comSpace news: Fireballs light up JupiterLake County NewsAmateur Astronomers See Jupiter ImpactsSoftpediaDaily News & Analysis -OFW News On Web (blog) -Mother Nature Networkall 222 news articles »
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Two Asteroids Buzzed the Earth This Week—Should We Be Afraid?Big Think (blog)Larger asteroids, however, don't burn up—such as the famed Tunguska event where an estimated 200+ million-pound space rock entered the atmosphere of ...The sky could crush usPune Mirrorall 11 news articles »
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Christian Science Monitor2010 RF12: A second asteroid will buzz the Earth todayChristian Science MonitorFor comparison, the estimated size of the object that caused the Tunguska event was estimated to be at least a few tens of meters in diameter at the point ...and more »
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Katekavia AN24 near Bor on Sep 1st 2010, engine shut down in flightThe Aviation Herald... engine down and decided to divert to Bor's Podkamennaya Tunguska Airport [UNIP] (coordinates: N61.59 E89.9963) for a safe landing about 25 minutes later.
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UFODigestALIEN MOM - The Humalien Axis: our extraterrestrial inheritance is finally ...UFODigestIn June of 1908 The Tunguska Event, or Tunguska Explosion, was a powerful explosion that occurred over the so-called Southern swamp, a diminutive morass not ...
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'Fire: The Fifth Horseman!'blogs.vocalo.org (blog)In 1908, over Tunguska, Siberia, a massive explosion and airburst leveled a huge area of remote forest. Scientists believe it was probably a meteoroid or ...
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Wired NewsPhil Plait's Bad Universe, the InterviewWired NewsGD: When you were talking about comets, I kept expecting you to mention Tunguska. PP: This is one of those times when, you know what, it's a TV show – we ...Come with me if you want to liveDaily Kos (blog)all 7 news articles »
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RIA NovostiNo S-300 in South Ossetia - Russia's Defense MinistryThe Voice of RussiaThe official said that Moscow provides for air defense in South Ossetia with Buk and Tunguska self-propelledanti-aircraft weapons. ...Georgian FM: Russia has S-300 in S.Ossetia TooThe FINANCIALall 65 news articles »
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1908, Siberia, Tunguska region: A massive explosion of unknown origin triggers a flaming inferno that leaves death and destruction in its wake. This mysterious disaster is barely remembered 100 years later, even Nina Kalenkov knows nothing of it -- until her father, a brilliant scientist suddenly vanishes without a trace. Accompany Nina and her companion Max on a fascinating voyage around the world that takes them through ancient secret passageways in Irish castle ruins, the flickering heat of Cuba and aboard the legendary Trans-Siberian Railroad. You will soon find there is more at stake than a single human life, help unravel one of the greatest mysteries of our time.
TopNews United StatesBig Freeze, the Last Blast of Ice AgeTopNews United StatesFrom a new study it was seen that thousands of Tunguska-sized cometary fragments hit the earth for over an hour 13000 years ago. This lead to the excessive ...Did comet smashup unleash Earth's mini Ice Age?Mother Nature Networkall 11 news articles »
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Space DailyDid A Giant Comet Breakup Over North American 13000 Years AgoSpace Dailyby Staff Writers 13000 years ago the Earth was struck by thousands of Tunguska-sized cometary fragments over the course of an hour, leading to a dramatic ...A giant comet that struck Earth 13k years agoBrahmand Defence and Aerospace Newsall 6 news articles »
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Hot Ink -- Blackest Night #8, She-Hulk Sensational One-Shot, RASL #7Comics AllianceAt this point I'm thoroughly convinced that it was Tesla who caused the 1908 Tunguska Event, in which a massive explosion of unknown origins devastated a ...
