A few days ago, a fireball lit up the skies over Murmansk in Russia. It seems like Russia sees more meteors than the rest of the world. Trace is joined by Ian O'Neill from Discovery News to discuss why this is. Read More: Follow Ian on Twitter: twitter.com/astroengine Read Ian's recent articles: news.discovery.com/contributors/ian-oneill.htm Meteor in Russian sky raises eyebrows www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-russia-meteor-20140421,0,5463473.story "Russians with smartphones and dashboard cameras captured footage of a meteor that flashed across the night sky near the Arctic Circle over the weekend." B612 Foundation Press Releases b612foundation.org/newsroom/press-releases/ Another Fireball Explodes Over Russia phys.org/news/2014-04-fireball-russia.html "Why does Russia seem to get so many bright meteors? Well at 6.6 million square miles it's by far the largest country in the world plus, with dashboard-mounted cameras being so commonplace (partly to help combat insurance fraud) statistically it just makes sense that Russians would end up seeing more meteors, and then be able to share the experience with the rest of the world!" Watch More: Why NASA Is Studying Twins www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPbdhTIPY_U TestTube Wild Card testtube.com/dnews/dnews-437-pets-make-us-healthier?utm_campaign=DNWC&utm_medium=DNews&utm_source=YT Can We Grow Plants on Mars? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lav4ydRaN7k ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter twitter.com/dnews Trace Dominguez on Twitter twitter.com/tracedominguez Tara Long on Twitter twitter.com/TaraLongest Laci Green on Twitter twitter.com/gogreen18 DNews on Facebook facebook.com/DiscoveryNews DNews on Google+ gplus.to/dnews Discovery News discoverynews.com Download the TestTube App: testu.be/1ndmmMq

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