In the summer of 1908, a blast over remote Siberia flattened trees across an area larger than some countries and lit the sky as far away as Europe. With no crater, no confirmed meteorite fragments and ...

Over a century ago, on the morning of the June, 30, 1908, a stupendous explosion occurred over the Tunguska forest of Siberia. The resulting shock waves were detected on seismographs thousands of ...

A scientific paper that attracted vast media attention with claims of an airburst destroying the ancient city of Tall el-Hammam, and inspiring biblical stories, has been withdrawn over serious ...

MOSCOW — The stunning burning-up of a meteor over Russia on Friday that unleashed a shockwave injuring hundreds of people appears to be the country’s most dramatic cosmic experience since the historic ...

In all likelihood, June 30, 1908, began as a normal morning in Siberia. At last, the frozen boreal woods had given way to the thaw of early summer. The dawn was interrupted when a light nearly as ...