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Telegraph.co.ukLarge comet explosion 'caused earth's cooling 13000 years ago'SifyThousands of Tunguska-sized cometary fragments struck the earth for over an hour 13000 years ago, leading to a dramatic cooling of the planet, ...Did a comet swarm strike America 13000 years ago?New Scientist (blog)Comet That Killed Mammoths Could Strike AgainDiscovery NewsThe Deadly Sting of a Comet TailAstrobiology Magazineall 90 news articles »
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Wired NewsNew Evidence of Ice Age Comet Found in Ice CoresWired NewsPrecipitation that fell on Greenland during the winter after Tunguska contains a strong, sharp spike in ammonium ions that can't be explained by other ...Ice Studies Reveal Traces of Unknown Cometary Impact At the end of the last ...Softpediaall 2 news articles »
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PhysOrg.comAn Avalanche of AsteroidsPhysOrg.comAs recently as 1908, for instance, an asteroid some tens of meters across exploded over Tunguska, Russia, wiping out eight hundred square miles of remote ...and more »
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WISE Finding An Avalanche of Dark AsteroidsRedOrbitAs recently as 1908, for instance, an asteroid some tens of meters across exploded over Tunguska, Russia, wiping out eight hundred square miles of remote ...and more »
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April 2010 Geology and GSA Today highlightsEurekAlert (press release)Melott et al. compare computed atmospheric effects of the AD 1908 Tunguska, Russia, aerial explosion, thought to be a comet or asteroid, with those they ...and more »
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Rosoboronexport to Showcase Advanced Technologies and Unique Systems at FIDAE 2010defpro... air defence systems such as the Buk-M2E and Tor-M2E air defence missile systems, Tunguska-M1 air defence gun/missile system, Igla-S man-portable air ...and more »
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How to stave off asteroid ArmageddonThe ProvincePerhaps the best known recent impact is the Tunguska event, where an asteroid or comet estimated to be 30 to 40 metres in diameter entered the atmosphere ...
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AIR DEFENSE: Pantsir-S1 Finally Shows UpStrategy PagePantsir-S1 is a mobile system, each vehicle carries radar, two 30mm cannon and twelve Tunguska missiles. The 90 kg (198 pound) missiles have a twenty ...
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The Voice of RussiaPantsyr-SThe Voice of RussiaIts modernized version was showcased at MAKS'2007. In 2011, Pantsyr-1 will fully replace the Tunguska-M systems currently used in the Air Force.
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It's a matter of timeOttawa CitizenPerhaps the best known recent impact is the Tunguska event, where an asteroid or comet estimated to be 30 to 40 metres in diameter entered the atmosphere ...
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What really happened 66 million years ago...Halifax Evening CourierThe last major event occurred on June 30, 1908, in the Tunguska area of Siberia. A large meteor came crashing through the atmosphere but the heat and ...and more »
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PravdaTunguska Catastrophe Occurred in Antarctica TooPravdaThe blast, which occurred in the sky above Antarctica about 480000 years ago, was similar to the Tunguska meteorite disaster of 1908. ...
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Antarctica's Tunguska EventDiscovery NewsThat makes the discovery of an Antarctic airburst -- a sort of austral Tunguska Event 481000 years ago -- a really big deal. Researchers working on the ...Antarctica May Have Been Battered by Huge Explosion Several thousands years ...Softpediaall 2 news articles »
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BBC NewsClues to Antarctica space blastBBC NewsThe event would have been similar to the Tunguska event, which flattened a large area of Siberian forest in 1908. It is thought to have been a so-called ...and more »
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A short video of the Tunguska event of 1908. The Tunguska Event, or Tunguska explosion, was a powerful explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in what is now Krasnoyarsk Krai of Russia, at around 7:12 am local time on June 30, 1908. Although the cause of the explosion is the subject of debate, it is commonly believed to have been caused by the air burst of a large meteoroid or comet fragment at an altitude of 510 kilometres above the Earth's surface. Different studies have yielded varying estimates of the object's size, with general agreement that it was a few tens of metres across. Although the meteor or comet burst in the air rather than directly hitting the surface, this event is still referred to as an impact. Estimates of the energy of the blast range from 5 megatons to as high as 30 megatons of TNT with 1015 megatons the most likely — roughly equal to the United States' Castle Bravo thermonuclear bomb tested on March 1, 1954, about 1000 times as powerful as the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan and about one-third the power of the Tsar Bomba, the largest nuclear weapon ever detonated. The explosion knocked over an estimated 80 million trees over 2150 square kilometres (830 sq mi). It is estimated that the shockwave from the blast would have measured 5.0 on the Richter scale. An explosion of this magnitude is capable of destroying a large metropolitan area. This possibility has helped to spark discussion of asteroid deflection strategies ...
