A small asteroid is forecast to enter the earth's atmosphere tonight over Africa. This is only a small rock measuring around 3 to 6 feet in diameter. It is expected to make entry at around 10:46 PM EDT tonight (Monday October 6th). This piece of space rock was found by scientists at Harvard University and will likely will burn up before making contact with the ground. In either case, it will make for a very bright display as it make entry.
What is interesting about this event is that this is the first time in history that scientists have been able to track and asteroid before it makes entry. There are many that are currently being monitored, but so far, that have kept their distance from us.
You can read more about the asteroid over Africa here.
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