One of the most terrifying scenarios to think of is an asteroid coming at the Earth - destination certain doom. So would we be able to stop something like that from happening?
It's something you would see out of a movie, but it's real. According to FOX News, a meteorite streaked across the sky early Friday morning causing explosions, and those around were injured by broken glass.
The one-thousand-foot-wide asteroid has made the first in a series of close crossings of the earth's path. In 2009, scientists predicted that this asteroid would have some close brushes with out planet, with a small possibility of a devastating collision.