The meteorite over Chelyabinsk arrived less than a day before asteroid 2012 DA14 was expected to pass Earth very closely (about 17,510 miles). But experts said the two events were not connected. There were lots of rumors and conspiracy theories, however, in the first few hours after the incident. Reports on Russian state television and in local media suggested that the meteorite was blown apart by local air defense units at an altitude of more than 15 miles.
What took place in the first few hours after the incident?
A lot of press coverage and media speculation about the meteorite The Russian military announced that it blew apart the meteorite Panic about another impending crash from asteroid 2012 DA14 Community service efforts to help people affected by the meteor