100 years on, mystery shrouds massive 'cosmic impact' in Russia
Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 02:42
in Astronomy & Space
A hundred years ago this week, a gigantic explosion ripped open the dawn sky above the swampy taiga forest of western Siberia, leaving a scientific riddle that endures to this day.
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