http://science.kqed.org/quest/2008/10/09/asteroid-2008-tc3-strikes-earth/ Explore science, nature and environment stories from Northern California and beyond with KQED’s multimedia series Thu, 24 May 2012 05:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://science.kqed.org/quest/2008/10/09/asteroid-2008-tc3-strikes-earth/#comment-11669 Ben Burress Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:41:25 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=869#comment-11669 In reply to Cadelba, what you saw from Oakland could not have been the same as the Sudan event, Sudan being on the other side of the world. The part of an asteroid's flight that we see as a fireball takes place within about a hundred miles of Earth's surface (more like 50 or 60, really), so anything happening even that high in the skies above Sudan could not be seen in Oakland. Nevertheless, you may have seen A fireball! In reply to Cadelba, what you saw from Oakland could not have been the same as the Sudan event, Sudan being on the other side of the world. The part of an asteroid's flight that we see as a fireball takes place within about a hundred miles of Earth's surface (more like 50 or 60, really), so anything happening even that high in the skies above Sudan could not be seen in Oakland. Nevertheless, you may have seen A fireball!

]]> http://science.kqed.org/quest/2008/10/09/asteroid-2008-tc3-strikes-earth/#comment-11670 Mandino Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:56:04 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=869#comment-11670 Cool, well, to think that Sudan has enough problems of its own, an asteroid then hit it.. Well, it's a bit harsh but it seems that the asteroid was chance, some one could have gotten hurt though. I found a site called <a href="http://emmaacademyproject.com/" rel="nofollow">The Emma Academy Project</a>, and they will be building a school there in Sudan. That school will aslo shelter the children of Leer, Sudan from war. Cool, well, to think that Sudan has enough problems of its own, an asteroid then hit it.. Well, it's a bit harsh but it seems that the asteroid was chance, some one could have gotten hurt though. I found a site called The Emma Academy Project, and they will be building a school there in Sudan. That school will aslo shelter the children of Leer, Sudan from war.

]]> http://science.kqed.org/quest/2008/10/09/asteroid-2008-tc3-strikes-earth/#comment-11668 Cadelba Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:21:52 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=869#comment-11668 Is it possible that i could have seen this event in Oakland CA? I was standing outside my apartment at 12:03 a.m. October 8 (very early Wednesday morning) and saw a brilliant fireball flash through the sky and explode into shooting stars. Could this have been the asteroid? I have been trying to find out what it was. Thanks! Is it possible that i could have seen this event in Oakland CA? I was standing outside my apartment at 12:03 a.m. October 8 (very early Wednesday morning) and saw a brilliant fireball flash through the sky and explode into shooting stars. Could this have been the asteroid? I have been trying to find out what it was. Thanks!

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