While rocket launches from the Kennedy Space Center are routine, relatively few are timed optimally to allow for viewing so far north.

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.

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A colossal explosion in the sky, unleashing energy hundreds of times greater than the Hiroshima bomb. A blinding flash nearly ...