The Tunguska Event, or Tunguska explosion, was a powerful explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya (Lower Stony) Tunguska River in what is now Krasnoyarsk Krai of Russia, at around 7:14 am[1][2] on June 30, 1908 (June 17 in the Julian calendar, in use locally at the time).[2] Although the cause of the explosion is the subject of debate, it is commonly believed to have been caused by the air burst of a large meteoroid or comet fragment at an altitude of 510 kilometres (3.16.2 mi) above the Earth's surface. Different studies have yielded varying estimates of the object's size, with general agreement that it was a few tens of metres across.[3]
The Tunguska Event, or Tunguska explosion, was a powerful explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya (Lower Stony) Tunguska River in what is now Krasnoyarsk Krai of Russia, at around 7:14 am[1][2] on June 30, 1908 (June 17 in the Julian calendar, in use locally at the time).[2] Although the cause of the explosion is the subject of debate, it is commonly believed to have been caused by the air burst of a large meteoroid or comet fragment at an altitude of 510 kilometres (3.16.2 mi) above the Earth's surface. Different studies have yielded varying estimates of the object's size, with general agreement that it was a few tens of metres across.[3]
The Tunguska Event, or Tunguska explosion, was a powerful explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya (Lower Stony) Tunguska River in what is now Krasnoyarsk Krai of Russia, at around 7:14 am[1][2] on June 30, 1908 (June 17 in the Julian calendar, in use locally at the time).[2] Although the cause of the explosion is the subject of debate, it is commonly believed to have been caused by the air burst of a large meteoroid or comet fragment at an altitude of 510 kilometres (3.16.2 mi) above the Earth's surface. Different studies have yielded varying estimates of the object's size, with general agreement that it was a few tens of metres across.[3]
The Tunguska Event, or Tunguska explosion, was a powerful explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya (Lower Stony) Tunguska River in what is now Krasnoyarsk Krai of Russia, at around 7:14 am[1][2] on June 30, 1908 (June 17 in the Julian calendar, in use locally at the time).[2] Although the cause of the explosion is the subject of debate, it is commonly believed to have been caused by the air burst of a large meteoroid or comet fragment at an altitude of 510 kilometres (3.16.2 mi) above the Earth's surface. Different studies have yielded varying estimates of the object's size, with general agreement that it was a few tens of metres across.[3]
The Tunguska Event, or Tunguska explosion, was a powerful explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya (Lower Stony) Tunguska River in what is now Krasnoyarsk Krai of Russia, at around 7:14 amon June 30, 1908 (June 17 in the Julian calendar, in use locally at the time). Although the cause of the explosion is the subject of debate, it is commonly believed to have been caused by the air burst of a large meteoroid or comet fragment at an altitude of 510 kilometres (3.16.2 mi) above the Earth's surface. Different studies have yielded varying estimates of the object's size, with general agreement that it was a few tens of metres across.
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Author Marc Seifer spoke about the life and work of Nikola Tesla, noting that In March of 1893, in St. Louis, he made the first public demonstration of radio communication (two years before Marconi). According to some documentation (not completely verified), Tesla admitted that one of his experiments bouncing a beam off the moon, caused the Tunguska, Siberia explosion in 1908, Seifer detailed.
www.youtube.com Author Marc Seifer spoke about the life and work of Nikola Tesla, noting that In March of 1893, in St. Louis, he made the first public demonstration of radio communication (two years before Marconi). According to some documentation (not completely verified), Tesla admitted that one of his experiments bouncing a beam off the moon, caused the Tunguska, Siberia explosion in 1908, Seifer detailed.
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