A small and “harmless” asteroid entered the Earth’s atmosphere over the Philippines Wednesday afternoon, creating a fireball that lit up the sky, photos show. The asteroid zoomed high above the northernmost island of the Philippine archipelago shortly before 1 p.m. at expected speeds of 17.6 kilometers per second, or 63,360 kilometers per hour before burning…
Asteroid burns up in Earth’s atmosphere over Philippines, creating ‘spectacular fireball’
